Barcelona Jazz Festival

It will be “more powerful editing” of the Voll-Damm International Festival

The Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival of Barcelona presented today the programming of its 48th edition, which promises to be “the most powerful” in the 50 year history of the event, as noted by Tito Ramoneda, director of the developer The Project, organizer of the festival. “We celebrate these 50 years of history with a consolidated, powerful, open society project, which has international projection and looking both big names in the history of modern jazz contemporary as all emerging values and all the boldest “said Ramoneda.

Its first edition was held in October 1966 and, since the 70s lived a two-year hiatus, the 2016 will celebrate its 48th edition. The festival will heat engines on October 1 with “Jazz and Food”, a free 12-hour day in which mixed jazz and cuisine in the Parc del Poble Nou Centre. Los Van Van, Cuba’s orchestra founded in 1969 by bassist Juan Formell, will be presented on October 20 in “another pre-party” activities and daily concerts begin on October 24 with Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes, godfather festival.

Joan Anton Cararach, artistic director of the festival, which will end in mid-December, highlighted the debut in Barcelona three artists who will offer viewers “unforgettable music”. Cuban singer, Daime Arocena, “a sort of cross between Aretha Franklin and Celia Cruz,” which mixes Santeria with electronic music and legacy of Cuban music; French, Michel Legrand, composer of the musical film The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) and winner of three Oscars; and Michael Feinstein, one of the big names that represent American popular music, who plays Frank Sinatra classics by the Vallès Symphony Orchestra.

The gold medal winner will receive the legendary Chicago drummer Jack DeJohnette, who will perform with the trio led by Ravi Coltrane and Mathew Garrison this year. The seventh art will also be present in the musical event, which has scheduled a special session of cinema with the film “Playing Lecuona” starring artists Chucho Valdes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Michel Camilo. Film Archive of Catalonia also screen films whose soundtracks have participated trumpeter Terence Blanchard American and French singer Michel Legrand.

The current edition will feature the participation of other festivals like elClazz Latin Jazz, originally born in Barcelona and this year returns to the city with two concerts, and De Cajón !, which after years of inactivity- has been recovered by the organizers as a flamenco festival in the International Jazz Festival of Barcelona.

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Live music Barcelona

Barcelona hosts a multitude of musical spaces offering a varied agenda at affordable prices

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Jazz, blues, rumba, flamenco, electro, rock … no matter what. Barcelona is home to dozens of local rhythm lovers can enjoy live music. Although not good times. The law requires them to have a specific license that has led some rooms down the blind. In September 2015, and after six intense years revealing emerging musicians, it was the turn of The Arc of the Virgin of El Raval. And it is that the local area are the most affected. Gipsy Lou and Robadors 23 also could be harmed by the legislation. The municipality led by Ada Colau now seems to want to get to work and solve a problem, say the masters of space, and while crawling. Some already see light at the end of the tunnel.

Meanwhile, live music continues to sound in many other places.

Located in Blesa 36 (Poble Sec), Bodega Saltó is a cultural celler more than a century old typical for leaving for the night period. Every Sunday at noon its centennial walls host a musical vermouth records all styles: rumba, blues, fusion, songwriting … The price? Gratuitous.

“Always with an essence of roots.” Thus Soda Acústic defines itself, in Carrer de les Guilleries, 6 (in the heart of Gràcia). The restaurant offers a space for live jazz artists with different musical projects, either experimental or gender, and is open from Wednesday to Sunday, at least until 2.30 am. Most performances are free, and payment will normally not exceed 4 euros.

ArtTe is much more a local concert. It is a gastronomic space projections also music, painting, photography, dance and even add microteatro. The restaurant offers a full schedule for any day of the week and most of the events are free admission.

It was the rehearsal and recording studio in Los Manolos and later the seat of the music fan. Now the Koitton Club in Rossend Arus, 9 (Sants), occupies the mythical space. It is a bar that was created with the aim of becoming a meeting point between the public, neighbors, artists, groups and associations. Usually open from Wednesday to Sunday, and the price of the shows between 2 and 10 euros.

The Rouge Raval is one of the most cosmopolitan places in Barcelona. The restaurant offers a varied program of live music ranging from jazz to flamenco show, and has a brand identity: Thursdays “sandunguera”. In addition, almost all musical events are free.

Cocktail enthusiasts will find in Balius Bar the ideal place to enjoy a drink to the rhythm of good music atmosphere. Located in Pujades, 196 Street neighborhood of Poble Nou, its programming includes performances by international bands interesting small. All this, accompanied by an exquisite design.

The Honky Tonk is a cozy bar where the blues takes a leading role. Located in Finlandia, 55 street (Sants), is decorated in wood and red tones. Admission is paid in the form of compulsory consumption, and around 5 euros.

The Gipsy Lou is another essential route of places offering live music. “Cocktails, tapas and Cooltura” is the presentation of this space located in Ferlandina, 55. Its program hosts from to flamenco-rock and rumba “deformed the great classics of pop, rock and soul releases.” And without paying entrance.

Barcelona is home to a multitude of musical spaces and always are a must on the list. Milano Cocktail Bar, Robadors 23, Mediterraneo, Jamboree, Harlem Jazz Club, Sala Sidecar and Big Bang Bar are some of the classics that are a must on the agenda for the fans to enjoy a bite or a drink to the beat of music.

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Mutek Barcelona

Digital Creativity Festival will be held from 2 to 5 March and will, among other artists, with Steffi, BSN Posse and Alba G. Corral

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Mutek [ES] Digital Creativity Festival to be held in Barcelona from 2nd to 5th March 2016 adds big names in an edition that will be stellar. Collaborations and musical chemistry continue to characterize the latest additions to the line up this year. La Vanguardia is added as a collaborator of the Festival and to coincide with the debut of its new online sales platform entries Vanguardia, from January 20 and can be purchased subscriptions and individual tickets. Until 26 January, fertilizers are available at the special price of € 65, almost half the price. From that date the price of the same will be € 80.

Uwe Schmidt (Atom ™) joins forces with Burnt Friedman to present his latest jazz album inspired by electronics, Lollopy Dripper, as Flanger, a project with sixteen years of experience that will make your appointment in Barcelona the world premiere of his new live show. Also as Stefan Betke debut in Spain dub man figure comes after the Pole, who reappeared with renewed vigor and a new audiovisual project created with Marcel Weber MFO.

The most recent work of Frank and Kurt d’Haeseleer Vigroux is a vibrant audiovisual show called Centaure reaching the auditorium of the French Institute, an institution that supports the last three years the French artists participating in Mutek [ES]. Panorama Bar resident and artist Ostgut Ton label, Steffi, presents the premiere of his live in Spain with an original set hypnotist techno. And as a special gift, the fusion jazz musician Dan Berglund and makes the previously announced duo Henrik Schwarz and Bugge Wesseltoft in its action Trialogue !.

The staging and context are essential elements in the experience of this festival, which presents the series A / VISIONS, envelopes and extrasensory sessions to be held in the Teatro Barts and the Institut Français; Nitsa, temple of techno and contemporary house, will host the shows Nocturne and includes in his room La / 2 national programming. The festival has again supported by Estrella Damm and return to the extraordinary space of the former factory where Estrella Damm Experience program will be presented.

Local talent

The Barcelona scene will be represented by BSN Posse, The Suicide of Western Culture, JMII, Sunny Graves, Cauto and visual creative Alba G. Corral. Local artists and Catalan are the soul of the Festival and its community, who this year will welcome a trio sponsored by Jagermeister, acting in the LA / 2 Nitsa as part of Nocturne1: BSN Posse a favorite Barcelona is a duo working under different influences and sound derivatives Uk Bass; The Suicide of Western Culture Mutek return to present Long Live Death! Down With Intelligence! his latest album; a new proposal in live format JMII, who played in the last edition of the Festival as part of Olde Gods, who has published several singles and remixes on Hivern Discs label, the local hero John Talabot.

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Winter season comes, to the Magic Fountains in Barcelona

The Magic fountains adapts to winter time and untill  March 27th will show Friday and Saturday from 19h to 21h

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The Magic Fountain and little fountains at Maria Cristina begin work this week in winter time. From October 30th until  March 27th-2016, the fountain offers the traditional choreography of light, color, music and water, Fridays and Saturdays between 19 pm and 21pm, with choreography start at 19h, 19: 30h, 20h and 20: 30h.

For the autumn – winter 2015-2016 Magic Fountain starts his shows with the legendary “Barcelona” starring Freddy Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, sound and choreography combine the great successes of the 2000s and this decade, remix classical, Spanish classical music, children’s music, selection of soundtracks for movies and traditional closure • show the Song of the flag. Also continue programming additions in recent seasons remix Catalan groups, the piece “City between two blue” Friends of the Arts released on the occasion of the World Swimming Championships and the Tricentenary of Music premiered on September 11 of last year.
Special program for the International Jazz Festival

Until 9th December , can continue to enjoy the jazz program built to mark the 47 Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival of Barcelona, ​​in sessions of 20 hours with approximately 20 minutes devoted to artists such illegal famous as Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.

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Diana Krall opens the Voll-Damm Festival in Barcelona

The singer will perform at the Auditorium of the Forum at the International Jazz cycle of Barcelona that gathers names like Chucho Valdes, Chick Corea or Noa

Diana-Krall

This weekend starts the 47th edition of the Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival of Barcelona, ​​dozens of concerts scheduled until next December. It will be on September 26 at the Auditorium of the Forum with Diana Krall and sensuality of a voice falling almost three decades leading the public and critics. Wallflower World Tour, the name given its upcoming world tour, will come loaded with pop classics like California Dreamin’ The Mamas and the Papas, Desperado Eagles or Bob Dylan Wallflower, among many others. His admiration for Elton John was also recorded in this new job and on tour, where not lack Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, an issue that is part of Diana’s life since he was a teenager, heard first album Blue Moves.

Auditori gain weight

Barcelona Auditorium this year became one of the main venues of the festival. By Pau Casals room will big names such as Chick Corea (October 22), Maria Schneider Orchestra, which will present his latest album, The Thompson extraordinary Fields’s (November 12) and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quartet Volcano (November 24 ). Camera rooms Auditori also receive Danish artists like Trio Italian pianist Stefano Bollani (November 2), the Quartet Mboko the very young Cuban pianist David Virelles (November 10) -a documented by ECM unusual meeting between Santeria and avant-garde jazz, the duo without borders formed by the artistic couple in real life and Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn (November 11), guitarist Marc Ribot and Young Philadelphians (November 17), a single one of the most influential musicians of contemporary jazz, also guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel (November 18), and saxophonist Mark Turner with the Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra (November 28), among others.

Also highlighted in the programming of this year’s concerts Tori Sparks (October 23), De la Purissima (October 24), Concha Buika (November 7), Txarango with Barcelona Big Latin Band and Chucho Valdes (November 21 ), Neneh Cherry (November 25), Josemi Carmona-Javier Colina (November 27), Stacey Kent (November 28) and Noa (December 9).

Discounts

Last year with great success presented two types of “abonos” (with out sales), which was allowed to go to a good number of concerts with localities notch and very competitive prices, often below 15 euros entry. In this edition will be presented five types: one for all the interesting programming Liceo Conservatory, “Recorregut” called Children Of The Light (8 concerts); and two tours under the name of Chick Corea (3 concerts) and Chucho Valdes (11 concerts); a free subscription, “Recorregut “called Free Jazz, in which everyone can choose five or more concerts they desire it, and a comprehensive “Abono Recorregut” All That Jazz, which is the full amount of the three paths artist (22 concerts) .

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