Entertainment

A first look at the program of the 47th Heineken Jazz Festival, to be held in San Sebastian between the 19th and the 23rd of July 2012, includes names such as Antony, Bobby McFerrin, Jamaican Legends (Sly & Robbie, Monty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin), Yellowjackets, Ray Gelato, Marc Ribot, Ninety Miles (Stefon Harris, David Sanchez and Nicholas Payton) and Peter Evans.

Antony puts together a unique voice and a fascinating personality. His intimate music is sometimes close to jazz and blues, but his style really is as puzzling as his person. His performance in San Sebastian will be really exceptional, because there will be a large orchestra of about 40 musicians: the Basque orchestra Et Incarnatus, that has found its outstanding position among other bands due to the recognized expertise of its members and its adaptation to a varied repertoire ranging from classical music to collaborations with pop groups and rock.

With this wonderful support, Antony will offer an attractive show titled Cut The World, consisting of songs from his four previous albums with symphonic arrangements by Nico Muhly, Rob Moose and Maxim Moston.

Bobby McFerrin is the most popular jazz singer in the world. McFerrin is an inimitable artist, an acrobat with his voice and a great communicator, making an entire auditorium sing with his vocal chords as his only instrument. McFerrin’s concerts are a guarantee of fun and are at the same time exquisite, something that you do not always find. His extraordinary debut in San Sebastian’s Plaza de la Trinidad in 2001 is still remembered by the fans.

He now returns with an impressive project together with Yellowjackets, one of the most enduring and influential bands in modern jazz. They have won a Grammy in no less than thirteen times.

Jamaican Legends is a must for lovers of jazz and reggae, with the participation of the true legends of Jamaican music: Sly & Robbie, Monty Alexander and Ernest Ranglin.