A concert by Deelee Dubé will bring the day to a close

The Auditorio de Tenerife will mark International Jazz Day this Thursday (April 30) with a double performance, part of the global celebration held each year on 30 April since 2012. Proceedings begin at 7.30 p.m. with Catalan guitarist Camil Arcarazo, with the evening culminating in a performance by London singer-songwriter Deelee Dubé, a former resident vocalist at the iconic Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club’s Acoustic Jazz Lounge, who has also worked alongside presenter and saxophonist Renato D’Aiello.

Considered one of the most gifted voices on the London jazz scene, Deelee will perform in the Chamber Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife accompanied by a band comprising Carlos Pérez (drums), Agustín Pérez (double bass), José Alberto Medina (piano) and Kike Perdomo (saxophone). In 2020, Dube recorded Ray Noble’s Cherokee in collaboration with Jazz Pianist Juan Galiardo’s Trio which was commissioned by the Brecon Jazz  Festival. Her interpretation of the 1938 classic was nominated for Best Female Jazz Artist and Best Jazz Song (Cherokee) in July 2023.

Recorded on the Concord Jazz US label and digitally released in 2020 to unequivocal critical acclaim, Trying Times was applauded with four-star review as ‘a most impressive debut’ by All About Jazz and subsequently won the South African Mzantsi Jazz Award for Best International Jaz Collaboration  in 2021. Deelee Dubé also performed as part of the Royal  Albert Hall’s 150th Anniversary series in Celebrating Women and the Hall.

Embodying a stellar South African musical lineage, the eclectic tastes of a London upbringing, and a deep love and respect for the jazz tradition, Deelee is the daughter of the late South African jazz pianist Jabu Nkosi; her grandfather is another legendary figure from the country’s music scene, saxophonist and bandleader Isaac Zacks.

Before Deelee Dubé takes the stage, Camil Arcarazo (Barcelona, 2003) will perform in the Chamber Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife. Widely regarded as one of the most talented young artists on the Catalan jazz scene, he plays both guitar and double bass. He started playing at four, first performed live at ten, and has been active ever since. He grew up musically among European jazz manouche players and, aged 13, was captivated by the Barcelona jazz scene.

He subsequently began to explore and establish himself within the jazz world, performing with musicians from the city’s scene at venues including Jamboree Jazz Club, Milano Jazz Club and Sunset in Girona. He has shared the stage with Lluc Casares, Martín Leiton, Toni Vaquer and Albert Bover. In 2022, he graduated from the Jazz Campus Basel, where he studied with leading figures including Lionel Loueke, Wolfgang Muthspiel and Aydin Esen, and attended masterclasses given by musicians such as Aaron Parks, Larry Grenadier and Brad Mehldau.

He has toured extensively across Europe, performing with ensembles such as the Jorge Rossy Quartet, Raynald Colom 4tet, Jean Toussaint Organic 4tet, Marc Miralta Quartet, Iago Fernández’s ‘Luzada’, Albert Bover Trio, Víctor Carrascosa Quartet, the Liceu Big Band alongside Richard Bona, Félix Rossy Quintet, Rajiv Haalavira Quartet, Silvain Joray Quartet and Iannis Obiols Trio. He has also been invited as a soloist by the Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos and has rehearsed with the Classijazz Big Band and Maria Schneider.

The tickets can be purchased at a single price of €15 and €5 for audiences under 30 on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium’s box office, or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check the special discounts for students, unemployed people and large families, among others.