If in the 20’s Louisiana was filled with rhythm and improvisation, in the 30’s Valencia said “Sujétame la horchata”. Festivals and venues dedicated to jazz began to emerge in the capital and, by the 50s and 60s, groups like the Levante Jazz Orchestra were already covering the city with that sound that sounds like soul and vinyl. A language of its own that now, in the 21st century, continues to sound (and improvise) thanks to the arrival of “We call it Jazz” in Valencia.
A unique live music show that will fill La Casa de la Mar with those eternal melodies that seem to know more about us than we do. The notes of Herbie Hancock ‘s Cantaloupe Island or Billie Holiday’ s Summertime will provide the soundtrack to this renowned location on selected dates. A Night and Day experience worth living that has limited seating, so be sure to reserve your tickets before they sell out!
What is “We call it Jazz”?
A 60-minute “I want this not to end” in treble clef and bass clef. “We call it Jazz” is a live show where a professional jazz band demonstrates why this musical genre is one of the best known in the world. How? By making music, as it could not be otherwise: improvisations, solos and a carefully selected repertoire with hymns like When The Saints Go Marching In by Louis Armstrong or All Of Me by Ella Fitzgerald.
A journey to early 20th century New Orleans that goes beyond the music. From the lighting to the decoration, the concert is prepared in such a way that the atmosphere is able to (almost) transport us to those origins of jazz.
Jazz, its origins and the show
If we put together blues, ragtime and the influence of African-American communities, the result is the auditory paradise we know today as jazz. A musical genre that took root in New Orleans (Louisiana) and mixed traditional African music with European and Caribbean music. The result? An ode to rhythm that mixes sheet music notes with improvisations and asyncopated sounds.
And stories. Because if there is one thing jazz has besides its unmistakable music, it is the ability to put to music what can only be felt as human. A sensation that both its spectators and its musicians experience thanks to the freedom to create live, becoming another tool for individual expression. Something that “We call it Jazz” knows (and exercises) thanks to its live show of voice and instruments, wrapped in an urban aesthetic where you can order a drink at the bar and feel that Valencia looks a little like the southeastern United States.
From the creators of We call it Tango, the charisma of Frank Sinatra and the mastery of Ella Fitzgerald comes to Valencia with “We call it Jazz”. A live music show that you can enjoy on selected dates at La Casa de la Mar in the coming months. Wheelchair accessible, this location becomes for a limited time in the ideal setting to host the essence (both musical and environmental) of jazz.
An experience with limited seating that can be experienced in two different passes and whose doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the show. Do you also listen to how The Saints Go Marching In? Keep up and book your tickets before they sell out.