The director of the Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais, Jacobo Sutil, presented the festival's program today, highlighting the collaboration of the Consellería de Cultura, Lingua e Xuventude. Sutil noted that this musical event contributes to the continuity of live music and the promotion of jazz from Galicia, sharing the lineup with artists from the international circuit and offering audiences different generations and ways of understanding jazz over eleven days.
The Auditorio Fuxan os Ventos will host the opening on Wednesday, November 4th, with the trio of Cuban saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera. Also performing on this stage will be Abe Rábade on the 8th and the Kenny Barron Trio on the 11th.
At the Círculo das Artes, performances will include the James Carter Organ Trio on November 5th, Jogo de Damas on the 6th, Takuya Kuroda Quintet on the 7th, Patricia Brennan Septet on the 12th, Erik Truffaz & Antonio Lizana on the 13th, and Clarence Bekker Band on November 14th. Meanwhile, A Casa do Saber at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela will welcome Mariola Membrives Trío on November 12th.
Galician jazz will have a prominent presence at the Club Clavicémbalo, with performances by Swing Titans on November 4th, Juzz on the 5th, MØRRAJÁSS on the 6th, Do Like Sco on the 7th, and Cachas & Cousins on November 14th. The encounter between Abe Rábade Trío and Ariel Brínguez will also take place on November 12th. The venue's program will be completed by Irati Bilbao Sextet on November 6th, Mario Morla Quintet on the 7th, Luis Nacht, Jeff Williams & Demian Cabaud on the 11th, Andrés Coll Cosmic Trio on the 13th, Víctor Antón’s Barney Kessel Tribute Quintet on the 13th, and Javier Vercher Cuarteto.
