fireproof Iggy-Pop entered this saturday San Sebastian Jazz Festival with his wild and instinctive rock to show that he’s still “la Iguana”, can defy time, survive extremes Despite the public anger caused by the delay of his concerts, he continues to excite his fans unconditionally.
When there is no place to sit in the Kürşaal Auditorium and the show is about to start, a sound comes first from the speaker. a film of about fifteen minutes would be shown, followed by a break.
The projection on the avatars of an Iggy Pop fan doesn’t seem to be of much interest to the loud whistling audience. finally a delay of more than three quarters of an hour.
Iggy Pop finally took the stage after 19:15. and he didn’t say a word about the event, but as soon as “Iguana” took the microphone, the anger was forgotten and a detail that didn’t seem very important since the participants just wanted to listen. even those in the front row are touching their idols.
The dark sound of an instrumental theme served as an appetizer for what was to come at this first Iggy Pop concert in Spain. This is a tour of 13 countries by this pop legend, who turned 75 in April.
Accompanied by Leron Thomas (horn), Sara Lipstate (guitar), Corey King (trombone), Florian Pellissier (keyboards), Gregorie Fauque (guitar), Sylvian Ruby (bass), Thibaur Brandalise (drums) real name James Newell Osterberg . Iggy Pop, dressed in a jacket and looking shirtless.
After a few minutes, drank water and then spit out perhaps with a faint memory of those more dangerous images decades ago.
“Iguana” from the first moment exhibited its characteristic contouralthough it was less busy than in the past and this caused even a small drop in that he needed the help of the Auditorium staff to get up.
For almost two hours, the veteran rocker took off his jacket for the third song, He used his arsenal of musical milestones from the start with The Stooges The band that brought punk to the forefront with three albums released between 1969 and 1973.
“TV Eyes”, “Death Trip” and “Gimme Danger” were some of the songs that caused the public’s delirium in the early seventies. “Lust for Life”, a song resulting from a collaboration with David Bowie It was used on the Berlin stage and in the soundtrack of Trasporting.
“The Passenger”, another of his great achievements, also became a part of the repertoire. along with songs from her latest album “Free” (2019)she decided to give her career a detour to dive into more intimate songs with a touch of jazz.
“I Want Be Your Dog” left for encoresThe number of greetings and hugs to those occupying the front rows increased at the same rate as the decibel level.
The day, showing the middle road of Jazzaldia, continues at Plaza de la Trinidad. Steve Coleman’s performancesVisiting the San Sebastian festival for the sixth time, and the unclassifiable Louis Cole.
Coleman offered A manifestation of the most hermetic jazz with Five ElementsThe band that has accompanied him since 1981 and currently consists of Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Anthony Tidd (bass), Sean Rickman (drums) and rapper Kokayi, who joined in 2018.
Kokayi rapped at a terrific speed Themes evoking Cuban or African vibes emanating from saxophone, trumpet or bass in a recital marked by repetitions and improvisation.
He has taken his place on the stage by the singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Luis Cole, co-founder of the Knower groupAccompanied by the keyboards, drums and voices of Genevieve Artadi and Fuensanta Mendez, she took part in a performance close to “performance”.
Cole’s music with a curious staging a musical melting pot where everything seems to have a placefrom ballads to danceable funky, rap and jazz.