Midtown Latin Jazz Festival 2026

Presented by John Benitez

January 9, 2026

8:30pm

FREE!

Bárbara Martínez is a flamenco artist who has been living and breathing flamenco in New York City for over 20 years. Together with guitarist Albert Alabedra, they are ALBA MUSIK, a reimagining of flamenco that fuses the tradition with pop, jazz, funk, Latin, and world music.

ALBA blends music and dance into a living, breathing experience: poetry in Spanish woven into modern soundscapes, that sound old but new, full of emotion and movement. It’s flamenco as you haven’t seen it before — simultaneously global, contemporary, and deeply human.

Musicians:

Bárbara Martínez, vocals/dance

Albert Alabedra, flamenco guitar

Olyda Ola, vocals/dance
Tim Ries, saxophone/flute

Engin Kaan Günaydin, drums

Sean Kupisz/Bob DiGiacomo bass