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News

21.06.08 The bands of wandering street musicians

Dr. Macaroni Latin-Jazz Brass

• Thursday, June 26th
  -13.00 h. O Calvario pedestrian area
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Camelias
  -21.00 h. From Príncipe to Policarpo Sanz, ending at Centro Cultural Caixanova
• Friday, June 27th
  -13.00 h. Praza da Independencia-Praza de América
  -18.00 h. Centro Comercial Praza Elíptica
  -20.00 h. Praza de Compostela (Book Fair)
• Saturday, June 28th
  -13.00 h. O Calvario (pedestrian area)
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Travesía
  -21.00 h. From Praza de Compostela to Montero Ríos
• Sunday, June 29th
  -13.00 h. Alameda, Bouzas
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Gran Vía
  -21.00 h. From Príncipe to Policarpo Sanz, ending at Centro Cultural Caixanova

Dr. Macaroni Latin-Jazz Brass was established in Madrid in 2000. The band plays the songs of the most prominent and legendary composers of jazz history, including, among others, Horace Silver, Dollar Brand, Herbie Hancock, Jack De Johnette and Herbie Nichols.
The arrangements they introduce and the latin-jazz rhythms they apply provide Dr. Macaroni with a festive character, but at the same time maintaining high-quality standards.
Band members reflect a multiple mix of varied cultures and musical influences, and include:

• Jorge Vistel (Cuba): trumpet
• Roman Filiu (Cuba): alto saxophone
• Tom Johnson (UK): trombone
• Chiaki Mawatari (Japan): tuba
• Gonzalo Maestre (Spain): bass drum
• Peter Dieterle (Switzerland): snare drum

Joseph Siankope & New Orleans Jazz Band

• Monday, July 30th
  -13.00 h. Mercado de Teis-Sanjurjo Badía
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial A Laxe
  -21.00 h. From Príncipe to Praza da Princesa, to Praza da Constitución
• Tuesday, July 1st
  -13.00 h. O Calvario (pedestrian area)
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Praza Elíptica
  -21.00 h. From Praza de Compostela to Montero Ríos
• Wednesday, July 2nd
  -13.00 h. Príncipe and surrounding area
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Camelias
  -21.00 h. From Urzáiz to García Barbón, to Terrazas Santiago de Vigo

The sextet Joseph Siankope & New Orleans Jazz Band is headed by Zimbabwean trumpeter and singer Joseph Siankope, born in 1964. Having as a point of departure the musical experience of his childhood, this talented artist merges African traditional instruments and singing with conventional jazz tunes.
Since the 1970s this Honorary Citizen of New Orleans has been moving between Europe and America, and has performed in jazz festivals in The Netherlands, Germany, and Argentina.
He settled in Spain in 1984, and since then he has been involved in jazz bands like Neptune jazz Band, Siankope Brothers Jazz Band, La Madrileña Jazz Band, Missing Stompers and Spirits Jazz Band, playing in jazz festivals in San Sebastián, Logroño, Madrid, etc.
The band:

• Joseph Siankope: Trumpet and voice
• Fernando Berruezo: Tenor saxophone
• José Luis Martín Álvarez: Tuba
• Ramiro Amusátegui: Banjo
• Manolo Heredia: Percussion
• Marcelo Peralta: Soprano saxophone

Gumbo Jazz Band

• Thursday, July 3rd
  -13.00 h. Príncipe and surrounding area
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Travesía
  -21.00 h. From Urzáiz to García Barbón, to Terrazas Santiago de Vigo
• Friday, July 4th
  -13.00 h. O Calvario (pedestrian area)
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial Gran Vía
  -21.00 h. Príncipe and surrounding area
• Saturday, July 5th
  -13.00 h. From Praza da Independencia to Praza de América
  -19.00 h. Centro Comercial A Laxe
  -21.00 h. From Urzáiz to García Barbón, to Terrazas Santiago de Vigo
• Sunday, July 6th
  -13.00 h. Alameda, Bouzas
  -19.00 h. From Praza de Compostela to Montero Ríos
  -21.00 h. From Príncipe to Policarpo Sanz, ending at Centro Cultural Caixanova

The Gumbo Jass Band was established with the purpose of preserving and spreading the most authentic and genuine jazz style of the early 20th century in New Orleans. The band’s name is a plain declaration of principles: “Gumbo” is a characteristic stew or thick soup originating in New Orleans that is cooked using a type of seedpod similar to that of an African plant called okra. And “Jass” was the original and disrespectful name given to the jazz music of the earlier times.
Throughout the years, Gumbo Jass Band has been playing most successfully in numerous Catalonian cities and towns, as well as in the rest of Spain. Currently, it is a stable structure, largely respected in classical and traditional jazz circles.
This time the band will be formed by:

• Óscar Font: Trombone
• Cesc Miralta: Clarinet
• Enric Caballé: Banjo
• David Parras: Tuba
• David Forns: Washboard