The Gospel Sounds Granada choir presents an extensive and varied repertoire based on traditional and contemporary gospel trends and influences (southern gospel, worship songs, black gospel...). They also include adaptations of well-known musicals (Hair, The Lion King) and versions of legendary Pop, Rock, Soul and Blues songs and groups (Tina Turner, Queen, The Beatles, Michael Jackson).

They do not belong to any church or represent any religious tendency; they are simply in love with black music and the energy and happiness that Gospel transmits.

Toni Hermoso Villanueva............Choir director

The Jump Club offers an energetic, fun and elegant proposal, especially aimed at dance lovers. In their show MUJERES DEL SWING EN ESPAÑOL they perform the hits of the great Spanish orchestras led by the most representative singers of the genre in those decades: Rina Celi, the Russell sisters, Mary Merche or Katia Morlands. A tribute is also paid to the great master Padilla, a world renowned composer from Almería, with a swining rendition of his global hit " la violetera"

Rosario Sánchez "Charito"..........vocals
Andrew Lynch..................................saxophone
Eduardo Navarro...........................piano
Elena Berrocal.................................drums
Patricio Caparrós...........................bass

A family show by the Gata Brass Band in which we will discover the evolution of music and how different styles and rhythms have emerged over time, although the forms and melodies remain the same. Everything changes, but everything remains. It is the magic of music. A didactic and fun show in which the whole family will enjoy and learn through games, laughter and interaction with the musicians, always with music as the guiding thread.

Gata Brass Band is an explosive group that incorporates beatboxing and vocals to generate an original and creative sound. Their compositions combine funk, jazz and New Orleans music with a touch of Spanish music, rock, electronic and mestizo, bringing a unique flavour to their performances which are characterised by their contagious energy, involving the audience in every concert.

David galera.....................................trumpet & beatboxing
Dakota................................................trumpet & vocals
José Diego Sarabia.......................trombone
Sergio Torres...................................trombone
Diego M. Pecharromán..............tenor saxophone
Joaquín Romero.............................alto y baritone saxophones
Jesús Varlverde..............................sousaphone
Juanvi Hernández.........................drums & percussion box

The Musical Association S.P.Q.R. Romans of Iznájar joins this edition of the festival with a repertoire specially adapted to the Iznajazz theme.

In their usual musical sphere (Holy Week) they have become in the last decades one of the most relevant bands in Andalusia, participating in numerous competitions. With its more than 50 experienced musicians, the power of this band in the small space of the Calle Real (Real Street) guarantees an intense and exciting musical experience.

Sanke is a Susu word (one of the languages of Guinea - Conakry) whose meaning is "roots", the human root that unites us. Sanke is musically led by Aboubacar Sylla, from Guinea - Conakry. The lyrics of his songs are mainly written in Susu, although we will also hear refrains in other languages.
Their music has a unique style, as it combines both its African roots and the influence of multiple styles such as jazz, flamenco and funk.

Aboubacar Sylla...............................vocals, kamalengoni, kalimba & kora
Rodolfo del Fresno..............................guitar & vocals
Abel del Fresno.........................bass
Miky Moreno Paniagua................percussion y vocals
Iván San Juán Cortés....................drums

AKIBA is an afrobeat band born in Granada by some of the most experienced musicians of the local scene, with members of bands such as Eskorzo, Los 300, The Agapornis, Son de Nadie, etc.

The band is inspired by the most classic Afrobeat (Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Joe Mensah, etc.) and takes it to new grounds, fusing it with soul music.

Ahinara Egea............................vocals, guitar & percussion
Carlos Ligero...........................alto y baritono saxophones & backing vocals
Emilio Sanz................................trumpet & backing vocals
Tony Molina.............................. electric guitar & backing vocals
Dani Lévy...................................electric bass & backing vocals
Zeque Olmo.............................drums & percussion

The performances will end with a Jam Session in which some of the musicians who have taken part in the two days of the festival and some local musicians will take part. It will be led by the quintet formed by:

Carlos Ligero..........................alto & baritone saxophones
Tony Molina.............................electric guitar
Dani Lévy...................................electric bass
Zeque Olmo.............................drums & percussion

The repertoire will be made up of well-known Funky-Jazz tunes, a style that is particularly suitable for dancing.

The aljibe (cistern) of the castle of Iznájar will be the setting for a very special musical encounter that will take us back to distant and diverse times thanks to three young people from Iznájar, with a valuable passion for music.

It will be a very short and unique experience (10 minutes in each of the 3 sessions), as the repertoire has been created especially for this space of enormous resonance.

Araceli Martos Borrego...........................flute
Carmen Martos Borrego.........................clarinet
Fernando Osuca Lechado.......................bassoon

We do not recommend the attendance of minors or people with mobility problems. It is necessary to pay the entrance fee to the castle (2 €).

Timbalito Street is a Cuban music duo founded in 2011 in Camagüey that performs the classics of the Cuban popular songbook with splashes of jazz, a favourite genre and well syncretised with Latin music. By incorporating Alexander Alonso as percussionist, they have achieved an ideal formula that combines tradition and avant-garde in the same proposal with flavours of the Cuban past and present.

Lupe Amador.....................................vocals & percussion
Lino Díaz.............................................piano & cuban strings
Alexander Alonso...........................percussion

Saxophone, guitar and double bass trio that will offer us a repertoire of standard jazz songs in two of the local bars.

• calendar_month Saturday 2nd of september

• schedule 17:30
• pin_drop Mesón "Abuela María" (Calle Real)

Sanke, the band that will open the performances on Saturday night, will give two 30-minute concerts, acoustic and in trio, in two bars in Iznájar.

• calendar_month Saturday 2nd of september

• schedule 17:30
• pin_drop Old Bar "La Taska" (Calle Real)

A journey through the most danceable forms of jazz and its derivations over the last century: from swing to funk, hip-hop and acid jazz. All mixed with the rhythmic bases and the personal style of this DJ with a long career and popularity, a regular at Iznajazz.

A collector of black music since the end of the last century and member of the Soul Dregs United collective in Granada. Apart from his monthly sessions in the mythical Afrodisia in Granada, David has played his records in many cabins (Movin On Barcelona, Runaway Love in Asturias or Madrid) and is the organizer of the best Rural Soul event in this country: the Soul Day in Tomelloso (9 editions).

His sessions usually cover Afro-American sounds from the 60s to the present day, with a predilection for the sounds of the 70s. All in vinyl records. Very excited to participate in this event in Iznajar, he promises to make us dance.

Jesús Ortiz Serrano is a musician by training and has developed interesting and diverse musical projects. As a DJ he creates experimental live sessions in which he uses different synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers…

In this session he will start with African rhythms to offer us a unique, suggestive, and exotic session.

Daniel Vázquez Barros is a poet and music lover. He develops projects in which he combines poetry with other artistic disciplines such as film and music.

For Iznajazz he has put together a session with vinyls from his collection and his favourite songs. The repertoire will start with classic songs from the second quarter of the twentieth century and little by little the dance will be imposed during the party.