National musicians join jazz, rock and Latino rhythms at Boquete

Panama September 19, 2026. Between rain, music and applause the day of Jazz Experience Boquete 2026 passed and brought together national and public musicians at the Municipal Palace on Saturday September 19.

The different groupings brought to stage proposals that crossed the boundaries between jazz, rock and Latin American rhythms, achieving a positive response from the assistants.

To Ivan Medina, a saxophonist and leading patatus, the presentation represented an opportunity to prove that jazz can come close to different audiences. The grouping, composed of five musicians, aims to clear the boundaries between genres and merge the jazz lung, funk and other influences. "Jazz is no longer something that has to be of intelligent people and can be danced and integrated throughout," stated Medina, who also emphasized the friendship character that unites the group's members..

A similar vision of musical fusion introduced Eliecer Izquierdo, a member of Eliecer Izquierdo Project, whose proposal combines jazz, rock, Panamanian music and Latin American rhythms. The musician explained that his compositions reflect different influences that are part of his path, including "Camino de Cruz," one of the themes of his Panorama album. He also highlighted the contribution of his project's musicians, to whom he attributed an essential part of the sound that his group achieved..

The day also opened up space for proposals that first came to the festival. La ponce Uribe, a member of the Latin Coffee and vibraphone's quintet and performer, described the experience as an opportunity to put forward a Latino repertoire with Afro-ocuban and South American rhythms, as well as a mix of different musical influences. "The public supported the musical proposals," she noted by evaluating the response of the attendees during the presentation..

The rock also had an presence at the opening of the show with Yellow Shark, winners of the first Rock Culture Competition, His drummer, Jonathan Cáceres, described as an honor to start the day and share stage with artists from different proposals.

With a program that also included Outside Jazz Band and The Advanced Big Band, directed by Alejandro Castillo, Jazz Experience Boquete closed a day at which different musical proposals were connected with the public.

The presence of the attendees represented a support to the local economy, enabling music, crafts and national creative production to energize trade at a night that brought different sounds to Boquete