MANOUCHE DIXIELAND NEW ORLEANS & SWING JAZZ IN THE STREETS: JAZZ ANTIC WANDERERS

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1 SUNDAY APRIL 16 MANOUCHE DIXIELAND NEW ORLEANS & SWING JAZZ IN THE STREETS: JAZZ ANTIC WANDERERS Time: 11.30am Place: Perbacco-Atelier Blanca de Nicolás-La cuina de la formatgeria Discover the Jazz Antic Sitges 2017 program and enjoy an aperitif while listening to live music. Route: Carretera de Vilanova (Atelier Blanca de Nicolás), Sant Josep, Sant Gaudenci (Perbacco), Jesús, Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Sant Pere (La cuina de la formatgeria)

2 THURSDAY APRIL 20 One of the purposes of JAS is to bring young audiences close to traditional jazz and encourage them to learn more about it. For this reason, the schools in Sitges will be quite busy on Thursday morning learning about the origins of jazz. Thursday will be dedicated to jazz manouche, in collaboration with Festival Django L'Hospitalet, the first and only festival in Spain dedicated entirely to jazz manouche and, in particular, to the figure of Django Reinhardt. This year four bands are visiting us, and so is Noé Reinhardt. JAZZ FOR SCHOOLS The Origins of Jazz Place: El Retiro. Theatre Entrance: schools only. Jazz was a musical reality in the 20's... but, what about before? What was so special about New Orleans to make it become the cradle of this new musical language? The Origins of Jazz is a concert in which you will discover how different musical elements from different cultures came together and blended to create this gumbo of sounds in the Mississipi river delta. Jazz brought rhythm to the streets of New Orleans and soon after to all the world! OPENING CONCERT: SWINGENERIS Time: 6.30pm Place: El Retiro. Function Hall. Swingeneris is a group from EMMCA (Hospitalet de Llobregat music school). Its musicians come from different parts of the world but they all have one thing in common: their passion for Django Reinhardt. His musical style has given them the chance to find a space in which to evolve as

3 musicians while exploring its world of sound. Violin: Jesús González Isabel Vila Guitar and voice: Eduard Mansergas Guillaume Chambellan Guitar: Andreas Neven Camil Arcarazo Bass: David González BOHEMIAN LECTURE Òscar Font presents Humour, Music, Musicians Time: 8.30pm Place: El Retiro. Function Hall. Òscar Font has participated in several editions of the Festival as a trombonist. This year we will discover a whole new side of his multifaceted personality. He will give a talk about humour in music, a field he has explored in the book Anecdotari musical català. DIORAMA JAZZ BAND Time: 7.30pm Place: Plaça de l'ajuntament Diorama is a group of musicians formed in Hospitalet. Their musical repertoire takes us from the early jazz of New Orleans till the jazz manouche of Paris in the first half of the 20 th century. Trombone and clarinet: Eva Garin Sax and clarinet: Ariadna Just Guitar and banjo: Josep Lluis Lázaro Guitar: Pepe Cerón Antonino López Piano: German Bes Bass: Richard Manzano Voice and percussion: Jesús Portella ACOUSTIC GUIRI EXPLOSION Time: 8.30pm Place: La Guineu Acoustic Guiri combines the characteristic lineup of jazz manouche with a warm voice and a touch

4 of Blues and Soul. The musicians eclecticism translates into a wide repertoire that blends all these influences together. Voice: Julie Hamar Violin: Fanny Abela Guitar: Pierre-Arnaud Bourhis, Francisco Asensio Bass: François Georges NOÉ REINHARDT & ALBERTO BELLO QUARTET Time: 10.00pm Place: Palau del Rei Moro Alberto Bello has become one of the most renowned performers of jazz manouche in our country. Accompanied by the saxophone of Pol Prats and the expertise of Claudi Làzaro at the guitar and Joan Motera at the bass, on this occasion we will have the privilege of hearing him perform with one of the great figures of jazz manouche of our time: Noé Reinhardt. Born into a manouche family and into the music of his grandfather, Django Reinhardt, Noé is a consummate guitarist, who deftly combines tradition with the more modern language of jazz. An explosive ensemble which is sure to delight all music lovers! Soloist guitar: Noé Reinhardt, Alberto Bello Sax: Pol Prats Guitar: Claudi Làzaro Bass: Joan Motera JAM SESSION MANOUCHE Time: 11.30pm Place: Palau del Rei Moro Right after Noé Reinhardt's & Alberto Bello Quartet's concert, the palau will become the meeting place for all the artists who have participated in the day's events. You are all invited!

5 FRIDAY APRIL 21 Friday is the day for Dixieland! Leroy Jones's performance will make us savor the legacy of the best New Orleans jazz. NEW ORLEANS PUSSYCATS Time: 8.30pm Place: Janio s Bar Pepe Robles has played a big part in the perpetuation and promotion of jazz in our country. You can often find him playing in the streets of Barcelona, with Mikha Ulyanovskiy's piano and Mikha Violin's voice and banjo. Trumpet: Pepe Robles Banjo: Mikha Violin Piano: Mikha Ulyanovskiy THE FEOS' EXPERIENCE Time: 8.30pm Place: La Formatgeria The members of this band from Tarragona want to make jazz, with its many forms, an everyday music. For this festival they have prepared a program of traditional dixieland sprinkled with a bit of swing and jazz manouche. Drums: Miquel Prat Miqueló Tuba: José Gómez Martos Viki Guitar: José Luis Lete Sax: José Gómez Rodríguez Moluco LEROY JONES & THE SHAKING KIDS Time: 9.30pm Place: Saló d'or, Palau Maricel Entrance: 10 (limited capacity) Leroy Jones is a trumpeter from New Orleans, heir to the musical legacy of his hometown, home, too, to such figures as Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden and Danny Barker. He has regularly

6 performed with the big band of Harry Connick, Jr., Dr. John and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. You might also know him for his many collaborations with La Vella Dixieland. You can always listen to one of the albums of the Leroy Jones Quintet, but being able to hear him live, in Sitges, is a unique experience. A musician from the New Orleans Hall of Fame is visiting us, you can't miss it! Trumpet: Leroy Jones Clarinet: Juli Aymí Trombone: Dani Alonso Piano: Gerard Nieto Bass: Queralt Camps Drums: Martí Elies JAM SESSION DIXIELAND Time: 11.00pm Place: Montroig Café After the sextet's concert in the Saló d'or of the Palau Maricel, a jam session with the musicians who have participated in the day's events will begin in Montroig Café. Feel free to drop by! SATURDAY APRIL 22 New Orleans Jazz fills Sitges with its music! THE DIXIE MONSTERS & JOSEP Mª FARRÀS Time: 12.00pm Place: Gardens of the Hotel Medium Romàntic You can often find Ramon, Arnau and Haizea [Ai'sea] playing at jazz venues and parties in Terrassa. Sometimes, Josep Mª Farràs joins them... Josep Mª Farràs runs Casa Farràs, a music shop in the very center of Terrassa, however, he is better known for being one of the best trumpeters in Catalunya. Trumpet: Josep Mª Farràs

7 Sax: Haizea Martiatu Banjo: Arnau Gil Bass: Ramon Grimalt JAZZ ANTIC SITGES PARADE Time: 6.30pm Place: streets in town The parade will fill the streets of Sitges with music, with the collaboration of Teatre del Retiro and musicians from the Catalan and international jazz scene. The musicians will set of at 6.30 from the Plaça de l'ajuntament and parade through the streets stopping at different establishments where concerts will be held. On their arrival to each venue, some musicians will be chosen to stay; this way, each band will be unique and unprecedented! Route: Plaça de l'ajuntament, Major, Nou Passeig de la Ribera, Bonaire, Joan Tarrida, Plaça Indústria, Marqués de Montroig, Parellades, Cap de la Vila, Major. Trumpets: Leroy Jones, John Shillito, Pepe Robles, Alexei Baitchouk Trombones: Bobby Fox, Dani Alonso, Oscar Font, Pablo Martín Tubas: David Parras, Ramon Grimalt, Toni Chisvert, Joan Pinós Clarinets: John Wurr, Haizea Martiatu, Joan Trabal, Oriol Romaní Banjos: Ricky Ariza, Enric Caballé, Mikha Violin, Arnau Gil Percussion: Martí Elies, Pinyu Martí, Santi Cholbi, David Forns DINNER AND JAZZ JAZZ CONCERTS Places: Montroig Café, Café Bar Roy, Pizzeria Cap de la Vila, La Granja (C/Major) Time: 9.00pm Our parade will stop by these establishments and, in each restaurant, some musicians will be chosen to stay. A unique chance to watch improvised and unprecedented bands play. They will, no doubt, have some pleasant surprises in stock for us! JAM SESSION JAZZ ANTIC SITGES Time: 10pm Place: Montroig Café

8 The jazz concert in Montroig Café will start off with a few musicians but will end bringing together all the musicians who have participated in the day's events. SUNDAY APRIL 23 VIATJAZZ A NOVA ORLEANS Time: 10.45am Place: La Fragata Viatjazz a Nova Orleans is more than just a Dixieland concert. It transports us to an exuberant and vibrant New Orleans and, at the same time, encourages the audience to experience graffiti art. This interactive experience reflects on the universal emotions awakened by music weaving together a fantastic dialogue with street art. Spray paint brightens up music from the black-andwhite era! Presentation of the band's first album! JOHN SHILLITO BAND & RETRIO Time: 12.00pm Place: La Fragata John Shillito, John Wurr and Bobby Fox lived the 50's and 60's revival of Dixieland in Europe, more specifically, in England. They played in several first-rate bands in London and, years later, got back together in Devon. They have been playing together for the past twenty years and, this year, they are doing so in our festival with the accompaniment of Retrio's rhythm. A multi-generational gathering of musicians that will show us what classic jazz is all about. Trumpet: John Shillito Clarinet: John Wurr Trombone: Bobby Fox Piano: Oscar Ferret Bass: Joan Pinós Drums: Josep Pinyu Martí

9 BIG BAND SITGES Time: 1.15pm Place: La Fragata With the purpose of discovering Swing and learning from the great big bands that have made a difference, such as Count Basie's or Duke Ellington's, Big Band Sitges was created in the summer of Currently it is part of the program of La caixa escènica, Retiro's music school; the band is a regular performer in the Cava's hotspot. Its repertoire is packed with swing, with songs such as Tuxedo Junction, Moten Swing, Flight of the Foo Birds, Cute, On the Sunny Side of the Street... and some Latin and Funky, with songs such as The Chicken, Bridland or Sway. Saxes: Miquel Ferret, Carol Gordon, Fernando González, Isabel Carranza, Ferran Gràcia Trombones: Domingo García, Pere Camps, Daniel Nieto Trumpets: David Evans, Oriol Pascual, Marc Marcet, Xavi Bernad Piano: Victoria Carbó Bass: Lucas Saied Drums: Pau Giralt Voice: Bibiana Gomis Direction: Xavi Plaza CLOSING JAM SESSION Time: 2.00pm Place: Utopia Beach House The weekly meeting spot for the town's jazz musicians will serve as the perfect venue for the Festival's closing. An informal gathering open to all musicians who want to participate in this celebration of classic jazz. Hope to see you there!

10 V EDITION OF JAS, A BENCHMARK JAZZ FESTIVAL IN OUR COUNTRY Musicians, singers, dancers and, this year, also books and roses, will once again fill the streets of Sitges with jazz in this new edition of the Festival Jazz Antic Sitges. For the fifth year in a row, the festival is back in our town to turn it into a great stage and delight all, young and old, with the sound of good music. During four days, Sitges will be the place to enjoy, firsthand, the best jazz manouche, dixieland and swing, consolidating this festival in the national jazz scene and making it an unmissable event for all live music lovers. If any two things define our Festival, it has to be improvisation and great musicians; the result of which is a unique event with its own distinctive mark. JAS offers the possibility of attending live performances in evocative settings which are representative of our town, and listening, too, to many of our local musicians. This year, the Festival takes a step forward in order to reach all audiences. With this aim, the program includes activities designed specifically for children. Roger Canals' Theater Company presents Viatjazz a Nova Orleans : an invitation for boys and girls to travel to New Orleans through its music and graffitti street art. The youngest audiences will be transported by music and awakened to its universal emotions weaving together, as Roger Canals puts it a fantastic dialogue with street art. Let's welcome these days of MUSIC and ART and enjoy our Jazz Antic Sitges. Rosa Tubau i Llorià Regidora de Cultura, Tradicions i Festes

11 JAZZ ANTIC SITGES 2017 Early The Original Dixieland Jazz Band made the first recording of a new style of music coming from New Orleans. Livery Stable Blues made its way into American homes and, soon after, the sound of jazz would reach all the world. A hundred years have passed since then, and jazz is still very much alive. It has evolved. It has blended with other styles. But, above all, its freedom of spirit has remained untouched. Jazz Antic Sitges celebrates its fifth edition. Maybe five years do not seem like much in comparison to the hundred years of Livery Stable Blues ; however, they are enough to consolidate the festival in the Sitges event's calendar. They are enough to make musicians and traditional jazz followers look forward to it. And five years are also enough time to see how students, who in the early editions were part of the school audiences, are now playing the tuba or the clarinet alongside internationally famed musicians. Once again, Sitges celebrates traditional jazz with a thrilling program that brings together renowned musicians and young talents. There will be concerts, dance... and of course, the possibility to travel back in time to the 1920's New Orleans or to the 1930's Paris. Want to join us? Joan Pinós Sariol JAS Festival Artistic Director (