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August 1 Global Music Foundation All Stars

Since 2004, the Global Music Foundation has celebrated the music making with many of  the great names in the jazz world. The opening concert tonight will feature this years gathering of world-class artists in a variety of combinations and formats. It gives a taste of what's to come during the musical festivities of the week.

Guillermo Rozenthuler   vocals

Nel Begley   vocals

Dan Ben Lior   guitar

Perico Sambeat   alto sax

Jesus Santandreu   tenor sax

Albert Palau   piano

Masa Kamguchi   bass

Francesco Petreni   drums and percusssion

August 2 Eddie Henderson "Jazz Trumpet Legend"

Eddie Henderson, continues to be one of the most original trumpet players in jazz today and remains at the height of his musical prowess. Henderson was born in New York City in 1940. His father sang with the Charioteers, and his mother danced at the Cotton Club. Louis Armstrong gave Eddie his first trumpet lessons at age 9. In 1956, Miles Davis was staying at the Henderson's family home at a time that Eddie had an engagement at the Black Hawk Jazz Club. Miles, Impressed with Eddie's ability to perform his famous "Sketches of Spain" without a fluff, encouraged Henderson to seek his own originality.

He first got worldwide recognition for his playing on the popular recordings with Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi group in the early '70s. Since then he has played with huge array of the greatest names in Jazz including Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson, Max Roach, Jackie McClean, Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, etc. He is joined here by a powerhouse quartet made up of long time collaborators; fellow New Yorker Bruce Barth on piano, Arnie Somogyi on bass and Stephen Keogh on drums.

Eddie Henderson   trumpet

Bruce Barth   piano

Arnie Somogyi   bass

Stephen Keogh   drums

August 3 Blue Note Lives

In a concert led by the Spain's foremost jazz musician, Perico Sambeat, we conjur up the spirit of one of the golden eras of jazz, and the music of the recordings of Blue Note of the 60s and 70s. With two authentic members of the Jazz Messengers of Art Blakey participating in the proceedings, you can expect a memorable night of music filled with fire, swing, soul and blues, along with some tender ballads mixed in as well.

Perico Sambeat   alto sax

Eddie Henderson   trumpet

Jesus Santandreu   tenor sax

Dan Ben Lior   guitar

Bruce Barth   piano

Masa Kamaguchi   bass

Stephen Keogh   drums

August 4 Bruce Barth's "New York Stories"

Bruce Barth is without doubt one of the great jazz pianists of our time. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, his music reflects the depth and breadth of his life and musical experiences.

He has had extended collaborations with Tony Bennett, Terell Stafford, Luciana Souza, Stanely Turrentine, Steve Wilson and David Sánchez and was a long standing member of the Terence

Blanchard Quintet. In 1992, Bruce played piano on-screen in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X.

Bruce is no stranger to the Jamboree Jazz Club and he returns once again to his favourite music room this side of the Atlantic bringing with him the flavour of his home town, New York City, wrapped up in new songs and delights, by turns in trio, quartet and quintet settings.

Bruce Barth   piano

Masa Kamaguchi   bass

Francesco Petreni   drums and percussion

Stephen Keogh   drums

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August 5 Rene Marie - Jazz Diva

with special guest Perico Sambeat

Twice Grammy nominated artist Rene Marie is firmly established as one of the greatest living jazz vocalists.

In a span of two decades, 11 recordings and countless stage performances, vocalist René Marie has cemented her reputation as not only a singer but also a composer, arranger, theatrical performer and teacher. Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and other greats of past generations, she incoporates elements of folk, R&B, country and even Classical music to create a captivating hybrid style. Her 2013 CD release I Wanna Be Evil: With Love To Eartha Kitt, earned a Grammy nomination in the Best Jazz Vocals category. René Marie made several appearances on the Billboard charts and won Best International Jazz Vocal CD by France's Academie Du Jazz. 

Rene Marie   vocals

Bruce Barth   piano

Arnie Somogyi   bass

Stephen Keogh   drums

Special guest Perico Sambeat   alto saxophone

August 6 Students Concert - Ensembles, vocalists, Choir and Samba School

The students and participants attending the workshop have been working hard with their instrumental and vocal coaches for a week to refine and improve their musicianship, and this is when get the opportunity to play in public. The act of performing in front of an audience gives the students an opportunity to see for themselves the result of their work and experience the joy of music making with other musicians and listeners alike. This is rewarding moment for the students, the professors and the public.

Each of the ensembles perform the pieces they have been creating and working on during the week. The vocal groups perform a colourful mix of pieces and the event finishes up in true party style, with an energetic and exciting performance by the Samba group led by master percussionist Francesco Petreni, during which they dance, sing and play Samba, Afoxe, Maracatu, Samba Reggae and Funk rhythms from different areas of Brazil. The audience is invited to join in if they feel so inclined.

August 7 Joan Chamorro and his Young Stars of Sant Andreu

If there is one unstoppable jazzman in this country, it is none other than saxophonist Joan Chamorro, known both for his work as founder and leader of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band and his role as a baritone in all kinds of jazz formations. Chamorro and company always delivers, so expect lots of smooth and classy finger clicking tunes from the golden age of swing.