STARLITE OCCIDENT se convierte en un CLUB DE JAZZ bajo las estrellas con el regreso de DIANA KRALL
Valeria Mazza y su marido, Alejandro Gravier, entre el público
que arropó a la pianista canadiense en su cuarta visita a Starlite Occident
La artista confirma el espacio que la marca reserva siempre al jazz
en su programación, con un repertorio que combinó estándares del
Great American Songbook y un homenaje a Annette Hanshaw
Hay noches en Starlite Occident que no necesitan ruido para dejar huella. La Cantera de Nagüeles se transformó en un club de jazz íntimo bajo el cielo de Marbella, con Diana Krall al piano y una audiencia entregada desde la primera nota. Entre el público, Valeria Mazza y su marido, Alejandro Gravier, siguieron el concierto con la complicidad de quien reconoce que está en el lugar donde hay que estar esa noche.
Diana Krall llegó a Starlite Occident acompañada de tres músicos de referencia internacional: Marc Ribot a la guitarra, Dennis Crouch al contrabajo y Jay Bellerose a la batería. Desde el escenario, la pianista y cantante canadiense se dirigió al público marbellí con palabras sencillas y cercanas: “It’s a beautiful place with amazing musicians”, confesó, agradecida por la energía que sentía desde el primer acorde. Antes de despedirse, quiso dejar claro lo que la música representaba esa noche: “I don’t have a lot of words, but I can express them to you in this music.”
El repertorio recorrió lo mejor del Great American Songbook, con paradas en Joni Mitchell y en el legado de Nat King Cole, además de un homenaje explícito a Annette Hanshaw, voz emblemática del jazz de los años veinte y treinta que Krall quiso recuperar para el público de Starlite Occident. Un gesto que reforzó lo que ya es marca de la casa: la artista no interpreta canciones, cuenta historias, y esa noche eligió contar la del propio origen del jazz.
Diana Krall se ha convertido ya en un clásico de la programación de Starlite Occident: la de anoche fue su cuarta visita, un vínculo que se repite temporada tras temporada y que confirma algo que sus starliters ya saben — hay artistas que no vienen de paso, vienen a casa. En su programación, Starlite Occident guarda siempre un espacio propio para el jazz, y Krall ha sido, edición tras edición, la anfitriona natural de ese hueco.
La velada reunió, además, a un público que combinó el rigor del melómano con la elegancia habitual de las noches de Starlite Occident. Valeria Mazza y Alejandro Gravier disfrutaron de cerca de un concierto que confirmó, una vez más, que la música en Cantera de Nagüeles se vive con la misma intensidad se trate del género que se trate. Starlite Occident cierra así otra noche irrepetible, en la que el jazz volvió a demostrar que tiene casa propia en Marbella.
STARLITE OCCIDENT
BECOMES
AN OPEN-AIR JAZZ CLUB
UNDER THE STARS
WITH THE RETURN OF DIANA KRALL
Valeria Mazza and her husband, Alejandro Gravier,
were among the audience who welcomed the Canadian
pianist during her fourth visit to Starlite Occident
The artist reaffirmed the festival’s longstanding commitment
to jazz with a repertoire that blended Great American Songbook
standards and a tribute to Annette Hanshaw
Some nights at Starlite Occident don’t need volume to leave a lasting impression. The Nagüeles Quarry was transformed into an intimate open-air jazz club beneath the Marbella sky, with Diana Krall at the piano and an audience captivated from the very first note. Among those in attendance were Valeria Mazza and her husband, Alejandro Gravier, who enjoyed the performance with the quiet satisfaction of knowing they were exactly where they were meant to be.
Diana Krall took the stage at Starlite Occident alongside three internationally acclaimed musicians: Marc Ribot on guitar, Dennis Crouch on double bass, and Jay Bellerose on drums. From the stage, the Canadian pianist and vocalist greeted the Marbella audience with heartfelt simplicity: “It’s a beautiful place with amazing musicians,” she said, grateful for the energy she felt from the very first chord. Before closing the evening, she summed up what the music meant to her with another heartfelt message: “I don’t have a lot of words, but I can express them to you in this music.”
The setlist traveled through the finest selections of the Great American Songbook, with stops along the way to honor Joni Mitchell and the legacy of Nat King Cole, while also paying tribute to Annette Hanshaw, the iconic jazz singer of the 1920s and 1930s whom Krall chose to reintroduce to the Starlite Occident audience. It was a fitting gesture that reinforced what has become her signature: Diana Krall doesn’t simply perform songs—she tells stories. And on this evening, she chose to tell the story of jazz itself.
Diana Krall has become a true Starlite Occident favorite. Last night’s concert marked her fourth appearance at the festival, a relationship that continues season after season and confirms what Starliters already know: some artists don’t just come to perform—they come home. Throughout its programming, Starlite Occident has always reserved a special place for jazz, and Krall has become the genre’s natural ambassador year after year.
The evening also brought together an audience that blended the discerning ear of jazz enthusiasts with the timeless elegance that defines Starlite Occident nights. Valeria Mazza and Alejandro Gravier experienced the performance up close, witnessing once again how music at the Nagüeles Quarry is lived with the same intensity regardless of genre. Starlite Occident closed another unforgettable evening, proving once again that jazz has a home of its own in Marbella.
