Overview
- Getxo Jazz, which began Wednesday, runs five days with 18 scheduled performances and evening paid concerts at 21:00 in the Muxikebarri venue in Algorta.
- Each night’s billed show is preceded by groups from a European contest and the headliners run in this order: Moisés P. Sánchez; Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet; Charles Lloyd; the Cuban-rooted 'Sketches of Latin Miles' project; and Immanuel Wilkins.
- Filmoteca Vasca opened the tenth edition of its Jazzinema cycle at the Artium to coincide with Getxo and the region’s other summer festivals, offering a curated mix of classic and contemporary films that explore jazz culture.
- Musicians are using the festival moment to raise concerns about pay and costs, with Iosu Izaguirre quoted saying performers 'almost have to pay to play,' highlighting pressure on touring and local artists.
- Getxo’s start of the Basque festival cluster both aims to boost audience engagement through cross‑programming with cinema and could push organizers to address economic models for live jazz if musician complaints lead to changes in fees, subsidies or booking practices.