In Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma)
Part 1: 9–14 November 2026 · Part 2: January 2027 (to be confirmed)
2026 EDITION
Guests of the VII La Palma International Saxophone Meeting
Important notice: for reasons beyond the organisers’ control, this year the VII La Palma International Saxophone Meeting will take place in two parts.
Welcome to the VII edition of the La Palma International Saxophone Meeting. The first part, from 9 to 14 November 2026 in Los Llanos de Aridane, is a week of classes, rehearsals and concerts in which saxophonists from different countries share experiences in a creative, hands-on way, and in which we form a saxophone orchestra with a broad and varied repertoire: classical, jazz and modern music. The second part will be in January 2027 (date to be confirmed).
In the first part we welcome Canarian saxophonist and teacher Kike Perdomo, a leading figure in jazz on the islands. In the second we will be joined by Italian saxophonist Manuel Padula, chamber music professor at the Umberto Giordano Conservatory in Foggia, who returns to La Palma after taking part in the V Meeting.
The meeting also brings two premieres: the debut of Cuarteto ESTELAR, born out of the quarterly eiSAXional Jazz seminar, in the first part, and PRISTINE, a show that brings together saxophone and live painting, in the second.
“Music connects people”
MASTERCLASS
Part 1: from 9 to 14 November, every day from 15:00 to 18:00 at Espacio Cultural El Secadero (Los Llanos de Aridane), there will be individual and group classes, as well as saxophone orchestra rehearsals, in jazz, modern and classical music, with Kike Perdomo as guest teacher.
Part 2: in January 2027 (date to be confirmed), masterclass with Manuel Padula. We will publish the dates, timetable and venue here as soon as they are confirmed.
Classes are free for all registered participants. More information when you register.
Kike Perdomo (Spain)
Manuel Padula (Italy)
Professor of chamber music for wind instruments at the Umberto Giordano Conservatory in Foggia – Rodi Garganico. Born in 1993, he graduated in saxophone from the same conservatory under Gabriele Buschi, where he also earned a Master’s degree with honours (2014). In 2017 he completed a Master’s in Chamber Music with honours at the G. B. Martini Conservatory in Bologna with Guido Felizzi, and in 2020 a Master of Arts in Music cum laude at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp with Hans de Jong. He has studied with Mario Marzi, Arno Bornkamp, Jérôme Laran, Federico Mondelci and Massimo Mazzoni, among others. Winner of the Concorso Internazionale Garganum (2015) and the Concorso Alberghini (2017 and 2018), he performed as a soloist at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in 2016. He is a Buffet Crampon artist.
PROGRAMME
The meeting’s concerts are charity events, and all proceeds go to the “Unas Notas de Esperanza” project
Part 1 · 9–14 November 2026
Wednesday 11 November 2026 / Los Llanos de Aridane
· 20:00. Real Sociedad Aridane
· OPENING concert
Premiere of Cuarteto ESTELAR – Jazz and modern music
Pedro (soprano saxophone) · Laura George (alto saxophone) · Miguel Taño (tenor saxophone) · Anne-Theilke Grabow (baritone saxophone)
A student quartet formed during the first year of the quarterly seminar eiSAXional Jazz, led by Kike Perdomo.
Thursday 12 November 2026 / Los Llanos de Aridane
· 17:00. NEP Centre in Jedey
· “Unas Notas de Esperanza” charity concert
A concert in support of the Asociación Niños Especiales de La Palma (NEP). Since the volcanic eruption, this annual event at the NEP family’s facilities has become one of the most moving moments of the meeting.
Would you like to take part? Musicians and friends can send their proposals to info@eisaxlapalma.es
Saturday 14 November 2026 / Los Llanos de Aridane
· 20:00. Real 21 Espacio Cultural
· CLOSING concert
Saxophone Ensemble & Orchestra with all participants of the VII La Palma International Saxophone Meeting.
Charity concert for “Unas Notas de Esperanza”
Part 2 · January 2027 (date to be confirmed)
· Venue and time to be confirmed
· PRISTINE – Saxophone duo & Art Live Performance
Premiere. Manuel Padula (saxophone, Duo Lumière – Italy) & Anne-Theilke Grabow (live painting – La Palma)
PRISTINE is an interdisciplinary project that brings together music, colour and emotion. As Manuel Padula’s saxophone plays, Anne-Theilke Grabow translates every nuance of sound into brushstroke, texture and colour, creating a work in real time. A celebration of art as a universal language of beauty, diversity, fellowship and peace.
Registration
To register, send an email to info@eisaxlapalma.es including:
- Full name, address and phone number
- Whether you need accommodation
- Your instrument for the masterclasses and the saxophone concert (or whether you will attend as a listener only)
- Whether you would like to take part in the flashmob and the charity activities
Classes are free for registered participants.
Don’t miss this edition of the La Palma International Saxophone Meeting and enjoy a unique musical experience in a stunning setting!
Organisers
Anne-Theilke Grabow
Director and organiser
