El Paral·lel oblidat. Recordant a Merche Mar
Rhythm & Boobs + Barcelona Big Blues Band
Closing Night of the MASiMAS Festival 2026
Agustí Burriel vocals · Ivan Kovacevic double bass and bandleader · Duska Miscevic and Ignasi Poch alto saxophone · Pol Prats and Nil Mujal tenor saxophone · Nuria Vito baritone saxophone · Jaume Torné and Víctor Verges trumpet · Aram Montagud and Miguel Berenguer trombone · Héctor Martín guitar · Óscar Hita drums · Guests: Spencer Evoy saxophone and Andreu Ros piano
The MASiMAS Festival 2026 bids farewell with El Paral·lel oblidat, a special closing show that brings the spirit of Jamboree to Paral·lel 62 in tribute to Merche Mar, one of the great figures of Barcelona cabaret and a symbol of an era when Paral·lel stood for freedom, live music and theatrical transgression. A night conceived as celebration, remembrance and collective experience.
For the occasion, two of the venue’s flagship projects join forces. On one side, Rhythm & Boobs, the burlesque show led by Agustí Burriel and Lulú Txispún, adds a bold, provocative and festive stage dimension, featuring local and international performers who interact directly with the live music. On the other, the Barcelona Big Blues Band — the powerful thirteen-piece orchestra led by Ivan Kovacevic and resident at Jamboree for over twelve years — builds the night’s sonic landscape with rhythm and blues, swing and rock and roll.
The concert is conceived as a contemporary recreation of the old Paral·lel, where vedettes, cabaret and music coexisted without boundaries. Guest musicians, surprise performers and DJ sets expand the format into a large-scale theatrical and musical celebration. The result is a total show where body, music and memory converse in real time, bringing the festival to a close with expansive, celebratory energy.
Why you shouldn’t miss it: because it will be a one-of-a-kind night that revives the freest and most mischievous spirit of Paral·lel, brings burlesque and big band together on the same stage, and closes MASiMAS with an unforgettable, intense and unmistakably Barcelona celebration.
