July 19 The Brandon Goldberg Trio and Shenel Johns followed by Donny’s Black Shoes at the 2025 San Javier International Jazz Festival

Two young piano stars on stage at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier!

TICKETS FOR THE 27^th SAN JAVIER JAZZ FESTIVAL CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE HERE

The last Saturday night event during the 2025 San Javier International Jazz Festival begins with a show by the prodigious 19-year-old pianist Brandon Goldberg, who has emerged as one of the brightest talents in the new wave of American jazz. Downbeat magazine praises his “deep sense of swing and a clear, idea-filled playing style, executed to near perfection.”

After an instrumental first set with his trio, Brandon introduces his special guest, the brilliant vocalist Shenel Johns, another of the rising stars in U.S. jazz. Since the age of 14, Shenel has worked to develop her unique style, showing the degree to which she is influenced by Sarah Vaughan and Abbey Lincoln.

Line-up

Brandon Goldberg: piano

Doug Weiss: double bass

Aaron Kimmel: drums

Shenel Johns: singer.

Following the interval, Donny's Black Shoes present their “Special Soul Project”, led by the young pianist and composer Daniel “Donny” López, who is one of the brightest talents in Spain within the realms of funk and soul. Winner of the Enlace Funk Award for Best New Group in 2021 Daniel has been a standout student of renowned pianists such as Pepe Rivero, Iñaki Salvador, and Mauricio Vallina and has mastered the entire spectrum of black music, from soul, funk, Jazz, R&B and neo-soul to high-quality Latin sounds.

At Jazz San Javier he presents a special project with 8 musicians and 3 singers, lots of groove and arrangements that recall the best years of 70s/80s funk, along with flashes of Neo Soul. The repertoire includes his own compositions and powerful arrangements of classics by Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Real Thing, Earth Wind & Fire, and The Isley Brothers, among others.

Line-up

Daniel "Donny" López: piano

Iván Álvarez: drums

Nicolas Cañete: bass

Víctor Villa: guitar

Miguel Velasco: saxophone

Ander Caro: trombone

Curro Caballero: trumpet

Amos Obasohan, Xiluva Tomás and Astrid Jones: vocals

Fabian Reyes: percussion

This thirteenth concert in the 27th edition of the San Javier Jazz festival begins at 21.30 at the open-air auditorium in Parque Almansa in the centre of San Javier. Tickets are priced at 20 euros.

For the full programme of the 2025 San Javier Jazz Festival click here or for more local information go to the home page of San Javier Today.