[Dixielandjazz] Shameless plug for Madrid, Spain

[Jim Kashishian]

If anyone is visiting Madrid, you should always get hold of me either
directly or through DJML for our gigs (Canal Street Jazz Band).  During the
month of October we are at:
 
* Saturday, 4 Oct. Clamores Jazz Club, Calle Alburquerque 13, Madrid.  From
10 to midnite.  Cover charge.

*  Monday, 13 Oct through to Sunday 19 October, we are at Café Central,
Plaza del Angel 10, Madrid.  From 9pm to 11pm.  Cover charge

*  Thursday 23 Oct through Sunday, 26 October, we are at Café Populart,
Calle Huertas 22, Madrid.  From 10pm to midnite.  No cover.

*  Friday/Saturday, 7 & 8 November.  Segundo Jazz, Comandante Zorita 7,
Madrid.  From midnite to 3am.  No cover.

These are all happy, crowded places...full of youthful faces (from 18 yrs to
80).  

I see other bands have described their music on djml, so it just might be
easier to add our publicity blurp below.  It's a bit long, but could be
interesting if you haven't already been introduced to our band.  

Jim Kashishian


TRANSLATION from Spanish:

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
47 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 Raul Rodriguez.  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,
New York, New York, etc.

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 motorcade of
the Prince of Asturias & his bride (now King & Queen of Spain!) after their
Royal wedding in 2004.  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 & 609 100 348. 
jim at kashprod.com      www.kashprod.com   To find out where we are playing
click on the English flag.