At the Llubí Theatre, there was that "let's see what happens" vibe. Five musicians who had never met before, a stage, and zero rush to label anything. Leïla Duclos (vocals and guitar), Camille Bertault (vocals), Enric Fuster (drums), Fady Farah (piano), and Joan Garcias (double bass) came out with the only clear idea that mattered: to listen to each other and play.

Geometrical Sardine took to the stage with the natural ease of those who know their world is also a shared game. And here, the images of Toni Cobos, the visual artist we know as Hijo Espectro, have much to say: they are not simply a backdrop but an engine that propels the music to another place. Roca summed it up clearly: "They are 50% of the show." And yes, they are. The live performance gains depth when everything breathes at once: lights, textures, noises, and silence.

After the success of the first edition, the Manacor Jazz Festival returns with a program that includes big names in current music such as Salvador Sobral, Benji Habichuela and Caramelo de Cuba, Among many others, the Manacor natives Jorra Santiago and Roger Pistola will also perform as a duet on Saturday, September 27th, in the Plaza del Rector Rubí. Pistola, who says he saw one of the best concerts of his life at the first edition of the festival, held just under a year ago, acknowledges that his relationship with jazz has changed over the years. "Before completing the degree, I wasn't very interested in jazz; it made me sleepy. But studying helped me learn new skills and overcome my fear of improvisation," he says.