A Thursday-to-Friday jazz relay, from Satchmo brass to 23 Robadors’ close-up

The useful way into next week’s calendar, from Thursday 22 October through Sunday 25 October, is a short jazz relay whose real action fits into 24 hours. Begin in the Concert Hall at Palau de la Musica Catalana, where the Barcelona Jazz Orquestra turns its attention to Louis Armstrong; then trade the formal scale of a big band for two low-capacity-looking, sharply scheduled bills at 23 Robadors. The appeal lies in the changing frame: brass sections and a historic tribute at 21:00 on Thursday, a new-record presentation at 22:00, then Friday’s 20:00 world-music set. It is a compact route with enough contrast to reward choosing a room, or following the whole sequence.^[1][2][3][4]

A full brass architecture at the Palau

Dani Alonso leads the Barcelona Jazz Orquestra’s “Tot recordant Satchmo,” a tribute to Louis Armstrong, at Palau de la Musica Catalana on Thursday at 21:00. The concert marks 70 years plus one since Armstrong’s 1955 arrival in Barcelona, according to the festival presentation, and brings New Orleans trumpeter and vocalist Leroy Jones in as guest. That historical anchor gives the evening a precise focus, while the personnel list shows the weight of the ensemble: five saxophonists, four trumpeters, three trombonists, piano, double bass and drums, with Alonso as musical director. This is the grandest stop in the guide, built around arranged ensemble colour and a defined Armstrong connection.^[1][4]

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Feréstec after the formal concert

At 22:00, 23 Robadors shifts the scale immediately with La Banda del Poblenou’s presentation of Feréstec. The venue lists Juan de Diego, Pau Domenech, David Parras on tuba and Santi Colomer alongside the group, and tags the date as jazz. The timing makes it a natural late continuation for listeners leaving the Palau, though it also works on its own as a compact Thursday appointment. A tuba in the announced personnel changes the outline of the band before a note is heard, while the billed guests make this feel like a specific launch-night configuration instead of a generic club booking. The 23 Robadors page lists a €10 entry and its address on Carrer d’en Robador, placing the set in the Raval’s dense evening flow.^[2][3]

Friday’s world-music hinge

Return to 23 Robadors on Friday at 20:00 for Triangulo do Mar with Joao Balao, Mariano Martos and Marcelo Valente. The room’s agenda labels the concert world music, an apt marker for this guide’s move beyond the big-band repertoire and Thursday’s Feréstec presentation. Friday’s earlier start also makes this the most accessible single stop: it opens the night before the venue’s later jazz programming and gives the quartet its own clear slot. Keep expectations close to the announcement itself—four named players, one room, one early-evening set—because the strength here is the chance to hear a self-contained group in a venue whose October calendar continually alternates jazz and flamenco programming.^[3]

Planning the relay

For the complete route, begin Thursday 22 October at 21:00 at Palau de la Musica Catalana, then head to 23 Robadors for La Banda del Poblenou at 22:00; Friday 23 October brings Triangulo do Mar at 20:00 in the same Raval room. The Palau lists tickets for the orchestra concert from €28 to €56, while 23 Robadors lists €10 for La Banda del Poblenou and Triangulo do Mar. These times and prices can change, so recheck the official pages for access details, ticket availability and any last-minute updates before setting out.^[1][2][3]

Sources

1. Barcelona Jazz Orquestra — Palau de la Música Catalana
2. La Banda del Poblenou – Presentació del disc “Feréstec” — 23 Robadors
3. Agenda — 23 Robadors
4. Barcelona Jazz Orquestra con Leroy Jones — TheProject