La Vella Dixieland

×

Expand

Image courtesy of Festival de Jazz de Barcelona

For the first time at the Barcelona Jazz Festival, the Artist Portrait is not featuring a single individual, but a group. This year it's La Vella Dixieland; founded in 1980 the group is celebrating its 45th anniversary. Inspired by Duke Ellington, who said that a bandleader is like a cook who mixes ingredients in the right proportions to enhance the final dish, La Vella is celebrating these 45 years by inviting other musicians to create a four-concert series that simultaneously showcases the history and present of jazz in Catalunya.

The fourth and final stage, a grand finale at La Paloma, will feature special guests Josep Traver (guitar), Ricard Gili (trumpet), Irene Reig (alto saxophone), Joan Mar Sauqué (trumpet), Pablo Martin (trombone) and Namina (vocals).

For more music events check our online events calendar.