Dixieland Jazz, New Orleans Jazz,
Traditional Jazz, different names for the same music....a style created in New Orleans and represented in Madrid, Spain by the CANAL STREET JAZZ BAND during the last 45 years.
La Canal, as it is known locally, has five members, each one adding his own ideas which give birth to a band with its own style creating an energy powerful enough to spread the happiness of Jazz to everyone listening.
With its years of experience, La Canal perfectly transmits its music collaborating its image as the longest continuously performing band in Spain. Simply, the band exhibits dignity and excellent musicianship.
The rhythm section consists of pianist Fernando Sobrino, contrabassist Antonio Domínguez, and drummer Antonio Calero. Together they create a swing which perfectly supports the melody line played by Pepe Nuñez on trumpet, and Jim Kashishian on the trombone.
La Canal Street Jazz Band was formed in Madrid in 1967, and has continued playing up to this date. The members are all Spanish except for Jim, who is from California, but has lived in Madrid since 1966. Jim adds his voice, also, to many tunes such as Mack The Knife, When The Saints Go Marching In, and New York, New York.
The band continues to play more than ever in different jazz clubs, restaurantes, private parties, and concerts throughout Spain. To specify several recent events:
* appearing at the 30th Anniversary of the Colegio Mayor San Juan Evangelista Jazz Festival in Madrid. La Canal also appeared at the 1st Jazz Festival put on at this University Hall 30 yrs ago!
* performing at a concert honoring the works of the Spanish poet Luis Cernuda celebrated at the Teatro Cervantes in Malaga, Spain. A memorable concert featuring La Canal Street Jazz Band, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid, and the Bilbao Choir with over two hundred musicians on the stage.
* featured on Main Street in Madrid (La Gran Via) during the recent motorcade of the Prince of Asturias & his bride after the Royal wedding. La Canal had a TV exposure of one billion viewers during their one and a half hour concert.
The Diario de Navarra, a Spanish newspaper, wrote about La Canal: "With the Canal Street Jazz Band it is impossible to be bored or to consider that Jazz is only for intellectuals or minority groups. Nothing to object to, and, yes, much to please and to applaud for."
CANAL STREET JAZZ BAND, tel: 34 91-367-5222.
jim@kashprod.com www.kashprod.com/noticias.htm (to find out where we are playing)
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