Flamenco sparks passion at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival. Amidst the variety of genres coloring the Swiss festival’s program, there was also room for the music originating in Andalusia. Together with Herbie Hancock, Mathew Jonson, B.B. King, Gilberto Gil, Sting, Santana, The Strokes and Iggy Pop, the three banners of toque, cante and baile were waved. Paco de Lucía burst with skill in a review of his discography from ‘Cositas buenas’ backwards, at the Casino Barrière on July 15th. And on the 14th, Diego el Cigala and Farruquito shared the same stage. The jondo presence is becoming more and more frequent on the jazz circuit, as is proven by the lineup of the 2006 Vitoria Jazz Festival, with Paco de Lucía, Tomatito and Enrique Morente.

More information: Paco de Lucía, Enrique Morente and Tomatito give the 2006 Vitoria Jazz Festival an injection of flamenco Paco de Lucía’s website at Flamenco-world.com: news, photos, audio, videos, discography, interviews... Interview with Diego el Cigala, cantaor (September 2005)