The Palau de la Música Jazz Festival will bring together great international figures

The 26th edition of the Valencia Jazz Festival will bring together international and Valencian artists, who will perform between July 4 and 30 at the Teatro Principal in Valencia and in several local neighborhoods and towns.

Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, Monty Alexander, Kenny Garret, Dave Holland will headline a festival that will bring to Valencia eleven Grammy winners and forty-four nominees.

Valencian jazz will be present with the Valencia Orchestra, together with pianist Albert Sanz, under the direction of Daniel Abad. They will present a symphonic version of “La espuma de mar”, a very personal and intimate project by Sanz.

In addition, pianist Alex Conde will participate in the Festival with Los Indultados to offer a flamenco and jazz fusion project. Valencian guitarist Ximo Tébar is back with Brazilian singer Gladston Galliza to fuse the rhythms and harmonies of Brazil and the Mediterranean.

There will also be free outdoor concerts from the series "Jazz in the neighborhoods and towns of Valencia", which this year will take place from July 15 to 30.

In short, a program with a great variety of styles such as classical jazz, contemporary, and fusion, with a powerful vocal component. Leading international figures and up to nine concerts with Valencian musicians. Essential for jazz lovers and a fantastic opportunity for the uninitiated.

The festival program is now available on the Palau de la Música website