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Jazz festival Barcelona 2010

שישי, 17 ספטמבר 2010 09:12

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The 42nd Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival is set to commence Wednesday, November 3rd through Thursday, December 2nd.  This month long celebration will feature Sonny Rollins' 80th Birthday Celebration along with performances by Chick Corea solo piano, Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers, David Sanborn Trio, Kenny Garrett Quartet, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quintet.

Some of the best and brightest world music and jazz artists will be performing at this year's festival, including Jamie Cullum, Omar Sosa, Jaques Morelenbaum, Concha Buika, Richard Galliano, Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Paolo Angeli, Steve Wilson-Bruce Barth Duo, Lee Konitz-Dan Tepfer Duo, and JD Allen Trio.

Spain saw its first professional jazz festival in 1966.  It started with a concert at the amazing Palau de la Música in Barcelona, featuring pianist Dave Brubeck with his classical quartet. Since the late '80s, the festival has been organized by The Project, whose efforts reach upwards of 300,000 people annually.The Project was founded in 1988 by producer Tito Ramoneda, still president of this organization leader in Barcelona and Spain. you can contact them directly at כתובת דוא"ל זו מוגנת מפני spambots, יש לאפשר JavaScript על-מנת לראות את הכתובת .In 2010, the festival celebrates its 42nd anniversary with musicians and industry professionals from around the world making Barcelona Jazz Festival one of the largest and most ambitious jazz festivals in Europe.
The festival takes place in venues all over town and you will need to buy individual tickets for each event – there is not one ticket that covers the whole event.
Depending on your budget, you should be able to find something on the line-up to quench your thirst to listen to some live jazz music – venues vary from the grand Palau de la Musica to small smoky bars like Jamboree and Harlem Jazz Club.

How to get the tickets

• go to www.telentrada.com.To purchase tickets online it is necessary to call the telephone number below.
• Tickets can be purchased using a debit or credit card.
• Tel Entrada ticket line tel: (+34) 90 210 1212

Website:

• www.barcelonajazzfestival.com

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