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XII FESTIVAL DE JAZZ DE SAN JAVIER
Concert: Rhoda Scott Quartet
Mauri Sanchis Superband and Guests
Scenario: parquet auditorium Almansa
Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 21:00 h.
Admission: 12 euros
The Paris-based American organist Rhoda Scott, regarded by many as "the best organist in the world" will be responsible for opening the XII Festival de Jazz de San Javier in an evening dedicated to the Hammond organ, an instrument not too common among instrumentalists jazz, which also will play the Spanish organist Mauri Sanchis accompanied by a supergroup and four guest singers will perform the U.S. premiere of his new album "Groove Words."
The singer and organist Rhoda Scott will offer the first concert of the night wrapped up in one of the "young lions" of jazz in New Orleans, tenor saxophonist Jesse Davis, whose music from the classic roots of bop, who has worked with Kenny Barron, Tete Montoliu, Cedar Walton, and Hank Jones, among other jazz greats, considered one of the best saxophonists of Mississippi.
The great lady of the Hammond B-3 has had two other French musicians of great standing, guitarist and drummer Gilles Renne Dobato Lucien, to complete the quartet that will play in San Javier.
The daughter of a priest, Rhoda Scott began playing in church, where at age seven he discovered his passion for the organ.
"It's really the world's most beautiful instrument," said "The Barefoot Contessa" and is known for his playing the pedals with bare feet.
Later would study classical piano when he was required by a band as a jazz pianist, he agreed with the commitment to do with the organ.
The organ and gospel music are the origins of Rhoda Scott has turned his talent in the jazz field that has been masterfully classical compositions as demonstrated with his mini-concert of Bach in Jazz key with which the audience is dumb in his previous visit to San Javier where he performed in the cycle of Soul Music.
Rhoda Scott will return to San Javier to remove their shoes with a golden key to open this year's Festival which will leave a total of 23 concerts to 27 July in the auditorium of the park Almansa.
The second evening concert will be led by Mauri Sanchis, one of the leading organists of the European fusion jazz scene, which act accompanied by a supergroup and four American singers, led by Karl Frierson, soul singer of De-Phazz.
Following the release of his DVD "Live at Jazz Vibes More San Javier, Sanchez returns to the Festival for the world premiere of their third and brand new album in which Mauri Sanchis debut as lyricist with six songs sung.
Dean Brown, Randy Brecker and Chuck Loeb are some of the international artists participating in the new work of Mauri Sanchis, who has also had Javier Vargas, Kepa Junquera and Sole Giménez.
Mauri Sanchis that we saw in San Javier Jazz in a memorable concert that ended up sharing the stage with the great Popa Chubby began in a blues band in Spain, and by the United States where he went to complete his studies, collaborated with blues veterans such as Word or Gary Jay Hamilton.
Back in Spain, working with various musicians such as British guitarist Graham Foster, before publishing his first solo album "Less is more", whose success led him to be the first Spanish-Hammond endorser, and allows you to record their second and acclaimed album "Good Vibes", released by the prestigious German label BHM, which shared catalog with Maceo Parker, among other artists.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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