Swing, Swing, Swing!
By Richard Gili
Without wishing to magnify their importance, the success of public musical concert Swing, Swing, Swing December 2 last Thursday which was closed on 42nd Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival to draw some conclusions immediate and significant .
First, it is clear that the direction and organization of the festival is considered a classic jazz concert featuring musicians of the country may be a proposal attractive enough and worthy closed a festival of the category del de Barcelona. Ens en felicitem! I, a més, com a president de la Fundació Privada Catalana Jazz Clàssic, entitat impulsora d’aquest concert, vull agrair la receptivitat dels responsables del festival a acceptar la nostra proposta i manifestar l’esperança que en futures edicions aquesta bona entesa segueixi donant els seus fruits.
En segon lloc, l’esdeveniment en si va resultar una lliçó teòrica i pràctica per a molts.
Theoretical discourse because disproving the old we have heard many times that says Music (with) Swing corresponds to a time and context already passed and that the present generations, musicians and audience, are the other thing, the stage presence of young members of St. Andrew Jazz Band on one hand and supporting a massive audience of all ages the other was the confirmation of the validity in our house (and around the world) of this music that many had given extinct.
Lesson also practical, because what we heard on the stage of the Palau de la Musica was a time in many jazz played with total conviction, and genuine technical correction creativity in a number of soloists, regardless of their age.
All this comes to show that, overall, the bands and musicians of this style in this country of ours, are to some enviable levels, perhaps never achieved im'estic referring mainly to the Barcelona Jazz Orchestra.
Finally, from my personal perspective as a musician in the orchestra more veteran, La Locomotive Black, I note with satisfaction that the string could appear at some point would come with us, and has continued with new solid rings that ensure a long future in the music we love.
Below the daily faramalla deafen us, the great crack that amplify the media, the cultural myths that fill the shop windows and hijack our attention, as the achievements made to pure economic investments, below this, know that there is a solid chain of people who believe in a style of music or a particular art form and try to keep it alive for the enjoyment of many, we see that , fortunately, culture also has other tempos and other routes, quieter, subtle and barely visible, but in the long run, perhaps more efficient. I know this is comforting.
Long live the music (with) Swing!
(All photos from the concert are Richard Cugat.)
