Working On A Dream is Springsteen’s fundamental disc, recoded with E Street Band and that contains 13 unpublished songs in the CD and a DVD that there includes images taken in the recording studio of seven of these topics and a qualified extra A Night With The Jersey Devil. Working on to Dream is a varied, happy and vital album according to Springsteen and recorded to the old “Born To Run” style: many first captures, base of guitar, bass, battery and keyboards with E Street Band to add later the voice or some details. Songs like Working on to Dream, My Lucky Day or The Wrestler are born with vocation of turning in classic of the digest of Springsteen. The latter, The Wrestler, has just received the Golden Globe to the Best Original Soundtrack Song.

A prominent celebrity inside the musical British industry from ends of the 60s. Apart from his discs as interpreter, with his producer’s facet for the Stiff Records, Nick Lowe exercised notable influence in the new wave and the punk of ends of the seventies decade. He comes accompanied from Ry Cooder, genius of the slide guitar, who consists of touching the guitar with pipe to extract this so peculiar sonority of the American roots music. Nick Lowe y Ry’s concert Cooder in the Palacio Euskalduna of Bilbao.

As every year international and local  jazz celebrities will be showing their names on the current edition. The diferent jazz festivals of  Euskadi have adapted theirselves to the state of economic crisis reducing the days of the festival or removing some of the sections. In spite of it they have managed “to support or even to improve” the quality of previous editions, according to the organizers.

Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival

Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival , from july 12 till 18, has decided to take the inaugural act to the Mendizorroza’s Polysport instead of to Armentia, because the staging there is very expensive.

Likewise, the habitual seminar has been replaced with a few magisterial classes of three days at the expense of the best guitarist of jazz of the moment, Pat Metheny, who on Wednesday the 15th of July will act together with Charli Hden and diverse Spanish musicians, among them Kepa Junkera.

The persons in charge of the festival have met in addition bound to realize a last-minute change in the programming of Friday, the 17th of July immediately after singer Randy Crawford and the pianist Joe Sample had been hospitalized. This way, the concert that was foreseen on the occasion of 50 Billie Holiday’s anniversary will be carried out by Madeleine Peyroux’s unmistakable voice as well as the singer of jazz Didi Bridgewater, which precisely is recording a disc dedicated entirely to Billie Holiday. ” In this concert it will be the first time that Didi will sing the reportorio entirely in a festival. It is a world premier and her concert also will be exclusive in Europe “, has Anúa made clear.

This year, the festival recovers the gospel with the guitarist John Scofield and his band of New Orleans and with the most important group of Gospel of the world, The Blind Boys of Alabama. The public will have opportunity as well to listen in the same stage the electrical bass of Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten, and to enjoy Wynton Marsalis’s performances at the head of the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Chano Domínguez and Paco de Lucía, playing the ” Vitoria Suite “, composed in honoring to Vitoria. There will be able to listen to Jymmy Cobb, the last alive component of the disc of Jazz more sold of the history, Kind of Blue, among other artists.

44 Heineken Jazzaldia

For their part, the persons in charge of 44 Heineken Jazzaldia have reduced in one day the festival for what it will develop from July 22 to July 26. The schedule of this edition relies on four mythical names of the jazz: the legends of the keyboard Hank Jones, Abdullah Ibrahim and Randy Weston, and the drummer Roy Haynes, who already acted in the of Guipuzcoa capital in 1983.

This year the Plaza of the Trinidad recovers after one year missed because of the works to renovate it. On this stage Randy Weston, Joe Lovano, Roy Hayenes, Hope Spaldin, Periwig Sambeat, Pitingo, Mélissa Laveaux and Jamie Cullum will act in this edition.

The Jazzaldia will receive in addition in the Kursaal Brad Mehldau’s acoustic concert, Carla Bley with her Big Band, Joe Lovato, the trumpet player Dave Douglas and the concert of Animal Collective. Also there will be raised the Brazilian excellent musician, Joao Golberto, and the historical James Taylor. In the free concerts of the beach of the Zurriola the public will be able to enjoy Vetusta Morla, Russian red, Eva Cortés  and the kings of the new soul, Black Joe Lewis and The Honeydreamers.

Getxo’s Internacional Festival

The Basque jazz circuit is completed by the  XXXIII Getxo’s International Festival, which will take place from July 1 to July 5. This year the festival will bring together artists and groups of great stature as Paquito DïRivera, Spyro Gyra, Michael Camimo, Imar Sossa and the vocalist Diane Schuur. They will not also be absent the contest of groups and the section The Third Millenium, the night jam sessions and the marching band that will cross the different streets of the Biscayan locality. The person in charge, Iñaki Saitua, has admitted that to being the smallest festival of the three they have noticed less the crisis and have not had to remove or to short the schedule.

Three festivals are fitted inside the campaign Jazzeuskadi, directed in turn to promote the tourist and cultural offer of the Basque Autonomic region. For it, there offer packages that include stays in hotels, as well as gastronomic offer and tickets to visit the Guggenheim Museum .

Between the 11th and 14th of June, the surf will be the principal protagonist of the projections of movies, concerts and other events organized concerning this initiative.

The festival turns principally concerning the contest of short films, which will be projected during the festival in the Principal Theatre. On the 12th and 13th of June, several concerts will be celebrated in Gazteszena under the initiatory SurFilm Festibaila. On Friday they will operate Los Carnívoros, Fortune Tellers and Dj Zethors, whereas Saturday will be the day of Le Pianic, Cherry Boopers y Dj Chelis.

An exhibition and several acts more complete the lineup of this edition of the SurFilm Festibal.

The Festival is one of the most important musical annual events in  San Sebastian and that more public attracts. It joins interesting artists not only for the specializing public but the Festival has interest for all kinds of public adding to the schedule knowed names of the musical current scene.

This edition relies on Jamie Cullum’s participation as main hedline star of the program, which last work ” Great Torino ” for the sound track of this movie was nominated to the ” Golden Globe Awards “.

Likewise Pitingo’s name stands out as the very latest national current artist  who fuses flamenco and soul which participation in the sound track of  ” Cuéntame ” has had an evident media repercussion. As a group we can emphasize a pop rock band of Madrid  called Vetusta Morla is carving out a place among the public of this genre.

This is the content of the schedule:

july 23

• Kursaal Auditorium (Kutxa space) 24:00  Animal Collective

• Victoria Eugenia Theatre (Skoda space) 18:30  Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club®

• Green stage| | Admission free | |
  • 00:30  Vetusta Morla
  • 21:30 Russian Red

• Trinidad Square 21:00
  • Esperanza Spalding
  • Randy Weston’s African Rhythm Quintet & The Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco

• Frigo o Heineken space | | Admission free | |
  • Gregario de Luxe
  • Flor Begué + Cristina Montull Trio
  • Chronology Quartet

july 24

• Kursaal Auditorium (Kutxa space) 18:30 • Hank Jones Trio
• Kursaal Auditorium (Kutxa space) 24:00 • João Gilberto
• Victoria Eugenia Theatre (Skoda space)  24:00 • The Carla Bley Big Band: “Appearing Nightly”

• Green stage| | Admission free | | 00:30 • Facto Delafé y Las Flores Azules

• Trinidad Square 21:00
  • Joe Lovano Us Five
  • Roy Haynes Trio

• Frigo o Heineken space | | Admission free | |
  • Eva Corté
  • Calame
  • Conexion 4tet
  • Thee, Stranded Horse + Ballaké Sissoko

july 25

• Kursaal Auditorium (Kutxa space) 18:30 • Hank Jones & Joe Lovano

• Victoria Eugenia Theatre (Skoda space)  24:00 • Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya

• Green stage
  • 00:30 • Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
  • 21:30 • The War On Drugs

• Trinidad Square 21:00
  • Perico Sambeat Big Band
  • Pitingo con Soulería

• Frigo o Heineken space | | Admission free | |
  • Ácido C
  • New Mood Trio
  • Bikini Machine
  • Calc

july 26

• Kursaal Auditorium (Kutxa space) 18:30 • James Taylor and His Excellent Band

• Victoria Eugenia Theatre (Skoda space)  24:00 • The Bad Plus joined by Wendy Lewis

• Trinidad Square 21:00
  • Mélissa Laveaux
  • Jamie Cullum

• Frigo o Heineken space | | Admission free | |
  • Broken Brothers Brass Band
  • Organik’s
  • Altx6
  • The Billie Jeans

The shows and acts programed are listed as it follows:

Centenarians

- II Centenary of the birth
Sebastián IRADIER (Lanciego, 1809-1865)
Mariano GARCÍA y ZALBA (Pamplona, 1809-1869)
José Juan SANTESTEBAN (San Sebastián, 1809-1884)

- I Centenary of the death
Teodoro ERAUSKIN (Hernani, 1850-1909)
Nicolás URIEN (Abadiano, 1869-1909)

- I Centenary of the birth
Vicente ARAMBURU (Zizurkil, 1909-1995)
Modesto ARANA (Berriz, 1909-1969)
Angel CABANAS (Pau, 1909-)
Ramón GONZÁLEZ BASTIDA (Bergara, 1909-1989)
Alejandro LIZASO (Orio, 1909-1937)
Luis MORONDO (Puente la Reina, 1909-1983)
Ignacio OMAECHEVARRIA (Gernika, 1909-)
Eugenio ORBEGOZO (Tolosa, 1909-)
Luis TABERNA (Lesaka, 1909-1994)
Rufino ARROLA (Lemoiz, 1909-1996)

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MUSIKASTE 2009
Programed concerts

Saturday may 16

- Opening act
Presentations on the figures of Joseph and Juan Sebastian Santesteban Iradier by Jose Luis Ansorena and Sabin Salaberri respectively.

CORAL CAMERA OF PAMPLONA
Sergi Moreno-Lasalle, manager

Friday may 22
CORAL DAY
20.30 h – Fatima’s parish

José Juan Santesteban 1. Zortzico coreado
José Juan Santesteban 2. Misa de Requiem
Requiem aeternam
Ofertorio
Communio
José Juan Santesteban 3. Goizeko izarra
José Domingo de Santa Teresa 4. Flos Carmeli
José Domingo de Santa Teresa 5. Tríptico de canciones vascas
José Domingo de Santa Teresa 6. Regina coeli
Javier Busto 7. Pater noster
Junkal Guerrero 8. Ave verum Corpus*
Joël Merah 9. Ene maitia zabaltzen denean
Petar-Kresimir Klanac 10. Misa
Gospodi pomiluj
Svet
Agance Bozi
Julen Ezkurra 11. Lua lua
Juan de Durango 12. Pues la selva te convida
Juan de Durango 13. Villancico a cuatro, a la entrada de
sus Majestades en el Real Monasterio
Pedro Mathías de Durango 14. Pero Grullo

* Premieres
Otxote Ertizka (1, 2, 3)
Miguel Angel Segarra, baxua
Myriam Ulanga, organoa
Ramón Beraza, zuzendaria
Capilla de Música de la Catedral de Bilbao (4, 5, 6)
Gorka Iglesias, organoa
Oscar González Gasquet, zuzendaria
Landarbaso Abesbatza (7,
Ainara Garcia, sopranoa
Amaia Aldalur Goikoetxea, pianoa
Iñaki Tolaretxipi, zuzendaria
Choeur Vocanti (9, 10, 11)
Philippe Mendes, zuzendaria
Coral Nuestra Señora de las Nieves de Falces (12, 13, 14)
Pablo Amorena, zuzendaria

Saturday may 23
CLOSING CONCERT
20.30 h – Fatima’s parish

Charles Bordes Eskual Herria
Beltrán Pagola ¡Donosti!
Capricho humorístico
Mª Luisa Ozaita Cartones
. El militar y la Sra.
. La era
. El quitasol
Angel Illarramendi 3ª Sinfonía, “Harri zuria”*

* Premiere
Maite Arruabarrena, mezzosopranoa

ERRENTERIAKO ANDRA MARI ABESBATZA
José Manuel Tife Iparraguirre, zuzendaria

EUSKADIKO ORKESTRA SINFONIKOA

Rubén Gimeno, zuzendaria

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ORGANIZERS:
Andra Mari Chorus
Eresbil-Basque file of music

PROMOTER:
Ayuntamiento de Errenteria

SPOSORS:
Gobierno Vasco
Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa
Fundación Kutxa

COLLABORATORS:
Super Amara
Errenteria Musical