Panama Jazz Festival

Wednesday January 14

Classical music concert at Teatro Ascanio Arosemena

4:00 p.m. Professor Graciela Nuñez and guests

4:30 p.m. New England Conservatory duo: Yuri Namkund (violin) and Yves Dharamraj (cello)

5:15 p.m. University of Panama Orchestra, directed by Efrain Pin Castro

Gala Night at the National Theatre

Thursday January 15

Afternoon concert at Teatro Ascanio Arosemena.

$10, students $5

4:00 p.m. Babito Samba Jazz

5:00 p.m. Victor Vitin Paz Quintet with Carlos Campos, Fernando del Rio, Carlos Perez and Edmundo Melo

Concert at Teatro Anayansi, ATLAPA

8:00 p.m. Marco Pignataro Quintet with Eddie Gomez, Billy Drummond, Mark Kramer and Matt Marvuglio

9:15 p.m. Chucho Valdes Quintet with Lazaro Rivero, Yaroldy Abreu, Mayra Valdes, and Juan Carlos Rojas.

Friday January 16

Afternoon concert at Teatro Ascanio Arosemena.

$10, students $5

3:00 p.m. Neil Lenard, techno. Saxophone and electronic music

4:00 p.m. La Raza group

Concert at Teatro Anayansi, ATLAPA

8:00 p.m. Luba Mason and his group Kava with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Haslip and Ruben Blades

9:15 p.m. Wayne Shorter Quartet with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade

Saturday January 17

Noon – Open-air, free concert at the Cathedral Plaza, Casco Viejo.