Irvin Berlin’s 1935 hit “Cheek to Cheek” sung by Rita Payés with Joan Chamorro’s wonderfully talented youngsters in his Barcelona based Sant Androu Jazz Band. Set in the charming centre of Châteauneuf-du-Faou during the tenth year of the town’s incredibly successful Fest Jazz organised by Trevor Stent, the music resonated around the square.

Please excuse my rather extravagant “manoeuvres” in filming the band due to additional seating needed to cater for the growing audience – funnily enough depicted below as the first frame by YouTube but not in the movie! My thanks to Patti and Ginny for re-arranging the seating!

By the way, one of the Tuba Skinny musicians described the Sant Androu youngsters as “Scary good!” Eat your heart out Ella!

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More great sounds from Fest Jazz’s Tenth Anniversary Festival at Châteauneuf-du-Faou, Brittany, July, 2014. The weather was glorious and en plein air suited Tuba Skinny’s New Orleans Street style. No wonder they stole the show! “Big Chief Battle Axe” was composed by Thomas S. Allen in 1907.

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I have followed Joan Chamorro’s incredible youth band for some months on Jazz&Jazz so it was a huge privilege to meet him at Fest Jazz and even to become Facebook Friends.
His work with his young stars is inspirational – hardly matched any where else in the world
let alone in the UK.

Here they are performing “All Too Soon” en plein air in Châteauneuf-du-Faou’s town square.
None too soon for me, that’s for sure.

Back in January, 2013, I featured Joan and Andrea Motis, one of his young proteges, in my post entitled “Encouraging Signs for Jazz in Europe, So Why Not in the UK?”.  Be sure to read Pete Lay’s comments which follow the article.

So why not in the UK? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to welcome this amazing youth band to our shores? If Trevor Stent and Fest Jazz in Brittany can do it, surely we can! You can have your say in the “Comments” section below.

More Fest Jazz YouTubes will follow, including the equally inspiring and refreshing Tuba Skinny stars and the Saint Andreau Band performing to packed audiences in the Grand Marquee.

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I promised more Tuba Skinny at Fest Jazz, Chateauneuf-du-Faou and here is my first YouTube instalment. I won’t waste words other than to say the festival was brilliant and Tuba Skinny were something very special. As also were Joan Chamorro’s Sant Andreu Youth Jazz Band.

More YouTubes of both bands to follow. And of the other great bands who kept fans on their toes.

Thank you, Trevor Stent and Anneke Laurens for such a phenomenal Tenth Anniversary show.

 So here it is: Tuba Skinny and  “Sweet Lovin Old Soul”

If you want to see Tuba Skinny touring the UK, say so in the Comment Box below.
The more “Yeses” the  sooner the possibilities of arranging it.

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