Joan Chamorro (born in 1962) is a Spanish

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musician and music teacher. He plays saxophone, clarinet, flute, cornet, and double bass. He is the founder and director of the

Sant Andreu Jazz Band Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a youth jazz band from Barcelona, featuring 7- to 20-year-olds. The bandleader is Joan Chamorro. History The band was founded in 2006 at Escola Municipal de Música de Sant Andreu. The band has performed at numerous con ...

. He developed his own teaching method. In 2012, he received the Premis Altaveu award.

Biography

Joan Chamorro studied saxophone at the Municipal Conservatory of Barcelona under Adolf Ventas. He also graduated the music school Taller de Músics in Barcelona. He has played with

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, and

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. He was part of the Big Band del Taller de músics, the Big Band de Bellaterra, John Dubuclet's Big Band, the Big Band Jazz Terrassa, and Eladio Reinón-Tete Montoliu's Supercombo. In 2006, Chamorro founded the

, where he teaches young musicians (7–21-years-old). He is the producer of the ''Joan Chamorro Presenta'' collection featuring some of the members of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, for example

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, Alba Armengou, Eva Férnandez, Rita Payés, Magalí Datzira and Èlia Bastida. The album ''Joan Chamorro Presenta La Màgia De La Veu'' received the Enderrock Award 2015 for the best album and the album ''Joan Chamorro Presenta Rita Payés'' received the Enderrock Award 2015 for best new jazz project. In 2013, Ramón Tort made a documentary film ''A Film about Kids and Music'' that is a portrait of Joan Chamorro and his music project, the Sant Andreu Jazz Band. Chamorro also leads the

& Joan Chamorro Quintet.

Discography

* 2008: Joan Chamorro ''Barytone Rhapsody'' (Frech Sound Records) * 2010: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Andrea Motis'' (Temps Record, DiscMedi Blau) * 2012: Joan Chamorro & Andrea Motis ''Feeling Good'' (Temps Record) * 2013: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Eva Fernández'' (Temps Record) * 2013: Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton ''Live at Jamboree Barcelona'' (Swift Records) * 2014: ''Coses que es diuen però que no es fan'' NewCat Andrea Motis Joan Chamorro * 2014: ''Live At Casa Fuster'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2014: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Magalí Datzira'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2015: ''Joan Chamorro presenta La Màgia De La Veu'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2015: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Rita Payés'' (Jazz to Jazz) * 2015: ''Live At Palau De La'' - Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro amb l´orquestra simfònica del Vallès (Jazz To Jazz) * 2015: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Marc Martin'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2015: ''Live - MotisChamorro Big Band'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2015: ''Miles Tribut Big Band - Sketces of Catalonia'' dir. Joan Chamorro * 2016: ''Joan Chamorro presenta La Màgica De La Veu & Jazz Ensemble'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2016: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Joan Mar Sauqué'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2016: ''Lua Amarela'' by Joan Chamorro & Rita Payès (Jazz To Jazz) * 2016: ''Joan Chamorro nonet & more play Alfons Carrascosa´s arrangements'' * 2017: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Èlia Bastida'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2017: ''Joan Chamorro octet play Luigi Grasso´s arrangements'' * 2018: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Joan Codina'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2019: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Alba Armengou'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2019: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Carla Motis'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2019: ''The Magic Sound of The Violin'' Elia Bastida & Joan Chamorro Quartet feat. Scott Hamilton * 2020: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Jan Domènech'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2020: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Joana Casanova'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2020: ''Joan Chamorro new quartet & Scott Hamilton'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2020: ''Joan Chamorro plays Fredrik Carlquist´s arrangements'' * 2021: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Joan Marti'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2021: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Marcal Perramon'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2021: ''Èlia Bastida meet Scott Hamilton & Joan Chamorro Trio'' * 2022: ''Joan Chamorro & Friends Remembering Toni Belenguer'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2022: ''Joan Chamorro presenta Alba Esteban'' (Jazz To Jazz) * 2022: ''Joan Chamorro Presenta's Big-Band'' https://joanchamorro.com/album/joan-chamorro-presentas-big-band

References

External links

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Garry Berman: Series of articles about Joan Chamorro's work

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