Oviedo will host Oviedo Jazz Europa over the coming weeks, a gathering promoted by Kairos Music that will turn the city into a space for cultural and musical exchange between Asturias, Europe and Ibero-America through jazz as a shared language.

The initiative will bring together concerts, round tables and professional meetings featuring artists, programmers and cultural institutions from different parts of Europe.

One of the highlights will be Jazz About Bach on May 25 at Teatro Campoamor. Under the artistic direction of Cuban saxophonist and composer, the project creates a dialogue between the musical universe of Johann Sebastian Bach, the creative freedom of jazz and a strong Cuban sensibility.

The performance offers a contemporary reinterpretation of some of Bach’s most iconic works through original arrangements by Brínguez. Joining him on stage will be his quintet, the Orquesta de Cámara Solidaria (OCAS) and the Coro de Voces Blancas del Nalón, conducted by Pedro Ordieres.

Programme

• May 25 · Teatro Campoamor

20:30 | Jazz About Bach
Ariel Brínguez Quintet · OCAS · Coro de Voces Blancas del Nalón
Conducted by Pedro Ordieres.

• June 18 · Historic Building of the University of Oviedo

16:00 | Opening of Oviedo Jazz Europa
16:30 | Plataforma Jazz España Assembly
18:30 | Presentation of the study on jazz festivals in Spain
With Marina Fernández and Rubén Gutiérrez. Free entry.

• June 18 · Chamber Hall of Auditorio de Oviedo

21:15 | AKNOT Concert
Marco Martínez · Adra Karim · Ian Morris.

• June 19 · Historic Building of the University of Oviedo

Round tables on jazz and European cultural identity, the creative process behind Jazz About Bach, the relationship between Ibero-America and jazz, as well as musical interventions and poetry.

• June 19 · Chamber Hall of Auditorio de Oviedo

19:30 | Concert · Jorge Viejo Quartet

• June 25 · Pozo San Luis · Langreo

13:00 | Jazz About Bach
Conducted by Manuel Paz.