XXV International Jazz Festival in Malaga

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The XXV Malaga Jazz Festival will feature 13 concerts and projections 7A new edition of the International Jazz Festival of Malaga will be held next November, this time with a strong European flavour and established artists such as jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, pianist Randy Weston, soul singer Bettye LaVette and the Portuguese heterodox singer Maria João. The festival is held from November 7th till 13th 2011.

As a new feature at its twenty-fifth edition the Malaga Jazz Festival will present the incorporation of a series of films of directors like Louis Malle, Coppola, Woody Allen, Anthony Mann or Trueba that are strongly related to this genre and in which you can hear soundtracks from 'cool' by Miles Davis to swing, Latin jazz or the echoes of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt.

All concerts will be held at the Cervantes and Echegaray Theatres, while the film projections can be seen at the Movie theatre Albéniz. The schedule is designed in such a way that true fans can attend at the three places consecutively: Albéniz, Cervantes and Echegaray. The latter, as in the previous edition, will be transferred into a jazz club where you can enjoy the concert and a drink.

Tickets can be purchased by phone and Internet, with the exception of tickets for the screenings, which will be by invitation and will be made publicly available soon.

Programme Cervantes TheatreErnesto Aurignac Quartet
Randy Weston and His African Rhythms Trio
Pasadena Roof Orchestra
Bettye LaVette
Roy Hargrove Quintet
Maria João
Metropolitan Jazz Band in Prague & Eva Eming

Programme Echegaray TheatreIrene Lombard
Sarah Quist Quartet
Sandro Schneebeli's Boogaloo Quartet
Rosa Ruiz Jazz Quartet
For Free Hands
BalkaNova

Prices vary between €7 and €60 depending on the artist, seats and location.

CERVANTES THEATRERamos Marín s/n. 29012 Málaga
Box office, Monday through Friday (except holidays)
from 11.00 to 14.00 h. and from 18.00 to 21.00h.
Saturdays (except holidays), from 19.00 to 20.00h. or until beginning of the concert.
Sundays and holidays (if there is a concert)
one hour before the start of the concert.

ECHEGARAY THEATREEchegaray 6. 29015 Malaga
Box office, Monday through Friday (except holidays)
from 11.00 to 14.00 h. and from 18.00 to 21.00h.
Saturdays (except holidays) from 11.00 to 14.00h. and 19.00 to 20.00h. or until beginning of the concert.
Sundays and holidays (if there is a concert)
one hour before the start of the concert.

TELEPHONE SALES - Unicaja UniTicket
Telephone 902 360 295 - 952 076 262
Monday to Sunday from 8.00 to 22.00h.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Telephone 952 224 109

Apart from the Jazz Festival there is of course much more to enjoy in Malaga and surroundings. You can rent your car at AurigaCrown´s offices in Malaga next to the bus/train station or at the airport, and this way all nice places that surround Malaga are within easy reach. You can of course think of the beaches, the Jardines de la Concepción Gardens just outside Malaga, El Chorro and Sierra de las Nieves natural parks for beautiful hikes and other nice beach towns like Fuengirola and Marbella. Of course Malaga itself has a great cultural offer, museums (among other the Picasso Museum and birth house) and monuments.

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