Madrid Jazz Festival

Once again jazz musicians from across the globe will be in the city for another edition of Madrid Jazz Festival (2nd November- 4th December). Now in its 28th year, it is considered one of the world's best known festivals of its kind and this year's promises to be another great edition with 27 performances during the month long festival period. With performers coming from a wide range of countries including Cuba, Senegal, Mexico and Poland, there will a diverse mixture of jazz styles on offer which won't disappoint the most avid of fans. The concerts will be held at various locations in the city. You can see the full programme here as well as where to get tickets, however info only in Spanish (even though it describes itself as an "international" festival).

MTV Madrid Beach

Fans of live music are in for a real treat this weekend as there will be a free music festival taking place in the newly created Madrid Rio zone of the city. The lineup with feature both Spanish and international indie groups including The Casters, Zombie Kids, Delorean and Miss Caffeina, and the event will be run in conjunction with MTV.

The festival runs 1-3 September and the concerts will begin at 9pm.

Month of international rock concerts in Madrid

From 3rd- 24th July some of the world's best known rock stars will be in Madrid for a series of concerts known as Los Veranos de Villa, which will take place at the Escenario Puerta del Ángel. Artists performing include Kool & the Gang (3/7); Playing for Change (8/7); Pablo Alborán (9/7); Wynton Marsalis (11/7); Chicago (14/7); The Beach Boys (15/7); Mavis Staples (19/7); Return to Forever IV (22/7), Cassandra Wilson (23/7) y Cyndi Lauper (24/7). Ticket prices vary, but you can buy them online here.

Mayca Teba in El Temperamento de Carmen

If you are going to be in Seville next Tuesday, Mayca Teba, a renowned Spanish sorpano will be giving a recital together with pianist Sergio Montero and guitarrist Tino van der Sman at the Iglesia de los Terceros. Teba is an international performer, having performed all over the world and recently with Plácido Domingo in Quatar. She also performs zarzuela around the world as well as in her native Spain. The event is sponsored by EMASESA 1011 Cultural

 

Date: Tuesday 22nd February 2011

Where: Iglesia de los Terceros, Calle Sol s/n in Seville

Time: 8pm, free entry until venue is full

Plácido Domingo's 70th Birthday Concerts

Spanish opera great Plácido Domingo will be giving a series of concerts alongside other international opera singers at the Teatro Real, Madrid to celebrate his 70th birthday this month. The performances take place on the 20th, 21st, 23rd, 25th and 27th of January and tickets start at 40€ from Entradas.com

Christmas Concert

It wouldn't be Christmas without a concert and if you are going to be in Madrid over the Christmas weekend, we think it would be worth getting a ticket for the Concierto Extraordinario de Navidad taking place on the 26th. The Mediterranean Orchestra will be playing works by classical greats such as Bizet, Puchini, Strauss and Vivaldi.  The concert is held at the Teatro de Madrid (Parque Vaguada) at 12.00pm. Tickets cost between 15-25€ and can be bought on entradas.com. 

Lady Gaga in Madrid

Lady Gaga was in concert in Madrid and 15,000 of her most dedicated Spanish fans packed out the Palacio de Deportes to see her perform as part of her Monsters Ball Tour. The concert was just as extravagant as Lady Gaga herself with the set including 15 costume changes and 8 scenery changes, including the creation of a Tim Burtonesque cemetery on stage. No doubt it was an unforgettable concert for those who went, despite the months of anticipation and high ticket prices. However 200 fans were not so lucky as it was discovered that they had been scammed into buying fake tickets and were left outside.

Anni B Sweet end of tour concert in Madrid

Anni B Sweet is one of Spain's biggest singer song writers and soon will be releasing her album Start, Restart, Undo (Subterfuge 2009) across the world in the coming months. She has a beautiful voice and sings in perfect English. On Thursday 2nd December she is going to be giving one of her final performances in Spain at the Teatro Larra before embarking on a European tour.  Tickets for her Madrid show can be bought at ticktackticket.com and are 12€ or 15€ on the door. Here's the video of La La La for you to enjoy.



Video thanks to our friends at Subterfuge Records

MTV EMA in Madrid- Linkin Park, Kings of Leon and Katy Perry In Concert

Madrid is gearing up to host the MTV European Music Awards, the biggest and glitziest music prize in Europe. Although getting an actual ticket to the awards might be out of the question for many, to compensate the organisers will be giving a huge free concert in Plaza de la Independencia (next to Puerta de Alcala) on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday night will feature mainly Spanish artists like Fangoria, David Bisbal and El Efecto Mariposa and Sunday will see big name international stars Linkin Park and Katy Perry take to the stage. The concerts start at 6pm and finish around 10pm. Be warned that the area around Calle Alcalá will be closed off to traffic over the weekend so expect transport delays.

XXVII Madrid Jazz Festival

Jazz performers from all corners of the globe will be descending upon Madrid for this annual event, which takes place this month. It is going to be s musical journey as the promgramme includes typical klemzer, flamenco, Turkish and Indian styles of jazz. In total there will be twenty concerts featuring international jazz stars such as Wayne Shorter, Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett and Rebekka Bakken. There will also be big Spanish names such as Miguel Poveda and Estrella Morente performing. One of the highlights promises to be the performance Afrocubism (11th Nov at the Teatro Price) which is an intreaging mix of Cuban styles with African beats. The concerts will be taking place at different locations across the city. On 2nd November- 20th November. You can see the programme here