Next week begins the Lugo Jazz Festival. It’s absolutely wonderful in this little town of North Spain to have the chance of listening great jazzmen like Roy Hargrove or Kenny Barron aside some interesting local bands.

Roy Hargrove is one of the best trumpeters nowadays. Some years ago I saw the live at San Sebastian with drummer Roy Haynes launching a great album: “Birds of a feather: a tribute to Charlie Parker”(2001). Recently my friend Javi Calvo lend me “RH Factor”(2003), where he performs a more funky sound.

Kenny Barron is one of my favorite pianists alive (McCoy Tyner is obviously the other one). He usually has a classic sound of accoustic jazz bands. If you hasn’t still listened his duet with Charlie Haden “Night and the city”(1998), run to your store and buy it ASAP