July 15 Steve Turre Sextet and Buddy Whittington & Santiago Campillo at the 25th San Javier Jazz Festival

A trombone legend and two electrifying blues musicians at the Parque Almansa auditorium in San Javier

STEVE TURRE is one of the most prestigious trombonists in the history of jazz. As a young man he joined percussionist Pete Escovedo's salsa band and has blended jazz with Latin music ever since, a career path which has led to collaborations with stars like Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Tito Puente.

Roland Kirk introduced him to the study of the instrument of seashells, an art of which he is considered the indisputable master, but he is best known as a jazz giant and a trombone virtuoso.

BUDDY WASHINGTON & SANTIAGO CAMPILLO

Two blues titans, one from Texas and the other from Murcia, share a deep passion for the guitar, the blues, good taste and elegance when interpreting the compositions of the great masters of classic blues. Jazz San Javier brings Buddy and Santiago together for its 25th anniversary, re-creating the legendary chemistry between the two, as immortalized on their double CD “Live in San Javier Jazz Festival 2017”.

On their return they are accompanied by Oneida James (ex-Joe Cocker bassist), José Ciudad on drums and the fabulous original M-Clan keyboardist, Íñigo Uribe, on piano and Hammond organ. Classic blues and rock songs (Freddie King, Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix and Albert King, among others) and Santiago Campillo's own songs, in an electrifying concert by these two fantastic musicians.

This 8^th concert of the 2023 San Javier Jazz Festival begins at 22.00 in the open-air Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa with tickets priced at 20 euros. Season tickets are also available: for bookings and further information click here.

For the full line-up of the 2023 San Javier Jazz Festival click here or scroll down the articles below.

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