Upcoming Concerts

Chiara Pancaldi - vocals
Darryl Hall - double bass
Sebastián Chames - piano
Daniel García Bruno - drums

A project led by Italian singer and songwriter Chiara Pancaldi, one of the most recognized voices in contemporary European jazz. She studied at the University and Conservatory of Bologna and has performed at leading festivals and clubs such as Umbria Jazz, London Jazz Festival, Blue Note Milano, Porgy & Bess, and Paris’s Sunset Sunside.

Chiara has collaborated with prominent international musicians including Cyrus Chestnut, Kirk Lightsey, Jeremy Pelt, Joe Farnsworth, John Webber, and Darryl Hall. Her music combines jazz standards, original compositions, and contemporary arrangements with influences from modern jazz and Brazilian music, distinguished by the elegance of her interpretation, expressive depth, and the interaction between the musicians.

Julia Perminova - piano
Roberto Nieva - sax
Josef Zeimetz - double bass
Luis Possollo - drums

Julia Perminova is a Russian jazz pianist whose music explores the concept of freedom through compositions inspired by her personal experiences and life journey. Her musical background combines contemporary jazz, improvisation, and writing marked by a strong emotional dimension.

Her band for this performance brings together Roberto Nieva on alto saxophone, Josef Zeimetz on double bass, and Luis Possollo on drums. Perminova, Zeimetz, and Possollo form a trio that has been working together for several years and has performed at venues across the international scene. Nieva joins as a guest; the two previously played together in Focusyear Band 22 in Basel and have since collaborated in a quartet setting.

The repertoire draws from her album Freedom, recorded in 2022 at Bauer Studios in Ludwigsburg, Germany, a work conceived as a musical diary centered on freedom, its limitations, and the search for meaning in difficult circumstances. Her compositions reflect experiences including her time working on cruise ships, her studies in Amsterdam and Berlin, the pandemic, and her frequent moves between cities.

Mason Keck - guitarra, voz
Seth Aldridge - guitarra, voz
Will Lowe - batería

Jive Mother Mary no es ajena al trabajo duro. Es el tipo de banda que se forja a través de profundas amistades, largas horas en carretera y un sinfín de horas perfeccionando su técnica en bares llenos de humo. Inmersos en la tradición del rock ’n’ roll, Jive Mother Mary ofrece un sonido cargado de sangre, sudor y alma, de esos que se te quedan dentro como una buena comida de domingo. Procedentes de Burlington, Carolina del Norte, la banda fue formada por Mason Keck y Seth Aldridge y, desde entonces, ha desarrollado un sonido propio, auténtico y arraigado en sus orígenes.

Jive Mother Mary ha compartido escenario con bandas y artistas legendarios como ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Leon Russell, Foreigner, .38 Special, The Drive-By Truckers, The Wailers, Buddy Guy, Black Stone Cherry, Whiskey Myers y Blackberry Smoke, actuando en 35 estados y 9 países. Cada vez que cogen sus instrumentos, Mason Keck, Seth Aldridge y Will Lowe se proponen mostrar exactamente lo que sienten, dejándolo todo sobre el escenario en sus conciertos de gran energía. Su particular forma de entender el rock ’n’ roll suena fresca, pero al mismo tiempo encaja de manera natural junto a las bandas clásicas que todos conocemos y apreciamos.

Escucha a Jive Mother Mary en tu plataforma de streaming favorita o acércate a uno de sus conciertos: quizá acabes de descubrir a tu nueva banda favorita. ¡Nos vemos en la carretera!

Ulf Wakenius - guitar
Manrico Seghi - organ
Esteve Pi - drums

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL JAZZ MADRID - JAZZ CON SABOR A CLUB

Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius, one of the leading figures in European jazz, comes to Café Central with his Organ Trio, accompanied by organist Manrico Seghi and drummer Esteve Pi.

Wakenius gained enormous international recognition during his ten years as the guitarist with the Oscar Peterson Quartet, from 1997 to 2007. Throughout his career, he has shared the stage and studio with some of the great names in jazz, including Ray Brown, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Pat Metheny, and Michael Brecker.

His career as a leader has developed alongside these collaborations, with a discography that reflects his distinctive voice as a guitarist and his ability to move between different jazz traditions.

He now presents a guitar, organ, and drums format, a combination with a long tradition in jazz, in a trio conceived for dialogue, improvisation, and swing.

Enrique Oliver - sax
Dimitri Skidanov - double bass
Rajiv Jayaweera - drums
Alicia Tamariz - piano, vocals

MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER

Songs help us express our deepest feelings and transform our sorrows. Compositions inspired by jazz, Ibero-American folklore and singer-songwriter traditions.

An emotional musical journey to sing to our loved ones and celebrate Life.

Santiago Daneyko - violin
David Santander - guitar
Kepa Martínez - guitar
Pablo Navarro - double bass

Violin, guitars and double bass create an open musical language that combines elegance, daring, energy and a playful spirit, bringing musicians and audience together in a shared celebration. Through the dialogue between the strings, the music moves between subtlety, rhythmic drive and the freedom of improvisation, creating a sound full of nuance and movement.

Jazz Manouche, associated with the musical tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, combines jazz improvisation with the acoustic sound of string instruments. Drawing on this tradition, Déconcertant brings four instruments together in a musical project that places the interplay between melody, rhythm and improvisation at its heart.

Silvio Zalambani - sax
Federico Lechner - piano

The duo formed by Italian soprano sax player Silvio Zalambani and Argentine pianist Federico Lechner began performing together in 2010. Since then, they have completed 15 tours across Italy, Spain and the Netherlands and recorded two albums, Deja Vu and Viaggiatori.

The duo’s distinctive sound brings together tango, Latin American folk music and a European-tinged jazz sensibility, resulting in a fresh, dynamic and highly original musical blend.

John Stowell - guitar
Tino Di Geraldo - percussion
Luis Gallo - guitar
Josemi Garzón - double bass

John Stowell, jazz guitarist. Tino di Geraldo, drummer, percussionist and producer. And Luis Gallo, guitarist, composer and producer, come together in Global Guitar Dialogues, a project that brings their different musical backgrounds into dialogue.

John Stowell has enjoyed an extensive international career and has recorded and performed with musicians such as Herb Ellis and Dave Liebman. Tino di Geraldo has built a career spanning flamenco, pop and rock, collaborating with artists such as Manolo Sanlúcar, Paco de Lucía, Camarón and Enrique Morente. Based in Madrid, Luis Gallo works across flamenco and jazz, exploring the connections between flamenco and other musical languages through his projects, compositions and collaborations. Josemi Garzón, a highly respected double bassist at Central, joins the project.

Ariel Brínguez - sax Javier Sánchez - guitar Gastón Joya - double bass Miguel “Wiwi” García - piano Frank Durand - drums

Ariel Brínguez (Santa Clara, Cuba, 1982) is a Cuban sax player, composer and arranger based in Spain. His music connects Afro-Cuban traditions with contemporary jazz, combining a distinctive voice with a strong focus on melody and improvisation.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with artists such as Chucho Valdés, David Murray, Omara Portuondo, Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenón and Marcus Miller. He has also contributed to three Grammy-winning albums: Tributo a Irakere by Chucho Valdés, El tren de los momentos by Alejandro Sanz, and Voyager by Iván Melon Lewis.

Leading his quintet, he has performed at festivals such as Jazzaldia, the Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival and Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival, as well as presenting his music at international venues in Germany, Austria, Romania and Bulgaria.

His projects include Latidos, Nostalgia Cubana and Alma en Cuba, an album recorded with pianist Iván Melon Lewis and nominated for the 2025 Latin Grammy for Best Instrumental Album. In Jazz About Bach, Brínguez creates a dialogue between the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and contemporary jazz, reinterpreting Baroque music through improvisation and a perspective shaped by his Cuban roots.

Chema Saiz - guitar
Román Filiú - sax
Pier Bruera - drums
Baldo Martínez - double bass, composition

With Special Edition, Baldo Martínez reaffirms his position as one of the leading figures in contemporary jazz in Spain and one of the most distinctive and adventurous voices in European improvised music. Joined by Román Filiú, Chema Saiz and Pier Bruera, he brings together an outstanding ensemble that transforms the stage into a sonic laboratory, combining collective improvisation, contrasting timbres and folk roots reimagined through an organic, open-minded and uncompromising modern approach.

Throughout his extensive career, Baldo Martínez has collaborated with leading figures in contemporary music and jazz, including Joachim Kühn, Kenny Wheeler, Louis Sclavis, Maria João, Paolo Fresu, Samuel Blaser, Dominique Pifarely and Jorge Pardo, among others.

Edición Especial was warmly received at the latest edition of the Madrid International Jazz Festival. This new project also follows the recent release of Música Imaginaria, his acclaimed sextet work, conceived as part of the Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival’s Carta Blanca programme and subsequently presented at major venues, including the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.

Nick Hempton - tenor sax
Joan Fort - guitar
Gerard Nieto - organ
Esteve Pi - drums

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL JAZZ MADRID - JAZZ CON SABOR A CLUB

Australian saxophonist Nick Hempton, based in New York since 2004, is a veteran of the New York jazz scene and a musician particularly associated with soul jazz and hard bop. Influenced by masters such as Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt and Cannonball Adderley, he has developed a sound marked by swing, groove and a strong personal voice.

Throughout his career, he has worked with leading jazz names such as Roy Hargrove, Peter Bernstein, Slide Hampton, James Carter, Joe Magnarelli and Jeremy Pelt, as well as collaborating with artists from other areas of popular music.

His special connection with the Hammond organ was showcased in Night Owl (2019), a quartet with Peter Bernstein, Kyle Koehler and Fukushi Tainaka that captures the spirit of the classic organ groups of the 1960s. The project continued with Slick, released in 2021.

At Café Central, Hempton presents this new lineup with Joan Fort, Gerard Nieto and Esteve Pi, combining tenor sax, guitar, organ and drums in a soul jazz, swing and hard bop setting, with groove as a central element.

Leo Sidran - guitar, vocals
Max Darmon - bass
Romain Bouiges - drums
Paul Sany - piano

Las Panteras:
Luisa Corral - vocals
Lauri Revuelta - vocals

Leo Sidran is about to turn 50 and has decided to celebrate the way he knows best: making music with friends. A special night at Café Central Ateneo, with original songs, stories, special guests, and a candle or two to blow out.

Jorge Vistel - trumpet
Luis Guerra - piano
Reinier Elizarde - bass
Rodrigo Ballesteros - drums

This project was born out of a desire to revisit the traditional Cuban repertoire from a contemporary perspective. Through new arrangements, Jorge Vistel offers a fresh interpretation of emblematic songs such as “Chan Chan” and “Tres Palabras”, exploring their structures, harmonies and expressive possibilities within the language of modern jazz. More than a simple reinterpretation, the project seeks to delve into the essence of these works, respecting their original identity while placing them in a context open to improvisation and musical dialogue.

“Cuban Songbook” builds a bridge between tradition and contemporary creativity, offering a personal and up-to-date vision of a universal musical heritage. Alongside the traditional Cuban repertoire, the project will feature original compositions by Jorge Vistel, reflecting his voice and experience as a creator on today’s jazz scene.

Perico Sambeat - sax
Guillermo McGill - drums
Joan Colom - guitar

This new project by Perico Sambeat brings together two established figures of Spanish jazz with a young talent from our local music scene. The result is a blend of tradition and innovation that uninhibitedly combines different musical styles under the umbrella of jazz and flamenco.

Roque Martínez - sax
Roberto Carcassés - piano
Yandy Martínez - double bass
Pedro Pablo - percussion

Three Cuban Jazz is a project led by Cuban percussionist Pedro Pablo Rodríguez Mireles that revives the essence of Cuban jazz from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, combining the sound and melodies of that era with elements of contemporary jazz.

On this occasion, the trio incorporates saxophonist Roque Martínez, a Cuban musician trained at the National School of Art in Havana, whose professional career began in 1985. Throughout his career he has participated in different jazz and Cuban music projects and has collaborated with artists such as Jerry González and Chucho Valdés.

An opportunity to enjoy the Cuban musical tradition through the dialogue between its most characteristic rhythms and the language of jazz.

Joshua Edelman - piano
Hans Mantel - double bass
Jimmy Castro - drums

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL JAZZ MADRID - JAZZ CON SABOR A CLUB

“It is difficult to describe in just a few words what Barry Harris meant to the history of jazz and to me personally. A dear friend and teacher, he was one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century and the first educator to develop a sound methodology for unveiling the secrets of the language of jazz and teaching others how to play it. Barry was a living example of mastery and generosity, teaching us so much about jazz and about life beyond music. I was fortunate enough to meet Barry in New York in the 1970s and to attend his classes regularly. In 1986, I managed to bring him to Spain, and from that moment on, Café Central became the headquarters for decades of Barry Harris’s joyful and passionate performances in Madrid.

Hans Mantel and Jimmy Castro were his faithful companions at hundreds of concerts from the 1980s onwards. As a tribute, we want to remember and recreate the joy, emotion and swing of those nights we shared, and thank Barry for everything he gave to so many jazz lovers throughout his life.” (Joshua Edelman)

Guada - vocals
Josué Santos - piano
José Vera - double bass
Amable Rodríguez - guitar
Mario Carrión - drums

Joni Mitchell’s songs have been explaining the world and telling us who we are for more than fifty years. Argentine singer Guadalupe Álvarez Luchía, joined by Josué Santos on piano, José Vera on double bass, Amable Rodríguez on guitar and Mario Carrión on drums, brings new brilliance to one of the most essential repertoires in the history of popular music.

This tribute premiered in 2015 at the 9th Ondas de Jazz Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where a live album was recorded at the prestigious event. The project went on to grace stages such as Café Central, selling out every time. Now, we have two more opportunities to experience this heartfelt and elegant tribute to Joni Mitchell on our stage.

Kirk MacDonald - tenor sax
Fabio Miano - piano
To be confirmed - bass
Esteve Pi - drums

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL JAZZ MADRID - JAZZ CON SABOR A CLUB

Canadian saxophonist Kirk MacDonald and Italian pianist Fabio Miano come together in a quartet deeply rooted in the tradition of jazz, swing, bebop and hard bop.

With more than thirty years of experience and over fifty recordings as a leader and sideman, MacDonald has worked and recorded with musicians such as Kenny Wheeler, Eddie Henderson, Harold Mabern, Tom Harrell, Peter Bernstein, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Stern, Chris Potter, Maria Schneider, Dave Grusin and Danilo Pérez, among many others.

Fabio Miano, born in Italy and with a long career in Spain, has shared the stage with figures such as Steve Lacy, Bobby Watson, Pat LaBarbera, Gary Bartz, Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, Jeanne Lee, Scott Hamilton, Joe Magnarelli and James Moody, while also developing an important career as a leader.

MacDonald and Miano have maintained a long-standing musical relationship dating back to their encounters and performances in Spain. On this occasion, they will be joined by Toño Miguel on double bass and Esteve Pi on drums.

Kirk MacDonald & Fabio Miano Quartet brings together four highly experienced musicians in a project based on swing, improvisation and the tradition of great jazz.

Duane Eubanks - trumpet
Sebastián Chames - piano
Elam Friedlander - double bass
Daniel García Bruno - drums

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL JAZZ MADRID - JAZZ CON SABOR A CLUB

Duane Eubanks. The jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and producer is a multifaceted force whose fiery bursts and distinctive sweet sound take his trumpet into a musical space that defies categorization. A raw soul and passion that strongly reflect his Philadelphia roots can be heard on his two most recent albums as a bandleader: Things of that Particular Nature (2015, Sunnyside) and DE3 - Live at Maxwell’s (2016, Sunnyside).

“Duane is one of my all-time favorite horn players. One of the most honest musicians I have ever met. He plays from the heart, and he comes from an incredibly rich musical family tree.” — Roy Hargrove, GRAMMY-winning trumpeter.

Duane studied jazz in master classes at Temple University with legendary Dr. Billy Taylor. He went straight to New York, where great pianist Mulgrew Miller invited him to join his ensemble, Wingspan. Acclaimed bassist and bandleader Dave Holland called on him to play with his big band on two GRAMMY-winning albums. Eubanks became a highly sought-after trumpet player, recording and performing with Elvin Jones, John Hicks, Curtis Fuller, Louis Hayes, Randy Brecker, Avery Sharpe and Nicholas Payton.