The XXIX International Canarian Festival Jazz & Más comes to Adeje this Saturday, August 1st, when the Plaza de España will host one of the concerts as part of this annual jazz event.
Given the fact that capacity is currently limited for outdoor events, you will need to book tickets in advance, online at
www.tomaticket.es. The concert begins at 8.30pm with the Mónica Santana Project (Canarias) and the North Sea String Quartet (Netherlands).
Mónica Santana Project
A native of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mónica Santana studied singing and guitar from the age of 11, and was introduced to Canarian traditional music. Later on she was a co-founder of the Tabona folk group. After a few years she extended her repertoire to include island pop sounds, and sang in concerts, musicals, etc. Recently she made a radical shift to the world of jazz, soul and blues.
Her first disc of her own work was I’m gonna love you and includes seven original songs and reflects her eclectic choices – from blues to bossa, swing, modern jazz and more. She will be on stage with Miguel Ángel Ramírez (sax and voice), Micky Delgado (piano), Suso Vega (drums), Samantha de León (bass), and Ernesto Montenegro (trumpet).
North Sea String Quartet & Javier Infante
This jazz-folk string quartet from the Netherlands will perform with Canarian guitarist and composer Javier Infante, presenting Electric Amazing, a vibrant and unique collaboration converging acoustic and electric sounds. The eight different pieces, written by Javier Infante, reflect the many different musical influences from North Africa, contemporary jazz and much more. The quartet bring their own innovative rhythms and beats –at times if feels like there are drums on stage too as the musicians create an impressive creative and experimental spirit through their melodies and rhythms.
The quartet have been together since 2016, and have always explored diverse styles and sounds, with Latin folklore, African and Canarian influences reflected in their compositions. Javier Infante is from Gran Canaria and has many albums under his belt, both as a performer and collaborator.
On stage: Javier Infante (guitar), Pablo Rodríguez (violin), Karin van Kooten (violin), Yanna Pelser (viola) and Thomas van Geelen (cello).
