Thursday, October 13, 2011

JAZZ ROOTS IN VALENCIA: TRAMUNTANA

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Valencia and a series of Jazz Roots organized in the botanic garden.

Botanical Jazz or ¨Jazz Roots¨ is a journey through the fusion of jazz with other styles organized in collaboration with the musical group Sedajazz.

The roots of a tree are essential parts for its development: this way it absorbs the nutrients that make it grow and its appearance and vigour of its growth depends on them. Likewise, jazz digs its roots in different musical areas. The Jazz Roots cycle want to teach the listener in a didactic way, such as through jazz, in itself music with roots, fused with other styles to give rise to music with its own character.

On November 12th Tramuntana will play Valencian folk and jazz. Under the umbrella of Jazz, an infinit number of traditional music is hidden, one of them is the Mediterranean style jazz. A good example of a typical Valencian instrument is the esteemed dolçaina that characterizes the sound of the band Tramuntana that interprets jazz language issues. A musical Valencian fusion project that will perform on November 12th at the auditorium Joan Plaza del Botánico with as a special guest saxophonist Santandreu Jesus.

The Tramuntana band exists of:  Pasqual Salort - dolçaina, Jesus Santandreu - tenor sax, Oscar Cortes - Bass, Hector Valero - Keyboards & Piano, Patricio Sozzi - Battery.

Practical Information:The Cycle 2011 Jazz at the Botanical: Jazz d´arrels: Tramuntana  will be playing on Saturday November 12th 2011 at 19:30h JOAN Plaza AUDITORIUM
Tickets cost €3 and can be purchased at Available the Garden box office as from the October 29, from 10.00 till 19.00h

QUART, 80

46008 VALENCIA
Telephone: 96.315.68.00
Fax: 96.315.68.26
e-mail:
cicbotanic@uv.es
Url: http://www.jardibotanic.org
Apart from the Jazz Roots concert, Valencia itself is a fascinating city, a blend of architectures from Moorish to Modern, and a vibrant atmosphere: a great place to spend some extra days. The commodity of a rental car will easily get you in and around the city. AurigaCrown Car Hire has an office at Valencia airport, so pick up upon arrival is very easy. Please check our website for more information and prices on rental cars.

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