July 19 Cimafunk live in concert at the 2024 San Javier Jazz Festival
An electrifying Cuban funk show at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier
Cimafunk is the stage name of Erik Alejandro Rodríguez, a Cuban singer, composer, record producer and spectacular showman who is revolutionizing funk and contemporary and popular music in Spanish. His name is a reference to the “maroon” condition of one of his ancestors, a fugitive slave who took refuge in the mountains and forests to be free, and which Erik claims as his vital inheritance.
His music mixes funk, blues, rumba, hip hop and the rich Cuban musical tradition. Accompanied by his band called “La Tribu”, a group of fantastic instrumentalists and vocalists in perfect harmony with Erik's main voice, Cimafunk promises one of the most electrifying shows in the world in his first concert at Jazz San Javier: not for nothing has he been described as the Cuban James Brown!
Line-up
Cimafunk: vocals
Raúl Zapata: drums
Mario Mesa: major percussion
Katerin Ferrer: sax
Ilarivis García Despaigne: trombone
Arthur Alvares: keyboards
Miguel Villavicencio: minor percussion
Diego Barrera: guitar
Ibáñez Hermida: bass
The eleventh 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.
