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The XIX Festival Jazz San Javier has today made public a preview of the program which include Steve Vai, Mike Stern and Bill Evans Band, Joshua Redman, the original band of James Brown, The JB's, with Martha High.
Its director Alberto Nieto also confirmed the presence of the patriarch of the Marsalis family, pianist Ellis Marsalis, Ken Hensley with the band Our Propaganda, Lars Danielsson, Nik West, The London Community Gospel Choir, Myles Sanko, Ignasi Terraza with Ronald Baker and Renaud Garcia Fons Dorantes with.
Accompanied by the mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo and the Councillor for Culture, David Martinez, the director of the Festival unveiled the first confirmations of the program of an edition to be held from 1 to 30 July 2016, and as novelty, include four free concerts, one in La Manga, two in Santiago de la Ribera, and a fourth in San Javier.
Nieto unveiled the poster of the XIX edition, dedicated work of Ramon Torres on drums, coinciding with a year in which there will be special attention to projects led by drummers.
Rock guitarist Steve Vai, noted among the 10 best guitarists in the world by the press, with more than 15 million albums sold and three Grammys, she has not stopped innovating in his long career since he started with the band Frank Zappa.
Vai will present a review of his album "Passion and Warfare" (1990) that marked an era in rock history.
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the death of James Brown, the original band that accompanied him on stage, The JB's, will give a concert in which he will review the repertoire Brown with impressive soul singer Martha High, presented by which was emcee's own James Brown, Danny Ray.
Two of the great musicians of jazz fusion guitarist Mike Stern and saxophonist Bill Evans will perform at San Javier accompanied by the spectacular drummer Dennis Chambers and Darryl Jones, the official bassist of The Rolling Stones, since the departure of Bill Wyman.
Saxophonist Joshua Redman, one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz musicians emerged in the 90s in the United States will play in a quartet which contains one of the Spanish jazz musicians of greater projection, drummer Jorge Rossy was for many years the drummer Brad trio Meldhau.
The pianist Ellis Marsalis, Wynton's father, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason, is an institution in his native New Orleans where he has trained several generations of great jazz musicians.
Accompanied by his quartet he performs for the first time in Jazz San Javier, where in 2009 his son, Wynton Marsalis received the Festival Award.
The progress of the program released today includes one of the greatest organists of British rock, Ken Hensley, one of the founders and co-leader of the progressive rock band Uriah Heep, who also went through Jazz San Javier, accompanied by the young Our vigorous British band Propaganda, with which it will review both classic themes of Uriah Heep as their solo albums.
Electric bassist Nick Young West star in one of the nights High Voltage Festival.
Standard bearer of the new generation of bass players, has played with artists like John Mayer, Marcus Miller and Prince, inspiration for this very young and brilliant bass player who moves like a fish in water funk, rock and soul .
Among the emerging artists of the next edition of the Festival Jazz San Javier will be the "soul man" Myles Sanko, one of the great values ​​of the new British soul.
Reding Otis and Marvin Gaye are the main references of this young singer meteoric career.
Britain will also The London Community Gospel Choir, considered the best gospel choir in Europe with more than 30 years of existence.
Five instrumentalists nine voices make The London Community Gospel Choir cultivating American classic gospel with African and Caribbean influences.
The Spanish flamenco-jazz pianist Dorantes presents his new album "Walk Two" with French bassist Renaud Garcia of Spanish origin Fons Connoisseur of arc technique.
The singer Esperanza Fernandez and drummer and percussionist Javier Ruibal Flamenco, act as guest artists.
In the schedule contained another Spanish musician, pianist Ignasi Terraza, who visited Jazz San Javier with the Barcelona Big Band and now performs with his own quartet in a project with trumpeter and singer American who lives in Paris, Ronald Baker .
The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo emphasized the quality of the confirmed for the next edition of the Festival whose program will be known in full at the end of the month artists.
Luengo noted the importance of culture in promoting the municipality of San Javier "with a festival at the level of the best in Spain which has the unanimous support of all the municipal corporation", whose representatives attended the ceremony held in the hall of the press the City of San Javier.
The Festival de Jazz de San Javier, which remain popular prices, "is one of the jewels of the cultural heritage of San Javier" said the Councillor for Culture, David Martinez thanked the participation of the sponsors as Estrella de Levante and Foundation laCaixa also they attended the event.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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