Jazz and Flamenco Meet at Can Ventosa With Diego Amador and Penélope Tafur

September 27, 2026

The Big Band Ciutat d’Eivissa will bring jazz and flamenco together at Can Ventosa on Sunday, September 27, in a concert featuring Sevillian musician Diego Amador and Ibiza-born flamenco dancer Penélope Tafur.

The performance begins at 7pm at the Espai Cultural Can Ventosa, with the Big Band conducted by Vicent Tur. Tickets are priced at €10.

A New Chapter for the Big Band's Flamenco Repertoire

The concert builds on a project first presented by the Big Band at Eivissa Jazz in 2025, when the ensemble incorporated flamenco into its repertoire with the participation of Tafur.

For Sunday's performance, that material will be expanded with new pieces and original compositions by Diego Amador, adapted for the sound of a big band.

The result brings together the large-ensemble sound of the Big Band with Amador's piano and vocals and Tafur's flamenco dancing.

Diego Amador Brings Flamenco and Jazz Together

Diego Amador is a Sevillian pianist, singer and composer whose work combines flamenco with other musical languages, particularly jazz.

His influences include jazz pianists Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, alongside flamenco figures such as Paco de Lucía and Tomatito.

Amador is also part of a prominent musical family. He is the brother of Raimundo and Rafael Amador, founders of Pata Negra, and previously participated in the group as a keyboard player and percussionist.

His appearance in Ibiza will allow the Big Band to incorporate some of his own compositions into its expanded flamenco programme.

Penélope Tafur Returns to the Big Band

For Penélope Tafur, the performance represents a return to the ensemble with which she has a personal musical history.

Before developing her career as a flamenco dancer, Tafur studied trumpet and was a member of the Big Band Ciutat d'Eivissa. She later continued her musical training in Barcelona and Seville while developing her flamenco career.

She began learning flamenco from a young age at the school of her mother, Teresa Rojas.

Tafur has since performed in flamenco productions in Ibiza and elsewhere. In 2024, she took part in the opening of the Flamenco Days at Caló de s'Oli, and this summer she performed with the Banda Simfònica Ciutat d'Eivissa during the Festes de la Terra concert dedicated to Manuel de Falla.

Sunday's concert will be her second collaboration with the Big Band as a flamenco dancer, following their appearance together at Eivissa Jazz 2025.

Sunday at Can Ventosa

The concert takes place at the Espai Cultural Can Ventosa in Ibiza Town on Sunday, September 27.

The performance begins at 7pm and tickets cost €10, making the evening an opportunity to hear the Big Band's latest exploration of the relationship between jazz and flamenco, alongside two guest artists with different but complementary musical backgrounds.

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