NEXT EDITION – OCTOBER 2026
Fri 9 Oct
Mental Health Fair – Closing concert
Los Hornos, Puerto del Rosario
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Wed 14 Oct · 5:45 pm
Ruta del Jazz at FuerClima – Closing of the International Meeting “Biosphere in Action, Climate and Biological Corridors”
Palacio de Formación y Congresos · C. Eliseo Gómez Ordóñez 3, 35600 Puerto del Rosario
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Mon 19 Oct · 6:00 pm
Jazz guitar workshop with BEA (Beate Reiermann)
Escuela Insular de Música (Island Music School) · Room 2, Palacio de Formación y Congresos · C. Eliseo Gómez Ordóñez 3, 35600 Puerto del Rosario
Free admission
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Wed 21 Oct · 12:30 pm
Educational concert for schools
Auditorio de Antigua · C. Alcalde Montesdeoca Cabrera 3, 35630 Antigua
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Wed 21 Oct · 7:30 pm
BEA · Contemporary solo guitar
Auditorio de Antigua · C. Alcalde Montesdeoca Cabrera 3, 35630 Antigua
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Mon 26 Oct · 11:00 am
Educational concert for schools
Auditorio de Corralejo · C. Huriamen 1, 35660 Corralejo, La Oliva
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Mon 26 Oct · 7:30 pm
From the Faroe Islands – Faroese Music Special
Erling Olsen (violin) · Sharon Weiss (recorder) · Kristian Blak (piano) · Special guest: Enrique Thompson (saxophones)
Auditorio de Corralejo · C. Huriamen 1, 35660 Corralejo, La Oliva
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Tue 27 Oct · 8:30 pm
From the Faroe Islands – Tutl Records Special
Erling Olsen (violin) · Sharon Weiss (recorder) · Kristian Blak (piano) · Special guest: Enrique Thompson (saxophones)
Casa de la Cultura · C. Ramiro de Maeztu 2, 35600 Puerto del Rosario
· Directions
Wed 4 Nov · 8:00 pm
Ruta del Jazz Jam Session
Café Teatro Rayuela · C. Bethencourt Alfonso 4, 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Tel. +34 690 22 54 08
Tickets via Tickety · Free entry for musicians taking part in the jam
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Thu 5 Nov · 6:00 pm
Ruta del Jazz Quartet
GF Victoria · C. Fernando López Arvelo 1, 38660 Costa Adeje
Free admission
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Fri 6 Nov · 6:00 pm
Ruta del Jazz Quartet feat. Alex Janssen
Puerto Calero · [exact location], Yaiza
Free admission
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Sun 8 Nov · 7:00 pm
Enrique Thompson & Friends feat. Fran Ojeda Araña (bass) and Alejandro García (drums)
Bodegas Rubicón · Ctra. Teguise–Yaiza (LZ-30) 2, 35570 La Geria, Yaiza
Tickets: €25
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Thu 12 Nov & Fri 13 Nov · 7:45 pm
Ruta del Jazz Trio feat. Enrique Thompson (sax)
Gomera Lounge · Paseo de las Palmeras 9, La Playa, 38870 Valle Gran Rey
Free admission
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Wed 18 Nov · 8:00 pm
H10 Ocean Suites · C. Las Palmeras 1, 35660 Corralejo, La Oliva
Free admission
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Sun 22 Nov · 7:00 pm
La Cofradía – Special guest: Enrique Thompson (saxophone)
Sala Faro · C. Dr. Juan Domínguez Pérez 10D, 35008 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Free admission
Directions
Programme subject to change.
Organised by: Asociación Casa Naturaleza Betancuria · asociacioncasanaturaleza.org
This year, Ruta del Jazz travels across the Canary Islands! 🎷🏝️
Monday, October 19 · 6:00 PM — Jazz Guitar Workshop with Beate Reiermann
📍 Escuela Insular de Música, Classroom 10, Palacio de Formación y Congresos, Puerto del Rosario
Free admission
Wednesday, October 21 · 12:30 PM — Educational Concert for Schools
📍 Auditorio de Antigua, C. Alcalde Montesdeoca Cabrera 3, Antigua
Wednesday, October 21 · 7:30 PM — Guitar Concert with Beate Reiermann
📍 Auditorio de Antigua
🎟️ Tickets available through EcoEntradas
Monday, October 26 · 11:00 AM — Educational Concert for Schools
📍 Auditorio de Corralejo, C. Huriamen 1, Corralejo
Monday, October 26 · 7:30 PM — Faroe Islands Special: Music from the Faroe Islands
Erling Olsen (violin), Sharon Weiss (recorder), Kristian Blak (piano)
Special guest: Enrique Thompson (saxophones)
📍 Auditorio de Corralejo
🎟️ Tickets available through EcoEntradas
Tuesday, October 27 · 8:30 PM — Tutl Records Special: Music from the Faroe Islands
Featuring the same Faroe Islands trio, joined by Enrique Thompson (saxophones)
📍 Casa de la Cultura, C. Ramiro de Maeztu 2, Puerto del Rosario
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Wednesday, November 4 · 8:00 PM — Ruta del Jazz Jam Session
Thursday, November 5 · 6:00 PM — GF Hoteles Victoria
📍 C. Fernando López Arvelo 1, Costa Adeje
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Friday, November 6 · 6:00 PM — Puerto Calero, Yaiza
Sunday, November 8 · 7:00 PM — Bodegas Rubicón
📍 LZ-30, km 2, La Geria, Yaiza
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Thursday, November 12 & Friday, November 13 · 7:45 PM — Gomera Lounge
📍 Paseo de las Palmeras 9, La Playa, Valle Gran Rey
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Monday, November 16 · 7:15 PM — Venue to Be Confirmed
📍 Playa Barca s/n, Costa Calma (Pájara)
Free admission
Wednesday, November 18 · 8:00 PM — H10 Ocean Suites
📍 C. Las Palmeras 1, Corralejo
Free admission
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Sunday, November 22 · 7:00 PM — La Cofradía, Featuring Enrique Thompson on Saxophone
📍 Sala Faro, C. Dr. Juan Domínguez Pérez 10D, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Free admission
See you at our next stop! 🎷
Join us on October 19 for a jazz guitar workshop with Beate Reiermann at the Escuela Insular de Música de Fuerteventura in Puerto del Rosario.
Stay tuned for more concerts, workshops and updates as Ruta del Jazz continues its journey across the Canary Islands!
Jazz doesn’t belong only in concert halls. Ruta del Jazz is a series of concerts and didactic jazz workshops that brings music to the spaces where people actually live: historic houses, natural spaces, squares, wineries, hotel lobbies, school stages. Across Fuerteventura, each venue becomes part of the experience.
Organised by Casa Naturaleza Betancuria (Asociación de Música, Arte, Cultura y Ecología) in collaboration with Enrique Thompson Music, Ruta del Jazz connects diverse communities through the universal language of music — combining professional concerts with educational activities that make jazz accessible to all: children, adults, local residents and international visitors alike.
THIS YEAR we are excited to feature collaborations and contributions from international musicians, as well as artists and producers who are backing the project!
The third edition opened a new door: that of the visual and performing arts. The 2025 concerts incorporated live painting, performance and scenic intervention as an inseparable part of the show — not as a backdrop, but as a genuine dialogue with the music. With German guitarist Torsten De Winkel as international guest, two simultaneous workshops at the Palacio de Formación y Congresos, a didactic concert for secondary school students and four nights of concerts across auditoriums, public spaces and resort, the third edition was the most ambitious in format and the most attended: over 800 people in the audience across the programme.
The second edition concentrated more into less: 15 days, 10 activities, 7 municipalities. For the first time, Ruta del Jazz added education to the concerts — workshops with international musicians Lionel Haas (piano, Germany) and Daryl Taylor (bass, USA/Germany), and didactic concerts for students from local secondary schools and music academies. Jazz also found dance: a session at Espaciodanza Fuerteventura brought the quintet together with flamenco dancers in a collective improvisation nobody had quite rehearsed. This edition was supported by Culture Moves Europe, the European Union’s cultural mobility programme.
The third edition opened a new door: that of the visual and performing arts. The 2025 concerts incorporated live painting, performance and scenic intervention as an inseparable part of the show — not as a backdrop, but as a genuine dialogue with the music. With German guitarist Torsten De Winkel as international guest, two simultaneous workshops at the Palacio de Formación y Congresos, a didactic concert for secondary school students and four nights of concerts across auditoriums, public spaces and resort, the third edition was the most ambitious in format and the most attended: over 800 people in the audience across the programme.
The second edition concentrated more into less: 15 days, 10 activities, 7 municipalities. For the first time, Ruta del Jazz added education to the concerts — workshops with international musicians Lionel Haas (piano, Germany) and Daryl Taylor (bass, USA/Germany), and didactic concerts for students from local secondary schools and music academies. Jazz also found dance: a session at Espaciodanza Fuerteventura brought the quintet together with flamenco dancers in a collective improvisation nobody had quite rehearsed. This edition was supported by Culture Moves Europe, the European Union’s cultural mobility programme.
The first edition was born from a simple idea: bring jazz to the places where it doesn’t usually go. Over four months, from May to August 2023, the Ruta del Jazz quintet travelled the length and breadth of Fuerteventura — historic courtyards in Betancuria, hotels facing the Atlantic, village squares, natural spaces — and crossed the water to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. With Israeli pianist Guilad Shmaya as special guest at the opening concert, 23 concerts across 6 municipalities and over 350 attendees, the first edition proved there was room for jazz on the island — and that the island had plenty to say back to jazz.
The first edition was born from a simple idea: bring jazz to the places where it doesn’t usually go. Over four months, from May to August 2023, the Ruta del Jazz quintet travelled the length and breadth of Fuerteventura — historic courtyards in Betancuria, hotels facing the Atlantic, village squares, natural spaces — and crossed the water to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. With Israeli pianist Guilad Shmaya as special guest at the opening concert, 23 concerts across 6 municipalities and over 350 attendees, the first edition proved there was room for jazz on the island — and that the island had plenty to say back to jazz.
The route doesn’t end at the concert hall. Since 2024, Ruta del Jazz has extended its programme into classrooms, music academies and dance studios across the island — bringing international guest musicians face to face with students of all ages and levels, through workshops, didactic concerts and open sessions designed to close the distance between professional jazz and the next generation of listeners and players.
The route doesn’t end at the concert hall. Since 2024, Ruta del Jazz has extended its programme into classrooms, music academies and dance studios across the island — bringing international guest musicians face to face with students of all ages and levels, through workshops, didactic concerts and open sessions designed to close the distance between professional jazz and the next generation of listeners and players. |
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