"Vespres de Juliol". Open air concerts at Montjuïc Castle

07.Jun.2017

The Castle of Montjuïc presents the series “Afternoons of July”. On Sundays in July (the 2nd, the 9th, the 16th and the 23rd) from 7pm to 10pm, you can come to the Castle and relax in a privileged environment enjoying a night of good music and great views to the sea. Jazz, Bossa nova, Dixieland and Soul will make the evenings of July very nice and special. Both the shows and the entrance to the Castle are free from 3pm on Sunday. A free shuttle bus service between the Castle and Plaza España is provided from 9.30pm.

PROGRAMME

 

02.Jul.2017 In the Mood in concert.

From 7pm to 10pm, concert from 7:30pm to 9pm

This music trio was formed thanks to the special rapport of its three members. Musically, the band has chosen minimalism, expressing all the emotions by only using a single guitar, the drums and two voices. Moved by the same musical interests, In the Mood opts for a new concept of contemporary music. Some of the songs mix electronic chill out rythms with a rigorous live guitar, drums and vocals. They dedicate themselves body and soul to the audience with a repertoire that alternates between modern music and the greatest songs of all time, played in the Jazz and Bossa Nova style to create an atmosphere In the Mood .

09.Jul.2017 Pixie Dixie  in concert.

From 7pm to 10pm, concert from 7:30pm to 9pm

Pixie Dixie is a band with a long history that has always played from Dixieland and classical Jazz to Soul and Funk, depending on the occasion. Its sound is influenced by the African-American music tradition. With three records released and hundreds of concerts under his belt, this quintet from Lleida has managed to combine the musical quality with the recreational and communicative aspects of Jazz. His unstoppable swing has been applauded by audiences from everywhere and has shaken many stages in important programmes and festivals.

 

16.Jul.2017 Laia Badrenes  in concert.

From 7pm to 10pm, concert from 7:30pm to 9pm

“Ànima groovera. El beat que mou el meu cos” ("Soul groover. The beat that moves my body”) is the project of soul, rap and funk in Catalan offered by singer Laia Badrenas from Manresa. A performance that shows the power to feel the inner groove. Everything comes from our soul. The heart beats, generating rhythm, the rhythm generates groove, the groove motion and the motion and the inner groove make that music reaches us in a straighter way. A dancer as the motor for the show. Soul, hip hop and funk in Catalan. Self-composed music played by a quartet of voices and a band.

 

23.Jul.2017 Diana&Joel Project  in concert.

From 7pm to 10pm, concert from 7:30pm to 9pm

Diana Palau & Joel Moreno Project is a project based on improvisation over original compositions and themes which are part of the musical universe of Joel and Diana. Devoted to the world of jazz, Brazilian music and pop, Diana Palau and Joel Moreno Codinachs formed in 2011 a duet with the aim of combining a repertoire of self-composed themes with free adaptations of Jazz, Brazilian music and pop songs. Since then they have recorded two CDs, Songs & Canções (AE, 2011) and Play (Errabal, 2015) and have had the collaboration of renowned artist of his generation, such as Alejandro Di Costanzo, Bernat Hernández, Paco Weht and Guillem Arnedo