Garry Berman·Jun 20When SAJB Musicians Leave their Musical NestThe world-renowned Sant Andreu Jazz Band, now in its twentieth year and famous for its young musicians playing classic jazz like seasoned…
Garry Berman·Jun 12The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (Part 10)“Teaching is a wonderful thing. See how your students improve every day, how they get a little more excited every day…How they become part…
Garry Berman·May 15The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (Part 8)In late 2022, Joan Chamorro began a return to the SAJB’s roots, so to speak, by re-exploring Dixieland jazz, the music the small school…
Garry Berman·May 1The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (Part 7)By mid-2021, the Covid pandemic had just been passing the peak of its destruction of the previous year. Scientists were developing…
Garry Berman·Apr 17The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (Part 6)This installment of our SAJB 20th anniversary retrospective begins with Jazzing in September of 2019, which included a number of top-tier…A response icon1A response icon1
Garry Berman·Apr 4The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (Part 5)We continue our retrospective of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band with their activities in early 2018…
Garry Berman·Mar 21The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (part 4)We begin Part 4 of our SAJB 20th anniversary retrospective in early 2016…
Garry Berman·Mar 15The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (part 3)We continue our retrospective of the SAJB at the mid-point of 2013, a year that brought more exciting performances and new faces to the…
Garry Berman·Mar 6The Sant Andreu Jazz Band at 20 (pt. 2)In Part 1 of this series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, we looked back on its creation and the first five…
Allen Michie·Mar 4A Review of “Intimate” by Andrea MotisAndrea Motis is all grown up now. The 31-year-old singer and trumpet player made an impression at 15 with bassist Joan Chamorro, who…
