I spent this September in Santander and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- 7 September: Devórate @ Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, Calle de Gamazo, Santander
- There is nothing wrong in dancing in the nude. It will do us a lot of good to dance more, to get naked more, and to make love more, and any combination thereof. Personally, I preferred Retrópica to Mari Paula’s brand new creation, Devórate. The opening is almost painfully slow; I’m sure the lovers of Sokurov would appreciate it more than I did. However, there was an absolutely stunning African dance part in the middle; I’d love to see more of that.
- 8 September: Jam session @ Rvbicón, Calle del Sol 4, Santander
- The sixth edition of Raqueros del Jazz, organised and hosted by Rvbicón, kicked off with a jam. Toño Gutiérrez (bass), Rafa Santana (piano), Rodrigo Irizábal (drums), Manuel Cavero (double bass) and others.
- 10 September: Víctor Antón Group @ Rvbicón
- Technically accomplished but rather predictable mainstream jazz collective featuring Víctor Antón (guitar), Roberto Nieva (alto sax), Marcos Salcines (piano), Darío Guibert (double bass) and Mikel Urretagoiena (drums). The original compositions sounded as if I heard all this before. Then they played encore which was simply fantastic. Why not the all of the concert?
- 12 September: Raynald Colom Trio with Eliot Zigmund @ Rvbicón
- Raynald Colom (trumpet), Juan Sebastián (piano), Manel Fortiá (double bass) and jazz legend Eliot Zigmund (drums) playing mostly modern jazz standards and making them sound fresh and their own. (Cf. the previous act.) Unfortunately, I wasn’t in Santander for the second week of Raqueros; then again, nobody could be in two places at once.
- 19 September: Fasur Rodríguez @ Teatro Guiniguada, Plaza F. Mesa de León, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- An event organised by Mousikê La Laguna opens the new season of jazz masterclasses.
- 21 September: Totem @ Meloneras
- The final live event as well as the highlight of the month. Bravo, Cirque du Soleil!
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