SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND – Barcelona

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SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND

Joan Chamorro(dirección JOAN CHAMORRO )

& LUIGI GRASSO – alto sax

ANTHROPOLOGY by Charlie Parker (arr. Alfons Carrascosa)

THAT’S ALL • SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND •
– EDUARD FERRER, RITA PAYES , ANDREA MOTIS, EVA FERNANDEZ

The band was founded in 2006 at Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. The band has performed at numerous concerts and festivals in Catalonia and neighbouring countries. They released their first live CD/DVD Jazzing: Live at Casa Fuster in 2009, featuring alongside established jazz musicians, the precocious 14-year-old, Andrea Motis, among other young talents.

2010 was a breakthrough year for the band, with appearances on more than 20 festivals including Valls, Terrassa, Girona, Barcelona, Platja d’Aro, and legendary venues like el Jamboree, Palau de la Música Catalana, JazzSi, Hotel Casa Fuster, featuring international performers like Dick Oatts, Ken Peplowski, Bobby Gordon, Perico Sambeat, Ignasi Terraza, Matthew Simon, and Esteve Pi. The band also released their second recording Jazzing vol.2.

In 2012 the film director Ramón Tort made the documentary A film about kids and music based on the band’s work and efforts. The film was awarded best feature film at the Lights. Camera. Help. festival in Austin, Texas, in 2013.

 

info:

https://santandreujazzband.bandcamp.com/