Luz Casal, Lydia Bosch and a Peruvian Hamlet with Down’s Syndrome at the 2026 San Javier Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance
The 56th annual festival takes place between July 31 and August 23 The first details have been released of the 2026 International Theatre, Music and Dance festival which is being held for the 56th time this year in San Javier between 31st July and 23rd August. Among the highlights of the programme, which is of course performed mainly in Spanish, are the play “Blaubeeren” directed by Sergio Peris Mencheta, appearances by Lydia Bosch in “..

Pat Metheny returns to San Javier for the Jazz Festival in July
Other artists already confirmed include Camille Thurman, Young Gun Silver Fox, The Brand New Heavies, Carles Benavent and Chico Pérez It has been confirmed at the presentation of the official poster for the 28th edition of the San Javier International Jazz Festival, which takes place by the shore of the Mar Menor from 26th June to 24th July, that among the artists gracing the stage in the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa will be the legendary..

Full programme for the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
Pat Metheny, Ludovico Beier, Camille Thurman, Young Gun Silver Fox, The Brand New Heavies and Carles Benavent top the bill at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival The full line-up has been confirmed for the 28th edition of the San Javier Jazz festival, a truly international event which takes place this year with 15 concerts between June 26 and July 19. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE for both season tickets and individual concerts Friday..

June 26 Soulift in a free concert to begin the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
A Madrid-based soul-funk-reggae band in the Plaza de España in San Javier There could be no better way to kick off the 28th edition of Jazz San Javier than by presenting fans with a concert in Plaza de España by Soulift, whom many call “Madrid’s best-kept secret”! This fantastic band fuses soul, funk, and reggae in its own unique style with hints of gospel, and is composed of musicians from four countries and three continents: Nigeria..

June 27 Nicole Zuraitis and The Brand New Heavies at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
Grammy winning singer and pianist Nicole Zuraitis and the British acid jazz formation The Brand New Heavies on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Singer, songwriter and pianist Nicole Zuraitis “possesses supreme talent” (according to Broadway World) and her sixth album..

July 1 Joe Lovano & Antonio Farao Trio and José James featuring China Moses at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
A tenor sax great with an Italian pianist and a pair of exquisite vocalists paying tribute to Marvin Gaye on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and has become one of the most important tenor saxophonists playing today, renowned as a..

July 3 Cyrille Aimée and Ximo Tebar at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
The enchanting voice of Cyrille Aimée and one of the greatest Spanish jazz musicians ever on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Cyrille Aimée, born in France to French-Dominican parents and grew up in Samois-sur-Seine, the adopted home of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt..

July 4 Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet and Take Me To The River All Stars at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
A legendary saxophonist and the music of the Mississippi on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Camille Thurman, New York-born saxophonist, vocalist, and composer, is acclaimed as one of the most brilliant jazz artists of our time and was the first woman in over thirty years..

July 7 Lizz Wright at the San Javier International Jazz Festival
One of the finest voices on the current international jazz scene at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Many years have passed since 2004, when Lizz Wright first visited the 7th edition of Jazz San Javier on a historic night sharing the bill with the great Steve Winwood. Even then, at the..

July 10 Antonio Serrano & The Kaele Jiménez Quartet and The War and Treaty at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The well-loved harmonica virtuoso is joined by husband-and-wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Antonio Serrano, winner of the 2025 National Prize for Contemporary Music and the 2024 San Javier Jazz Prize, needs little introduction to our audience in San..

July 11 Rafa M. Guillén & The Jazz Walkers with Amy Gaviria and the Clarence Bekker Band with Berget Lewis at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
A Spanish trombone great and two magnificent Dutch vocalists at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Over the course of a long career Spanish trombonist Rafa M. Guillén has played with the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cordoba Orchestra and the Bilbao Municipal Band and has collaborated..

July 15 Gunhild Carling & Shakin’All and the Carles Benavent Trio with Raynald Colom & Tomasito at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The multi-talented Swedish entertainer and one of the legends of Spanish music at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Much-admired Swedish singer and multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling won the special award at San Javier Jazz in 2022 and made an extraordinary impression on the audience..

July 17 The Luca Filastro Trio with Lara Ferrari and Young Gun Silver Fox at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
A master jazz pianist and one of the prime examples of “Yacht Rock” at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Luca Filastro is considered one of the world's finest interpreters of Piano Stride, the language created by jazz pioneers such as Willie "The Lion" Smith and Fats Waller..

July 18 The Ludovic Beier “Montmartre” Quartet and The Chico Pérez Quintet with special guest Manuel Lombo at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The accordion and acordina veteran is followed by one of the most renowned young musicians in Spain at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Ludovic Beier is renowned as a great virtuoso of the accordion and the acordina (a curious instrument sometimes described as a small accordion played with..

July 19 The Minor Jazz Collective with Raynald Colom in a free concert in Santiago de la Ribera
The third and final free concert of the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival on the Explanada Barnuevo alongside the Mar Menor The third and final free concert included in the programme for the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival takes place on Sunday, July 19th on the Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera and features The Minor Jazz Collective with special guest Raynald Colom. The Minor Jazz Collective emerged from the San Javier Music Conservatory..

July 22 Pat Metheny at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The legendary guitarist returns to the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) In the eyes of many Pat Metheny is simply the best and most influential jazz guitarist of the last 50 years, and San Havier is delighted and proud to welcome him back. A magnificent improviser and innovator of his instrument..

July 24 Lluís Coloma Blues Project with “Rockin’ my Blues in San Javier” and Fusion Experience Quartet at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
Brilliant boogie woogie and blues piano and the remarkable Dave Weckl heading up a star quartet at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) The final night of the 2026 International Jazz Festival of San Javier kick off with a return to the shore of the Mar Menor for Lluís Coloma, the grand master..