The 12th JazzEñe will bring eight bands to the 61st Jazzaldia
XII JazzEñe will run at the 61st Jazzaldia with eight concerts representing an overview of national Jazz, from 22-25 July, at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre
JazzEñe 2026 will feature eight concerts in four double bills, from July 22 to 25. The shows will kick off at 12:30 at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre. This event marks the 12th edition of JazzEñe, a showcase of Spanish Jazz open to the public and also aimed at international programmers. The 12th JazzEñe will be held for the sixth consecutive year as part of Jazzaldia.
The eight selected groups are:
- 22 July (12.30):
- Javi Ruibal Cuarteto
- Xan Campos: Amorodios
- 23 July (12.30):
- Anggie Obin
- Noa Lur: Multipolar
- 24 July (12.30):
- Pleito
- El Gran Ra
- July 25 (12.30):
- Víctor Antón Cuarteto: Nudos (música inevitable)
- Daniel Juárez quartet: reflexividad
Tickets on sale
Individual tickets cost €10. Season tickets for the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, including the 4 JazzEñe dates as well as the concert by Carmen Lundy on 22 July at 18:00, and Louis Sclavis on 26 Kuly at 12:30, have a price of €72,25 and are now on sale. They can be purchased from the Jazzaldia and Donostia Kultura Websites, and from the Victoria Eugenia Theatre ticket office.
158 Jazz projects submitted
The eight groups have been selected, from the 158 projects submitted, by a committee of professionals made up of Javier Estrella, director of JazzEñe; Manuel Marvizón, Institutional Music Director at the SGAE Foundation; Marta Mansilla, songwriter, flautist, and a 2025 selected artist; Lucía Martínez, songwriter, drummer, and a 2015 selected artist; and Pere Pons, editor of Jaç magazine.
About JazzEñe
JazzEñe is a SGAE Foundation programme created to internationally showcase the Jazz produced in Spain, to encourage the participation of Jazz bands in festivals, promote international tours for members of the SGAE and foster meetings and the exchange of experiences and knowledge among professionals in the sector (artists, managers, programmers, festival directors, record companies, etc.) from here and the rest of the world.
Following its first edition, held in Madrid in 2014, the event moved to Valencia and later to Zaragoza and Málaga. Now in its 12th edition, this showcase —bringing the reality of Spanish Jazz to audiences and directors of European festivals — will take place for the sixth consecutive year at the San Sebastián Jazz Festival, which, in its 61st edition, stands as one of the leading Jazz events not only in Spain but also in Europe and worldwide.
From its inception, around 90 groups have taken part in JazzEñe, with more than 500 artists going on to perform on international stages such as the Tokyo Jazz Festival (Chicuelo & Mezquida); the White Night at the Flamenco Biënale in Amsterdam and Rotterdam (Antonio Lizana, Rycardo Moreno and Pedro el Granaíno); Jazzahead! in Bremen (Trinidad Jiménez); JazzPlus in Bulgaria and Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana (Daniel García Trio); the Jarasum Jazz Festival in Korea (Sumrrá); the Ankara CSO ADA Main Hall (Miron Rafajlovic); Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York (Daahoud Salim Quintet); and the Amersfoort International Jazz Festival.
Work sessions with professionals
One of the main objectives of the SGAE Foundation is to promote the internationalisation of its members. To this end, JazzEñe brings together programmers from Jazz festivals, Jazz fairs and Jazz halls around the world, who are interested in getting to know the reality of the genre in Spain and who are invited by the Foundation.
During the event, these professionals meet the eight groups taking part in the morning sessions, fostering connections, exchanging experiences, and encouraging agreements for collaborations, tours and the possibility of performing on international stages. To date, over five hundred Spanish artists have performed abroad thanks to this SGAE Foundation programme.
