[Dixielandjazz] Jazz in Madrid

[Augustine Daniel]

Jim (c: DJML)--
    Glad to see you're still playing and swinging!  I'm impressed (and a little DE-pressed but envious) of your ability at age 83 to stand up and play for an hour.  I'm 82 and my knees have mostly given out, but i can still play tuba in local dixie and polka bands (but sitting down).
    I haven't watched the whole concert yet, just the first two tunes, but i'll get to it later (gotta eat lunch and watch some bad football on TV). A few questions about playing in Madrid:
1) do you have to worry about paying ASCAP or BMI (or whatever) fees for the non-PublicDomain songs your band plays? Here in Austin TX some concert venues ask the bands to play only PD songs;
2) is there a musicians' union in Madrid (or Spain or Europe)? Does it matter, or work?
3) do you ever use a tuba player instead of string bass in your band? Are there any good jazz tuba-pickers around?
4) If i decide i can't stand the forthcoming Trump administration and want to move to Portugal (where my nephew can get me in more easily), do you know what cities (like Porto or Lisbon etc.) have jazz bands playing OKOM?
    Keep up the good work, and may you play forever (or as long as you want to)!

    Dan Augustine
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On Nov 24, 2024, at 4:58 AM, jim at kashprod.com wrote:

I wonder how many folks still subscribe to our old favorite Jazz Mailing List?  I can’t believe islandnet still support it!  Nevertheless, Jazz is still alive in Madrid where I have been performing since 1966.  Our band, Canal Street Jazz Band, is now celebrating it’s 57th yr performing, and although the gigs began to lessen with the financial crisis in 2008, and even more after Covid, we still get one to 2 gigs a month.  We’ve maybe fallen into the dreaded “too respected to even possibly book” arena, even though we are very adaptable to costs & situations!  I even was presented as a “legend of Spanish Jazz” during a concert when I substituted a trombonist at a gig with visiting New Orlean’s drummer Joe Lastie.  I’m only a “legend” because I’m 83, and been at it for a long time!  :>
 
Anyway, the reason for sending this post was to give anyone that might be interested the chance to see a concert we did in Madrid in early October.  The sound guy took about ½ the concert to get his act together, and actually, the crowd (non Jazz folk) were the same.  I feel, also, that the band was “being careful” up to past the ½ way mark, only really playing Hot Jazz after that!  Still, it’s a nicely put together set, although, I somehow chose tunes were the bass & drums are not well shown off.  
 
So, if you have an hour, please go to https://canal.march.es/es/coleccion/amanecer-jazz-nueva-orleans-chicago-47537
If you have less time for us, just go to maybe the 30 min mark.  Either way, please watch on something better than your telephone!!!
 
Cheers, Jim Kashishian
jim at kashprod.com <mailto:jim at kashprod.com>
Phone & Whatsapp:  +34 609 100 348
FaceBook:  Canal Street Jazz Band Madrid
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