Oct 24 – 33. Beogradski jazz festival http://2017.bjf.rs/en 26-30.10.2017 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 09:44:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.22 Josemi Carmona & Javier Colina: “De Cerca” http://2017.bjf.rs/en/schedule/javier-colina-and-josemi-carmona/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:26:55 +0000 http://2017.bjf.rs/?post_type=schedule&p=426 The encounter of Josemi Carmona and Javier Colina for the De Cerca project is marked by top expertise of these music masters, a powerful and deep dialogue enhanced by the presence of Bandolero on percussions. Their repertoire includes popular melodies as well as Josemi’s compositions creating a mix of various genres – jazz, flamenco and other Latin American music styles.

Javier Colina is one of the best double bass players on the current Spanish scene, and numerous awards are there to prove this. Main collaborations: Tete Montoliu, Chucho Valdés, Jerry González, Jorge Pardo, Perico Sambeat, Tomatito, Pepe Habichuela, Compay Segundo, Bebo Valdés, Pat Metheny, Michel Camilo, Toumani Diabaté, Silvia Pérez Cruz… Paco de Lucía said that Josemi Carmona is “one of the guitarists who will define guitar playing in the 21st century”. Born to the famous flamenco family Los Habichuela, before starting a solo career he was a member of the innovative band Ketama. His debut album on Universal featured many guest artists including Bugge Wesseltoft, Dave Holland, Manuel Carrasco, Alex Cuba, Jorge Drexler and Paco de Lucía.

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