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Every day until Sunday at 6 p.m., The Cinema & Jazz series screens an interesting selection of documentary films about musicians with both talent and an intense life worthy of telling. Their life stories are told by the artists themselves, their friends and their closest colleagues. The film scheduled for this Friday is Escape al silencio, by Chilean Diego Pequeño, about the legendary Chilean saxophonist Alfredo Espinoza, his international renown and his decline into anonymity.

Every year, the solo piano concert is the main attraction of the Festival program. To understand its artistic value, all we have to do is go over the list of great figures that played at previous editions – Randy Weston, Fred Hersch, Enrico Pieranunzi. This year, New York pianist Kenny Werner will be responsible for delighting the audience at the BAJ.11 in his first visit to Buenos Aires. He will give a solo performance on Wednesday 2 at 7 p.m. at the Teatro Regio (Av. Córdoba 6056). Tickets for this event are available at very affordable prices on this website or at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and also at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

The trios led by Norwegian double bass player Arild Andersen (photo) and Catalonian pianist Albert Bover, two of the most renowned instrumentalists in contemporary European jazz, will perform in concert tonight at CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo, in Villa Urquiza. Tickets for this show are on sale on this website and can also be purchased in person at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., as well as at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

The exquisite concert featuring Kenny Werner in a trio with double bass player Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Ari Hoenig ended up being the best possible opening for BAJ.11, last Tuesday night at a sold-out Teatro Coliseo. The great ovation that the notable artist received from the audience sums up the spirit of a top-class night in the history of local jazz.

The concert featuring notable American pianist Kenny Werner and his trio, tonight at 8.30 p.m. at the Teatro Coliseo, will open the fourth edition of the Festival Internacional Buenos Aires Jazz. Great music will be played and heard all around the city until Sunday 6, at cultural centers, theaters and clubs of Buenos Aires. Tickets for the events are on sale at this website or can be purchased in person at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Hamilton de Holanda is one of the greatest South American jazz musicians. This virtuoso of the Brazilian ten-string mandolin, who is considered the most talented instrumentalist of his generation for his polyphonic technique and rich range of timbres and percussion, will participate at two BAJ.11 events: with his quintet on Friday 4 at CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo and in a must-attend clinic on the same day at 2 p.m. at Café Vinilo, in Palermo (Gorriti 3780, between Salguero and Bulnes). Tickets for this enriching educational event are on sale at this website or can be purchased in person at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and also at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

The talented Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu is one of the top-class musicians performing at the BAJ.11. On Saturday 5 at 9 p.m., he will perform with his Devil Quartet (with Bebo Ferra on the electric guitar, Paolino Dalla Porta on the double bass and Stefano Bagnoli on the drums) at the CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo, in Villa Urquiza. Before that, on Saturday morning (at 11), he will conduct a trumpet clinic at Notorious. For both events, tickets are on sale at www.festivales.gob.ar, or can be purchased in person tomorrow, Monday, at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and also at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

The double-bill concert on the night of Friday, November 4 will be a high point of the BAJ.11 program, featuring the quintet led by Brazilian mandolin virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda, and the duo of Sao Paulo-born singer and composer Tatiana Parra and Argentine pianist, composer and arranger Andrés Beeuwsaert. Tickets for this world-class show, starting at $20 pesos, are on sale at www.festivales.gob.ar or can be purchased in person today, Saturday, at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), noon – 8 p.m. From Monday to Friday, tickets are on sale at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and also at the Hard Rock Café, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Crossovers is one of the hallmarks of the Festival and, this year, offers an alluring program with two concerts a night at Notorious and Café Vinilo. The series of shows begins on Tuesday 1, featuring Italian trombonist Carlo Mascolo and Colombian Holman Alvarez (piano) and Kike Harker (double bass), with Ada Rave (sax) and Luciano Ruggieri (drums) serving as the hosts at Notorious; and French saxophonist Sylvain del Campo, Chilean vibraphonist Diego Urbano, Colombian drummer Jorge Sepúlveda, Argentine guitarist Willy Cappa and Spanish double bass player Carlos Alvarez at Café Vinilo. Tickets for both shows are on sale at www.festivales.gob.ar and can also be purchased in person at three locations. The opening hours of La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444) are: from Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. 7 p.m. And Recoleta’s Hard Rock Café (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador) is open from Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Saturday, noon – 8 p.m.

On Thursday 3 at 9 p.m., the CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo, in Villa Urquiza, will host a previously-unseen exciting lineup of musical giants, featuring American trumpeter and composer Charles Tolliver, French pianist Baptiste Trotignon and Minino Garay, an Argentine percussionist based in Paris. Tickets for this must-see concert, starting at a very affordable price of $20, are already on sale at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575) and CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo (Av. Triunvirato 4444), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and also at Recoleta’s Hard Rock Cafe (Av. Pueyrredón and Av. Libertador), 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. This point-of-sale location is additionally open on Saturdays, noon – 8 p.m. Tickets are also available to purchase online at www.festivales.gob.ar.