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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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 57<sup>th</sup> 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! :><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>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. <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>So, if you have an hour, please go to </span><a href="https://canal.march.es/es/coleccion/amanecer-jazz-nueva-orleans-chicago-47537"><span lang=EN-US>https://canal.march.es/es/coleccion/amanecer-jazz-nueva-orleans-chicago-47537</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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!!!<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>Cheers, Jim Kashishian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:jim@kashprod.com">jim@kashprod.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Phone & Whatsapp: +34 609 100 348<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FaceBook: Canal Street Jazz Band Madrid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>