Sole Giménez stands as a defining voice of her generation, a benchmark for listeners who prize melodic depth and lasting artistry. Across a career that spans multiple albums, her work with Presuntos Implicados has become a reliable anthology of refined pop and sophisticated Latin textures. The moment when the recording of À Punt’s concert, featuring the Sedaví Jazz Band, was saved to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teatro Principal de Valencia is remembered as one of the summer’s most meaningful television events. It wasn’t just a show; it was a vivid reminder of how music can bridge years and generations, turning a live moment into a lasting memory.
In recent times, the 30-year-old ensemble stepped onto the stage at Mejorazz, held at ADDA, offering a performance that paid tribute to the film Chico and Rita with a fresh, carefully crafted schedule. The Valencia venue on Calle de las Barcas became a place where crowds gathered, quickly selling out newspapers and turning the night into a shared experience of rhythm and mood. For fans of Latin music who have followed Giménez’s journey for decades, the concert carried a familiar sense of warmth and nostalgia, while inviting new listeners to discover the rich vocal sonority and musical storytelling that have long defined her career.
Born in Paris and rooted in Yecla, Sole Giménez has often described her early years as a blend of cultures that shaped her artistic sensibility. Her teenage years were spent in Yecla, where she sang with the Basilica de la Purísima choir and began to understand how voice can carry memory and meaning. A move to Valencia to study Fine Arts opened a new chapter, widening the horizon beyond singing to include a broader appreciation of aesthetic expression. The rest, as many fans will tell you, is a familiar blend of disciplined craft and instinctive artistry that has kept her voice resonant through the decades.
Television has, at times, struggled to match the immediacy and intimacy of a live jazz club, yet there are moments when the medium becomes a conduit for culture. À Punt has repeatedly shown a willingness to bring significant cultural events closer to viewers, offering viewers intimate, unfiltered access to performances that might otherwise be out of reach. The public broadcaster has delivered a spectrum of music programming, with jazz and festival sessions finding a home on television. The notable exception, occasionally, is the sheer late-night cadence of broadcasts, which can test the patience of viewers who crave earlier alignments with music’s deepest currents. Still, the impulse to share these moments remains compelling, a reminder that art thrives when it enters everyday life and becomes part of conversation beyond the concert hall.