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The New Mexico Jazz Festival, which gathers talent from the state and beyond, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Tom Guralnick, the founder and executive director, said the festival continues to bring in major acts from the jazz world.

鈥淲e have a lot of great locally based artists,鈥� Guralnick said.

He said it鈥檚 an extended multiweek festival featuring a wide range of styles under the jazz umbrella, including avant-garde and Latin music.

The festival opens Thursday, Aug. 27, with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, which also performs Friday, Aug. 28.

鈥淲e鈥檙e part of the salsa scene that stems back from the 鈥�50s and 鈥�60s,鈥� Oscar Hern谩ndez, pianist and musical director of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, said.

The Spanish Harlem Orchestra has been around for over two decades, and Hern谩ndez said it is recognized as one of the best salsa and Latin jazz orchestras in the world. The genre combines the best of Latin rhythms with the styles of R&B and jazz, he said.

The group originated in Spanish Harlem in New York City, which Hern谩ndez said ran parallel to Black Harlem, and the two neighborhoods influence one another culturally.

鈥淭he parallels, culturally and musically, were very much the same, except on one side, it was Latin music, on the other side, it was jazz and R&B,鈥� Hern谩ndez said.

Guralnick said the festival features several prominent musicians.

鈥淐hucho Vald茅s is one of the most prominent Cuban musicians, and his Royal Quartet will be performing at The Lensic,鈥� Guralnick said.

Esperanza Spalding鈥檚 trio will perform, and Guralnick鈥檚 group showcases a more experimental side of the jazz world. Others like the William Parker Heart Trio will be performing more of an avant-garde style. The festival also highlights younger artists like saxophonist Melissa Aldana and the Rodriguez Bros.

Guralnick said there are many arguments and thoughts about what qualifies as jazz music, but one important thing is improvisation.

鈥淚t鈥檚 based, of course, in compositions as well, but there is always improvisation,鈥� Guralnick said.

He said improvisation is a way musicians work together.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a collaborative effort of the musicians at the moment,鈥� Guralnick said.

The festival also features Blues Night on Civic Plaza, a free event on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Guralnick said he thinks people get excited by the number of performances scheduled over more than a month, and that it is important to present the best possible artists. He said that includes making sure to present great women performers in a genre that is largely male-dominated, as well as paying homage to the African American roots of jazz music.

鈥淚 feel it鈥檚 important to honor the African American tradition of the music, which was born as an African American form primarily,鈥� he said. 鈥淣ow it鈥檚 international; everybody plays it, and, you know, every race, every ethnicity, and so forth. But I think it鈥檚 important to honor the African American tradition.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 quite confident that this is truly an outstanding festival and is worthy of a 20th anniversary,鈥� Guralnick said.

Elizabeth Secor is an arts fellow for the 近距离内射合集. You can reach her at esecor@abqjournal.com.