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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Madison asked if Gypsy Jazz was popular in Spain. There are a number of young bands playing in that style, particularly since the guitar is so popular here! However, I don’t tend to see them announced in too many places. Difficult times for music here ever since the economic crash in 2008. We used to get a lot of concerts from all over Spain (we’re now in our 53<sup>rd</sup> year performing here), and a lot of company dinners & weddings, etc. However, that all disappeared since that date. There has been a slight comeback, but with caches cut at least by 50%. And, Jazz clubs are dropping like flies! We, fortunately, still have gigs, but it is, as all old folks tend to say, “nothing like the old days!”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Lots of bands, who always berated traditional jazz as being below them, have of course jumped on the bandwagon now, as people want jazz that is fun to listen to. So, more bands to contend with, also! Flamenco Jazz is quite a big draw, and there are several really good bands in that category. Also, latin music has always been big here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I’ll finish up here with an example of Jazz Flamenco by our biggest proponent to that gendre, the saxophonist Pedro Iturralde. This was a tv show from 1985. Skip up to minute 1 for the actual band. It is a mix of various songs. I’m the (then) young trombonist with a beard! I worked a lot with Pedro in a small band in a night club in the late 1960’s, early 70’s. A monster saxophonist! </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JvxLYm0fP8"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JvxLYm0fP8</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>