The CoolJazz festival returns to Cascais, starting on Saturday and after two years of interregnum forced by the covid-19 pandemic, with a lineup that includes John Legend, Paul Anka, Diana Krall, Miguel Araújo and Jorge Ben Jor.
It is a thrill and a relief. [o regresso do festival]because we have been unemployed all this time and always doing something, finally we are going to achieve it and we are already quite close”, said promoter Karla Campos, from Vive Experiencias, in statements to Lusa.
Saturday is the start of the 17th edition of CoolJazz, with the American singer John Legend.
“John Legend has been with us since the 17th edition began to be organized, in 2019. He was the first artist that we announced and that we have always managed to keep on the bill. However, there is already another album out, a very danceable album, very happy, very full of energy”, recalled Karla Campos.
The musician released “Bigger Love” in the summer of 2020, which he told Lusa, in March of that year, that it would be the “most sensual” and “most danceable” he had ever recorded.
Responsible for songs like “All of Me” and “Ordinary People”, John Legend released the debut album, “Get Lifted”, in 2003. This was followed by “Once Again” (2006), “Evolver” (2008), “ Wake Up” with The Roots (2010), “Love in the Future” (2013) and “Darkness and Light” (2016).
He recently released a new song “Dope” which features rapper JID and should be included on a new album.
CoolJazz continues on July 10, for which the concert of American singer Paul Anka is scheduled, responsible for songs such as “Put your head on my shoulder”, “Puppy Love” and “You are my destiny”, “an artist who came with the changes caused by the pandemic, but it was very good”, because it is a name that Karla Campos “always wanted on the EDP CoolJazz poster”.
The festival continues on July 21 with Yann Tiersen. On the 23rd, Miguel Araújo, who will have Rui Veloso as a guest, on the 27th Diana Krall, on the 28th Jordan Rakei and Moses Boyd and on the 30th Jorge Ben Jor.
The first part of these concerts are the Portuguese artists: Murta (Saturday), Mimi Froes (July 10), Quinquis (July 21), Tiago Nacarato (July 23), Miramar (July 27) and Jéssica Pina (30 of July).
All these concerts take place at the Manuel Possolo Hippodrome.
In the Marechal Carmona Park, next to the racecourse, there is a secondary stage, where, before the concerts on the main stage, the Cascais Jazz Sessions take place, and a restaurant area.
The secondary stage of the festival welcomes “seven national jazz talents”: Gileno Santana Trio – Miles Davis (July 2), Aníbal Zola (July 10), Mateus Saldanha Trio (July 21), Diogo Alexandre (July 23 ), Hugo Lobo (July 27). ), João Espadinha (July 28) and Francisco Gomes Trio (July 30).
At the 17th edition of EDP Cool Jazz, The Cascais Lazy Sessions are also back, every Sunday in Julybetween 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the gardens of the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, which have free admission.
Source: Observadora
