Andrés Coll is an example of the impact that Jazz Point Ibiza can have and is having on the local music scene. In the first edition, the young Ibizan musician was a student of a masterclass and this year he is one of the protagonists of the international festival’s line-up, which will be held at the end of the year between Thursday, October 10th and 13th. “That master class in 2020 with the American vibraphonist Joel Ross opened the doors of jazz for me. His teachings and meeting Joachim Kühn that same night at Teatro Ibiza marked a before and after in my career,” Coll said this noon Coll in a telephone conversation after the presentation of the fifth edition of
The young multi-instrumentalist will not be the only local bet of this event, which will last four days and will feature eight concerts. Other regulars of the event will also participate, trumpeter, pianist, composer and producer Pere Navarro; and the Ciutat d’Eivissa Big Banddirected by Vicent Tur, which will offer a free concert this Sunday at Can Ventosa at 12 noon.
The fact that the talent of the Pitiusas Islands is taken into account is precisely one of the aspects that the Councilor of Culture of Ibiza highlighted about the festival, Carmen Domínguezat the presentation of the event, which took place today at Teatro Ibiza. Another strong point he alluded to is the fact that the line-up combines the experience of veteran jazz figures with the new blood provided by youngsters such as Coll, Navarro or rising stars like Rob Luft. This English jazz guitarist and composer, who “has been compared to legends such as Paco de Lucía”, will perform as a quintet on October 12 at 9 p.m. at Teatro Ibiza.
A first-class line-up
In addition to their names, the line-up includes renowned professionals from the international jazz scene who have been recruited by the New York-based agency J. Chriss & Co.promoter of the festival together with David Moss and Adam Lenoxfrom Ibiza Music Agency; y Digital Grafic Ibiza. Most of them will play with Andrés Coll and his drummer, Juan Carlos Maríin the jazz jam that will open the fifth edition on Thursday at 5 pm at WOM Radio Café, in Santa Eulària.
In that appointment, which will be repeated hours later, at 21.30 hours, in the restaurant Jara of the hotel The Standard, in Vila, there will be, among others, the Ibizan Pere Navarro; the acclaimed as “the superwoman of jazz”, Su Terry; and Charles Owens. The latter two are American saxophonists with more than 20 years of experience each on the international jazz scene.
Also performing in this double session in Santa Eulària and Vila will be two other Americans, the pianist and guitarist Rob Clearfieldwho was a founding member of the progressive rock band District 97; and his partner, the singer Bethany Clearfielda member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Also performing will be Mozambican Albino Mbiea guitarist, vocalist, composer, sound engineer, producer and professor at Berklee College School of Music; and the Panamanian Santi Debrianorenowned double bass player, guitarist, composer and educator. This musician and Mbie will play together on the 10th at the rooftop of The Standard at 7.30 pm. The African musician, who lives between Ibiza and New York, will also offer a quintet concert on Saturday, October 12, at 2.30 pm at Parco Ibiza, in Sant Antoni.
A day before, on Friday at 9 p.m., he will take the stage of Teatro Ibiza the sextet of Charles Owens and the artist Su Terry, who, with a quartet, will be responsible for dismissing the festival along with Andrés Coll, Santi Debriano and the Scottish drummer Corrie Dick. It will be on Sunday, October 13, from 7 pm at the hotel ME Ibiza, in Santa Eulària.
Masterclasses
In addition to the concerts, in which other prominent musicians will participate, such as the Japanese Masa Kamaguchione of the best bass players in existence”, in the words of David Moss masterclasses by Santi Debriano and Charles Owenswhich will be held on Saturday at 12 noon at Can Ventosa. Registration costs 25 euros and there is a 50 percent discount for music students.
The head of Ibiza Music Agency along with Adam Lenox explained that registration and tickets for the performances, whose prices vary depending on the event, can be purchased at ibizamusicagency.com/jazz-point-ibizand that it is necessary to reserve a ticket “also for the free concert on Sunday”.
Before concluding the presentation, Moss thanked, among others, the support of the Consell and the City Council of Ibiza, which lends for the festival Can Ventosa and the Big Band Ciutat d’Eivissa. “Having your help gives us a lot of strength to continue with this project,” he said under the watchful eye of the island’s director of Tourism, Juan Miguel Costaand Carmen Domínguez. In their speeches, the institutional representatives stressed that Jazz Point Ibiza is already a consolidated event in the Ibizan musical calendar and that it is “a perfect complement to Eivissa Jazz”.
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