Today Thursday, 3 of August, starts a new edition of the Dénia Jazz Festival, Which this year comes with many new features in its programming. The concerts start tonight in the gardens of Torrecremada with the performance of the sextet racalmuto, Which develops a project dedicated to recreate the music of composer Raymond Scott and the group of John Kirby, many of whose compositions have been used in productions of cartoons.
For this third edition has decided to fill Dénia and its streets of jazz, with a variety of activities parallel to the concerts. Thus, the days of concert will be performances at street level in various parts of the city -Calle Marques de Campo, Drassanes square, Mariana Pineda square, Plaza del Consell, Calle La Mar, Loreto street, Cavallers street and the Cervantes esplanade-, between 11 am and 20 pm, by the musicians that make up the Dénia Swing Serenades.
At the snack time, from 13 to 14 hours, they will be held in the Hotel Chamarel session Vermouth & Jazz, With the live performance of Randy Greer (3 and 17 days of August) and The Three Deuces, training in which the festival director, Enric Peidro participates. Access to these "Vermouth & Jazz" sessions is priced at 5 euros and will be free for people who present the concert ticket to be held that same day in the Torrecremada gardens.
Likewise, the concert days will be given classes of initiation to the dance lindy hop in the House of Culture of Dénia, from 18: 30 to 19: 30 hours. Ana Oliete and Rubén Atienza, teachers of the school The Marina Lindy Hop, Will be in charge of introducing participants to the rhythms of this dance that was born in the 20 years in New York City. Participation in this activity requires a previous registration addressed to the email festivaljazzdenia@gmail.com. The registration fee is free for people who present the ticket to the concert that will be held that same day and 5 euros for other interested parties.
Each day of concert, the park of Torrecremada will open its doors to the 20: 00 hours to accommodate exhibitions of lindy hop, foodtrucks With dishes of traditional local gastronomy and bar of drinks that will allow the public to enjoy the environment during the hours before the concerts, which will begin at 23 hours.
This program completes the interactive photo exhibition JazzTK Big Band, By Álex García, to be installed in the House of Culture of Denia from 3 to 24 in August. The ilicitano Álex García shows a photographic gallery of jazz musicians arranged as if it were a big band. Each printed photograph has a QR code that allows the viewer, through his mobile device, to access more information about the image and the musician and to hear him playing his instrument.
