The IslaJazz Festival has closed a new edition for 2025, which goes deeper into the cultural roots of the municipality, both through the consolidation of stages in rural areas outside the tourist circuit, and through the integration of pairings with artisan and local products. It will again feature a total of 3 concerts on the main stage in Isla’s Old Town, accompanied by what have been called “Unusual Jazz”, several experiences in which the common thread is jazz, but which aim to be developed in different spots around the municipality and in small formats in order to introduce visitors to the culture, rural world and the gastronomy of the Ecopark.
For some years now, the Trasmiera Ecopark has been expanding its range of leisure and cultural activities, in a clear commitment to more personal experiences, closer to the participants and in small-group formats, to help create unique emotions and memorable moments that leave a beautiful mark on our visitors.
In line with this, we want jazz to be the connecting thread of UNUSUAL EXPERIENCES that take us to different settings around the municipality, where we will showcase our culture, gastronomy, nature and artisan producers. Because at the Trasmiera Ecopark, music can only be an excuse to enter a unique territory and get to know its soul.
A festival that, year after year, keeps growing, establishing itself as one of Cantabria’s most important summer highlights.
So, together with the major concerts held on the main stage in Isla’s church square, and with the idea that the whole municipality should be infused with the magic of jazz, the festival moves to Castillo to explore the farming and livestock world and some local cheese and beer producers, to the Bodegas Isla vineyard to learn about the revived wine-making tradition, to a lobster hatchery to discover the fascinating world of this well-known crustacean, or to the Joyel Salt Marsh to fuse music and nature. A whole world of alternatives around jazz to enjoy, big and small.
The programme will feature three main concerts in Isla’s old town:
MAIN CONCERTS (ISLA OLD TOWN – 21:30 HOURS)
Limited capacity.
Thursday 31 of JULY: The Cherry Boppers meet Patricia Reckless. The alliance between the fine singer and the seasoned black-music instrumental band creates new soul-funk-style songs and shapes a powerful live show: dancing, sweating and groove. The Cherry Boppers was born in 2004 in Bilbao. Their intention is clear from the very start: to enjoy spreading the wonderful black rhythms of past decades: the depth of jazz, the elegance of soul, the sweat-drenched funk dancing, etc.
Friday 1 of AUGUST: David Yanguas + “La Jose”. David Yanguas presents his first studio work, “From North to South”, drawing on his own process and his roots to create new compositions framed within the genre of flamenco jazz, with original and fresh textures. With a quintet format, they add la Jose, author and vocalist, to the show. Daughter of a lover of flamenco dancing and a Gitano (Gypsy) man in love with pure cante—an intermingled essence that carries past, present and future in a powerful and colourful stage setup
Saturday 2 of AUGUST. SOUL CITY CANTABRIA is born from the union of well-known musicians from the Cantabrian scene, with many hours on stage in different groups. On this occasion, they will surprise us with versions of the best soul classics, bringing back the golden years of this musical style, giving it a new feel through their three vocalists and nine instrumentalists, ready to give it their all on stage and treat their audience to an unforgettable experience.
UNUSUAL JAZZ:
30 July 20h. Natur Music. Casa Mareas de Soano. Experience concert at dusk for reconnecting with nature with composer and musician Pablo Burgués. Natural sound, without amplification—pure connection with the natural setting.
-31 July and 2 August. 19 h. Gastro-Jazz- Bodegas Viñedos Isla. Guided tour of Isla’s Old Town, the vineyard and kitchen gardens, brought to life thanks to Silent System equipment with great jazz tracks. Wine tasting and sampling of local products from the land at the winery.
-3 August. 20h. Seafaring Jazz. Hermitage Campo San Sebastián. An itinerary at the rhythm of jazz along the seaside promenade and old Quejo hatcheries, a visit to a lobster hatchery, and ending with a concert by the Sonia Vera Quartet at Hotel Astuy.
-4 August. 19:30h. Agro Jazz. Hermitage of San Juan (Castillo). Visit an agro-livestock holding and concert by Lang Valley in the hermitage field, with cheese tasting from artisanal cheesemaker Siete Villas and craft beers Virtus.
-5 August. 20 h. Jazz and wine. Vineyards of Bodegas Isla. Concert by Trío Siguaraya, jazz salsa, in the vineyard with wine tasting. How about a little dancing among the vines?
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