El Mar Menor it's not only the largest salt lagoon in Europe nor an exceptional place for practicing water sports.
Every summer its banks also become the cultural center of the Murcia thanks to its many festivals.
World music, dance, pop, classical theater, flamenco, jazz... fill the nights of the Murcian coast with art.
All the information in detail
San Javier Jazz Festival 2017
The Mareno cultural summer begins with XX San Javier International Jazz Festival, the great musical event.
From July 3 to 30, among others, they perform Ximo Tebar y Sole Gimene, Charenee Wade, George Benson, The Tak Mahal & Keb'Mo', Thierry Lang Heritage Trio, Charles Lloyd Quartet, John Pizzarelli & Daniel Jobim or the Ramsey Lewis Electric Band.
A special performance by Jorge Pardo, saxophonist, flutist and composer, one of the most influential living jazz musicians in the world, in commemoration of the festival's 20th anniversary.
On July 20th he performs George Benson, life legend of jazz and great friend of San Javier Festival, in which he has already performed five times.
Here you can check the complete program of the San Javier Jazz Festival 2017.
San Javier Theater, Music and Dance Festival 2017
And we don't leave San Javier, the capital of the west bank of the Mar Menor. Because at the same time jazz ends, theater begins.
La 48th edition of the International Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance will fill the venues in the Plaza de España and the auditorium with performances Almansa Park throughout the month of August.
Classic works, such as 'Caligula' in version of Mario Gas (August 15) or 'Trojan', of Euripides, with address of Carmen Portacelli (6 August).
And musical performances such as the Mediterranean fusion of Noa and Pasión Vega (19 August).
Here you have in detail all the program of the 2017 San Javier Theater Festivalas well as a buy tickets online.
Cante de las Minas 2017 in La Unión
In August also comes the best Flemish to a festival already of reference in the national circuit: that of Song of the Mines, which this year celebrates its 57th edition.
The beautiful Old Public Market of La Unión It will once again be the headquarters and where the galas and Singing, Guitar, Dance and Flamenco Instrumental competitions will be held.
The market is a jewel of 19th century modernist architecture in the region and one of the first to be built with the new materials of that industrial revolution: iron and glass.
They have acted in it Island Shrimp, Miguel Poveda, Paco de Lucía, Enrique Morente, Sara Baras, Vicente Friend, Jose Merce; That is why it is considered the “cathedral of singing”.
The other two locations are Piñon House and Agrupa Vicenta mine, an old underground exploitation refurbished as an auditorium where singing, guitar and dance performances have a special sound and atmosphere.
In addition to courses, seminars and workshops on flamenco and traditional Mining Lamp contest, the actions of Lole montoya y John Montoya (4 of August), Paco Montalvo (August 5) or Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía (August 8), among others.
All programming of the Cante de las Minas Festival 2017 in La Unión.
Lo Ferro Flamenco Singing Festival 2017
Flamenco fans have another appointment at the Lo Ferro Flamenco Singing Festival, a district of pacheco tower.
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A small festival but with very deep popular roots that this year celebrates its 38th edition with a good repertoire of concerts and performances around the sing jojo.
Here you can check the Lo Ferro Flamenco Cante program. https://www.loferroflamenco.com
The Sea of Music 2017 in Cartagena
And finally, the most cosmopolitan of the regional summer festivals, The Sea of Music, riding a Cartagena, from July 14 to 22.
The Sea of Music Many years ago it became one of the international references for world music, miscegenation and multicultural sounds.
This year they perform Franco Battiato (July 20), Michel Camino and Tomatito (July 16), Rodrigo Leao (July 16) or UB40 (21 for July).
Around the central program of world music there is a whole catalog of the most multidisciplinary events, including plastic arts exhibitions (Juan Manuel Díaz Burgos, José Luis Vidal Coy, Nadin Ospina…), cinema and a contest The Sea of Letters, around Ibero-American literature.
Here you have more information about The Sea of Music 2017 in Cartagena.
In summer, the Mar Menor sounds like music and art.
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