Jazz festivals in Badajoz and Valladolid announce programming

The 39th Badajoz International Jazz Festival begins this Wednesday, featuring a special tribute to the late Gene García. The opening performance features the Baptiste Trotignon Trio at the Fundación CB. Other scheduled acts include Mark Guiliana Beat Music, Antonio Serrano and Kaele Jiménez Quartet, and a closing performance by American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel.

In Valladolid, the ValladolidJazz festival commences this Friday, centered on centennial tributes to John Coltrane and Miles Davis. The Coltrane tribute will be performed by pianist Bruce Barth and saxophonist Piero Odorici. A commissioned performance by Cuban musician Manuel Machado will recreate Davis’s repertoire from a Caribbean perspective, serving as the festival's closing event on November 27. The festival also features French guitarist Djamal B, representing the jazz manouche style.