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November, the historic Jazz Festival of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), celebrates its 30th edition with a programme that once again features a wide range of styles and renowned national and international talent.

The festival, taking place from 3 to 7 November 2025, with concerts on the three UPV campuses, offers free admission until full capacity is reached. It is one of the cultural flagships of the Valencian institution, which has been significantly linked to the world of art for decades.

The lyrical sensitivity and evocative voice of Alida McKeon, in the premiere

To begin with, lovers of the soft warmth of mid-20th century jazz will be able to enjoy the exceptional voice, lyrical sensitivity and sensational arrangements that accompany Alida McKeon, the Californian composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who will give the first evening concert of the festival on Monday 3rd, in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts on the UPV campus in Valencia, starting at 8 PM.

However, this will not be the first performance of this , as the starting signal will be given at 6.30 PM by Ensemble Jazz UPV, a fusion of the Sedajazz collective of musicians and the UPV itself in a project led by trombonist Kako Rubio. This year marks the third consecutive edition of the project, which aims to establish itself as a space for training, creation and dissemination of jazz within the university environment.

Grammy-winning saxophonist David Murray, star of Tuesday night

David Murray Quartet, the group led by the 1989 Grammy winner for Best Instrumental Performance alongside pianist McCoy Tyner, will be the star of Tuesday night, also at 8 PM, in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts.

Murray, whose album Francesca was voted second best of 2024 by the NY Times in the jazz category, will perform at the UPV with his new quartet, formed in January 2023, with Marta Sánchez on piano, Luke Stewart on bass and Chris Beck on drums, just when critics agree that he is at the peak of his career.

Ester Andújar Group, Wednesday in Valencia and Thursday in Alcoy

On Wednesday, in Valencia (8 PM, Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts), the jazz evening will be led by the Ester Andújar Group, which will present its fourth album, Inner Songs, alongside Albert Palau (piano), Iván Cebrián (guitar), Miquel Álvarez (double bass) and Tico Porcar (drums).

Andújar, who showcases her unique sensitivity and enormous versatility in performing in Valencian, English, Spanish, and Portuguese on this album, based on her own compositions, will offer a second concert on Thursday, 6th, in Alcoy (La Mujer Barbuda, c/Benifallim 1, 8:30 PM).

SongAh Chae Trio and Xaloq complete the triple programme on Thursday, 6

On the same Thursday, two fantastic concerts complete the day's programme. In Valencia (8 PM, Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts), the SongAh Chae Trio will perform, a group formed by Cypriot double bassist Manos Stratis, English drummer Joshua Wheatley, and South Korean pianist and composer SongAh Chae.

Their music, which fluidly combines the demanding tradition of the piano trio with the profound beauty of its sound, shines both on intimate stages, where they create delicate and intimate atmospheres, and in large auditoriums, where they masterfully display the full potential of their instruments.

And in Gandia (8 PM, Aula Magna of the UPV campus), Xaloq, the international quintet based in Rotterdam (Netherlands) founded by Alcoy-born saxophonist Pau Jordà, and completed by Lucas Zegri (drums), Fran Acàmer (piano), Baris Ofluoglu (double bass) and Laia Escartin (vocals and viola), will showcase the brilliant result of their desire to explore and reshape Valencian roots music from the perspective of jazz and free improvisation.

Xaloq will bring the festival to a close on Friday in Valencia

Their debut album, Quan veja que ja no cante, released in early 2025, will also delight the audience on Friday 7 (8 PM, Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts) as the grand finale of a festival that promises, as it has for decades, to leave a lasting jazz impression.