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Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a youth jazz band from
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, US in 2013. In 2021, Sant Andreu Jazz Band celebrated their 15-year-anniversary with concerts during the Barcelona jazz festivals. They received the 2021 Alícia prize "for the Educational Project", awarded by the Acadèmia Catalana de la Música. Small combos of older members perform worldwide, for example with
Terell Staford
The irresistible magnetism of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band 2014 - w2.bcn.cat
/ref> Jazz per la salut mental 2014 - SalutMental.org
/ref> Sant Andreu Jazz Band + guests, 2011 - TheProject.es
Highly Recommended Viewing: Souvenir Review of The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at Fest Jazz 2014 - JazzAndJazz.com
/ref> A film about Kids and Music 2012 - afilmaboutkidsandmusic.com
/ref>
Homepage
(catalan) * http://santandreujazzband.blogspot.com/ (catalan) {{Authority control Jazz music education Musical groups from Catalonia
Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a youth jazz band from Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, featuring 7- to 20-year-olds. The bandleader is Joan Chamorro.
History
The band was founded in 2006 at Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. The band has performed at numerous concerts and festivals inCatalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
, and other regions of Spain
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as well as in neighbouring countries (for example France, Switzerland, Denmark)).. 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
Andrea Motis (born 9 May 1995) is a Spanish jazz trumpeter, singer, sax player and songwriter who sings in Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Biography
From the age of seven, Motis developed musically at the Municipal School of Music of ...
among other young talents.
2010 was a breakthrough year for the band, with appearances at more than 20 festivals including Valls, Terrassa, Girona, Barcelona, Platja d'Aro, and venues like el Jamboree, Palau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana (, ) is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan ''modernisme, modernista'' style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a ...
, JazzSi, Hotel Casa Fuster, featuring international performers like Dick Oatts
Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator.
Biography
While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a sa ...
, Ken Peplowski
Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records.
In ...
, Bobby Gordon
Robert Baxter "Bobby" Gordon (5 September 1923 – 20 October 2001), was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, foot ...
, Perico Sambeat
Perico Sambeat (born 23 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz saxophonist.
Initially training as a classical flute player, Sambeat began playing the saxophone in 1980. In 1982, he moved to Barcelona and started to concentrate on the saxophone full-time.
...
, Ignasi Terraza
Ignasi Terraza (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz pianist.
Blind from the age of 10, he studied piano as well as Computer Engineering and was the first blind person in Spain to obtain this degree. After three years dividing his time between hi ...
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, US in 2013. In 2021, Sant Andreu Jazz Band celebrated their 15-year-anniversary with concerts during the Barcelona jazz festivals. They received the 2021 Alícia prize "for the Educational Project", awarded by the Acadèmia Catalana de la Música. Small combos of older members perform worldwide, for example with
WDR Big Band
WDR Big Band is the jazz big band of German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne, Germany.
History
Origins
After World War II, the ''Kölner Rundfunk-Tanzorchester'' (''Cologne Radio Dance Orchestra'') was active from ...
in Cologne
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and in Bengaluru (India)
Several band members have contended in international jazz after their time in the band, particularly Motis and Rita Payés
Rita Payés Roma (born 1999) is a Spanish jazz and bossa nova trombonist, singer and songwriter.
Early life
Payés was born in Vilassar de Mar to a musical family. Her mother, Elisabeth Roma, is a classical guitarist, and her father and br ...
.
Discography
*2009: ''Jazzing 1 (Live at Casa Fuster Barcelona)'' *2011: ''Jazzing 2'' *2012: ''Jazzing 3'' Live at el Palau de la Música (featurinTerell Staford
Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe A. Gordon (born May 29, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano ...
, Jesse Davis, Ricard Gili, Josep Traver and Esteve Pi)
*2012 ''A film about Kids and Music'' Sant Andreu Jazz Band
*2014: ''Jazzing 4 vol. 1 and 2'' (two CDs) (with Dick Oatts
Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator.
Biography
While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a sa ...
, Scott Robinson Scott Robinson may refer to:
* Scott Robinson (jazz musician) (born 1959), American jazz musician
* Scott Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League player
* Scott Robinson (singer) (born 1979), English singer in the boy ban ...
, Scott Hamilton, Victor Correa, Ricard Gili and Ignasi Terraza
Ignasi Terraza (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz pianist.
Blind from the age of 10, he studied piano as well as Computer Engineering and was the first blind person in Spain to obtain this degree. After three years dividing his time between hi ...
)
*2015: ''Jazzing 5 (featuring Scott Robinson Scott Robinson may refer to:
* Scott Robinson (jazz musician) (born 1959), American jazz musician
* Scott Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League player
* Scott Robinson (singer) (born 1979), English singer in the boy ban ...
, Dick Oatts
Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator.
Biography
While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a sa ...
, Perico Sambeat
Perico Sambeat (born 23 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz saxophonist.
Initially training as a classical flute player, Sambeat began playing the saxophone in 1980. In 1982, he moved to Barcelona and started to concentrate on the saxophone full-time.
...
, Ignasi Terraza
Ignasi Terraza (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz pianist.
Blind from the age of 10, he studied piano as well as Computer Engineering and was the first blind person in Spain to obtain this degree. After three years dividing his time between hi ...
, Josep Traver, Esteve Pi, Josep Maria Farràs, Toni Belenguer and Curro Gálvez)''
*2016: ''Jazzing 6 vol. 1 and 2 (two CDs) (featuring John Allred, Joel Frahm
Joel Frahm (born 1970) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Frahm was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1970.
, Luigi Grasso, Jon-Erik Kellso, Ignasi Terraza
Ignasi Terraza (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz pianist.
Blind from the age of 10, he studied piano as well as Computer Engineering and was the first blind person in Spain to obtain this degree. After three years dividing his time between hi ...
, Josep Traver and Esteve Pi)''
*2017: ''Jazzing 7 (featuring Luigi Grasso, Enrique Oliver, Ignasi Terraza
Ignasi Terraza (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz pianist.
Blind from the age of 10, he studied piano as well as Computer Engineering and was the first blind person in Spain to obtain this degree. After three years dividing his time between hi ...
, Josep Traver, Esteve Pi, Toni Belenguer, Eva Fernández and Magali Datzira)''
*2018: ''Jazzing 8 vol. 1 + 2 + 3 (three CDs) (featuring Perico Sambeat
Perico Sambeat (born 23 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz saxophonist.
Initially training as a classical flute player, Sambeat began playing the saxophone in 1980. In 1982, he moved to Barcelona and started to concentrate on the saxophone full-time.
...
, Luigi Grasso, Joe Magnarelli
Joseph Anthony Magnarelli (born January 19, 1960) is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Early life and education
Magnarelli was born in Syracuse, New York. He received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Fred ...
, Fredrik Norén
Fredrik Norén (21 April 1941 – 13 May 2016) was a Swedish jazz drummer and band leader.
Career
In the 1960s, he was active in the jazz circle "Gyllene Cirkeln" and performed with Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon.
In the 1970s, he worked with ...
, Christoph Mallinger, Andrea Motis
Andrea Motis (born 9 May 1995) is a Spanish jazz trumpeter, singer, sax player and songwriter who sings in Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Biography
From the age of seven, Motis developed musically at the Municipal School of Music of ...
, Pasquale Grasso, Luca Pisani, Ignasi Terraza
Ignasi Terraza (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz pianist.
Blind from the age of 10, he studied piano as well as Computer Engineering and was the first blind person in Spain to obtain this degree. After three years dividing his time between hi ...
, Josep Traver and Esteve Pi)''
*2019: ''Jazzing 9 vol. 1 + 2''
*2020: ''Jazzing 9 vol. 3''
*2020: ''Jazzing 10 vol. 1 + 2 + 3'' (three CDs)
*2021: ''Jazzzing 11 vol. 1''
*2022: ''Jazzing 11 vol. 2 + 3 small groups at the jazz house''
*2022: ''Jazzing 11 vol. 4 la magia de la veu''
*2022: ''Jazzing 12 vol. 1''
*2022: ''Jazzing 12 vol. 2 Jazz Party Celebration 15 Years''
*2022: ''Joan Chamorro Presenta's Big Band'' with the alumni Èlia Bastida, Joana Casanova, Joan Codina, Magalí Datzíra, Jan Domènech, Eva Fernández, Joan Marti, Marc Martín, Andrea Motis, Carla Motis, Rita Payés, Marçal Perramón, Joan Mar Sauqué and Max Tato
* 2023: ''Sant Andreu abraça Brasil'' with multiple guest stars
* 2023: ''Jazzing 13 - Passing the torch'', including Marc Trepat, Ricard and Toni Gili of the former ''Locomotora Negra'' band
* 2024: ''Jazzing 14 vol. 1 + 2''
References
/ref> Jazz per la salut mental 2014 - SalutMental.org
/ref> Sant Andreu Jazz Band + guests, 2011 - TheProject.es
Highly Recommended Viewing: Souvenir Review of The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at Fest Jazz 2014 - JazzAndJazz.com
/ref> A film about Kids and Music 2012 - afilmaboutkidsandmusic.com
/ref>
External links
Homepage
(catalan) * http://santandreujazzband.blogspot.com/ (catalan) {{Authority control Jazz music education Musical groups from Catalonia