July 11 Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin Brasil world tour at the San Javier Jazz Festival
Special guests for the evening are Ivan Lins and Grégoire Maret at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin are among the best-loved and most admired artists to make repeat appearances at the San Javier Jazz Festival over the years and are now presenting their new album “Brasil”, recorded in Sao Paulo in 2023, with guest artists such as Ivan Lins, Celso Fonseca and Tatiana Parra.
Lee Ritenour has recorded as many as 45 albums, won a Grammy and been nominated 16 times, and has worked with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, B.B. King and Tony Bennett while becoming one of the best jazz guitarists of all time. Dave Grusin is a genius at the piano and as co-founder of the prestigious GRP record label has won 7 Grammy awards and composed the soundtracks of films such as “The Graduate”, “The Three Days of the Condor”, “Champion ”, “Tootsie”, “On Golden Pond”, “The Fabulous Baker Boys” and the Oscar-winning “A Place Called Miracle”.
Their special guests are Brazilian star Ivan Lins, a wonderful singer, pianist and composer, and the great virtuoso of the chromatic harmonica Grégoire Maret. Together, the artists are among the best musicians on the planet, a dream for any lover of good music.
Line-up
Lee Ritenour: guitar
Dave Grusin: piano and keyboards
Wesley Ritenour: drums
Munir Hossn: bass and vocals
Special guests
Ivan Lins: voice and keyboards
Grégoire Maret: harmonica
The sixth concert in the 26th edition of the San Javier Jazz festival begins at 22.00 at the open-air auditorium in Parque Almansa in the centre of San Javier. Tickets are priced at 20 euros and will go on sale at the beginning of May: details will appear on this page as soon as they are made available.
For the full programme of the 2024 San Javier Jazz Festival click here or for more local information go to the home page of San Javier Today.
San Javier Jazz Festival 2024
Friday June 28: Adrian Cunningham and His Old School, a free concert at 22.00 in the Plaza de España in San Javier. Click here for further information.
Saturday June 29: A double bill as Anna Luna presents “Argentina besa el Mediterráneo” and Roberto Fonseca presents “La Gran Diversión” at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Wednesday July 3: The Bill Charlap Trío at the Teatro Nuevo de invierno in Parque Almansa. Starts at 22.00, tickets 15 euros. Click here for further information.
Friday July 5: Another double bill as Roberto Carlos Valdés “Cucurucho” and Javier Colina, along with special guest Alana Sinkëy, present a tribute to Bebo Valdés. They are followed on stage at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa by Steffen Morrison. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Saturday, July 6: Gregory Porter at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa at 22.00. Tickets 60 euros. Click here for further information.
Thursday July 11: Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin "Brasil" World Tour, with special guests Ivan Lins and Grégoire Maret, at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 22.00, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Friday July 12: Calexico at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 22.00, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Saturday July 13: A double bill at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa, starting with the Joan Mar Sauqué Quinteto featuring Champian Fulton and continuing with Russell Malone & Cyrus Chestnut Quartet with special guest Ekep Nkwelle. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Sunday July 14: A free concert at 22.00 by Carole Alston at the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga del Mar Menor. Click here for further information.
Wednesday July 17: Another free event at 22.00 featuring the Steam Brass Band on Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera. Click here for further information.
Friday July 19: Cimafunk live in concert at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 22.00, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Saturday July 20: The final double bill of the festival at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa featuring José Luis Jaén and a tribute to Paco de Lucía with Niño Josele & Antonio Serrano. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Monday July 22: The closing concert is given by the great Diana Krall at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa, starting at 22.00. Tickets 60 euros. Click here for further information.
