July 4 Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet and Take Me To The River All Stars at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival

A legendary saxophonist and the music of the Mississippi on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier

TICKETS FOR THE 28^th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts)

Camille Thurman, New York-born saxophonist, vocalist, and composer, is acclaimed as one of the most brilliant jazz artists of our time and was the first woman in over thirty years to be hired as a saxophonist by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by the great trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

Fluid, powerful, and brilliant on the tenor sax, her sound has been compared to that of giants like Ben Webster, Joe Henderson, and Dexter Gordon, while her beautiful voice and great scat singing ability to Betty Carter and Ella Fitzgerald. In her debut at Jazz San Javier she is accompanied by the quartet led by Darrell Green, one of the most prestigious drummers on the current jazz scene.

Line-up

Camille Thurman: tenor saxophone and vocals

Darrell Green: drums

Gregory Glassman: trumpet

Paul Beaudry: bass

David Bryant: piano

Take Me To The River All Stars is a fantastic collection of some of New Orleans' finest musical talent, including Cyrill Neville, Omari Neville, Big Chief Bo Dollis (of The Wild Magnolias), Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, Ian Neville, Robert Mercurio (of the iconic band Galactic), Joe Ashlar, and acclaimed filmmaker Martin Shore.

Born out of a desire to preserve the rich musical heritage of New Orleans and Memphis, two cities united by the Mississippi River and a deep cultural, musical, and historical legacy, this project is a journey through funk, soul, and rhythm and blues, through the heart of the Mississippi River's musical legacy.

Line-up

Cyril Neville: percussion and vocals

Omari Neville: drums

Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr.: vocals

Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph: vocals

Ian Neville: guitar

Robert Mercurio: bass

Joe Ashlar: organ

Deven Trusclair: drums

This fifth concert in the 28th edition of the San Javier Jazz festival begins at 21.30 at the open-air auditorium in Parque Almansa in the centre of San Javier. Tickets are priced at 30 euros and are available online here.

Click here for the full programme of the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival or for more local information go to the home page of San Javier Today.