Portal de San Javier
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Ken Hensley & Our Propaganda
Date: Friday, July 1
Time: 21: 30h.
Area: Almansa Park Auditorium, San Javier
Admission: 15 €
Bassist and Swedish cellist Lars Danielsson will be responsible for opening the curtain on the 19th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de San Javier 2016 with the first concert one night, in which the lyrical and airborne sound of Nordic jazz gives way to rock more genuine with Ken Hensley, founder and co-leader of the legendary band Uriah Heep, and composer of most of the classic hits of the British group.
Lars Danielsson, one of the most outstanding musicians of Scandinavian jazz, will star the first evening concert, which will present his latest album "Liberetto 2", accompanied by a band of excellent musicians with whom he has formed his new quintet, between which include the legendary drummer Magnus Öström concerning among European drummers, who has visited the San Javier Jazz EST band led by the late pianist Esbjörn Svensson.
European label star Lars Danielsson ACT debuts at Jazz San Javier accompanied by other musicians tall, as the pianist Grégory Privat, the prestigious British guitarist John Parricelli and German trumpeter Sebastian Studnitzky.
With a strong classical training, Lars Danielsson, who has played with artists such as John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette and Randy and Michael Brecker, among many others, it represents a solid proposal the current Nordic jazz, with a style that highlights the melody and not without lyricism "groove".
Bill Evans and Niels Lan Doky are some of the musicians who have recorded with Danielsson any of the eight albums he has released since 1980.
Ken Hensley stars in the second evening concert by the British band Our Propaganda.
Hensley is tied to the rock band Uriah Heeep of which he was one of its founders, as well as author of most of his greatest hits from 1969 to 1980, when he left the band to start a solo career that had begun with the remembered album "Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf".
Ken Hensley also provided the characteristic sound of Uriah Heep body and is considered one of the legendary British rock organists, where there alongside other greats like Jon Lord, Brian Auger or Steve Winwood.
His musical genius is not limited, however, the body or keyboards, but also a good guitarist and singer, and above all an excellent composer, Uriah Heep be the most brilliant successes of its golden age, as "July Morning "," Easy Livin "," Free me "," Look at Yourself "and that over the years has become flagship song of the group," Lady in Black ".
Concert at Jazz San Javier will be accompanied by the young British progressive rock band Our Prograpaganda of Ken Hensley fervent admirer declares, composed by Charlie Denton (drums, bv's), Joe Newman (bass), Jack Dentron (singer) Groom and Harvey (guitar)
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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