Thursday July 13th, 2017

The Festival Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken comes to Adeje with Ivan Lins and Becca Stevens

Adeje is this weekend’s venue programmed by the Festival Internacional Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken with a double concert to take place in the square of the Commercial Centre Salytlén, featuring stellar performance by Brazilean pianist Ivan Lins (Friday 14) and American vocalist Becca Stevens (Saturday 15). They are free-entrance concerts and in both cases will start at 21.00 hours. The billing is completed with performances by Ella at 100, The Latin Side of Ella Fiztgerald and Ximo Tebar Soleo Band, respectively. + INFO

Tuesday July 11th, 2017

Jacob Collier and Woman to Woman, two star attractions to open the second week of concerts

The 26th edition of the Festival Internacional Canarias Jazz&Más Heineken enters its second week following an extraordinary start, which featured thirteen concerts staged in two days that far exceeded the expectations of the demanding yet loyal Canarian public. And it does so with two top groups, with performances by Jacob Collier and Woman to Woman on the nights of Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 July in La Laguna (Tenerife) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. + INFO

Saturday July 8th, 2017

The Alfredo Rodríguez Trio and Maria João are billed at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium for the Festival Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken

This Saturday 8 July, the 26th edition of the Festival Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken presents performances by Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodríguez leading his trio and Portuguese vocalist Maria Joao with her band, in a double concert at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium (Jerónimo Saavedra Hall – Rincón del Jazz/Jazz Corner), starting at 21.00 hours. + INFO

Saturday July 8th, 2017

Bill Evans & Dean Brown and Charenée Wade, are the billing for the Festival Canarias Jazz&Más Heineken’s concert in Fuerteventura

The “Palacio de Formación y Congresos” (Training & Congress Centre) in Fuerteventura wil be the venue for the very first time to stage a concert for the Festival Canarias Jazz&Más Heineken. This Saturday 8 July, it will open its doors to welcome the music of Bill Evans & Dean Brown (featuring Etienne M’Bappe & Keith Carlock) and Charenée Wade, presenting her show Offering: Music of Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, starting at 21.00 hours. Entrance tickets can be acquired via entrees.es for 10€. + INFO

Thursday July 6th, 2017

Totó ST, Elenco Da Paz and Souñou Yon take the stage for Africa Night in the public square, Plaza del Pilar (Guanarteme)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria starts off its own particular marathon of concerts with Africa Night, this Friday 7 July, at 20.30 hours, in the public square – Plaza del Pilar de Guanarteme (free entrance). There will be performances by a group which is now based in Gran Canaria, Souñou Yon (Nuestro Camino/Our Path), and two groups from Angola, Totó ST & Elenco Da Paz, selected winners at the annual music contest Vis a Vis, which was held this year in Luanda. This concert will also serve to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the existence of ‘Casa Africa’, one of the festival’s sponsors. + INFO