A Film About Kids and Music. Sant Andreu Jazz Band

Feb 15, 2013

1h 41m

★ 7.0

Overview

A Film About Kids and Music is a project arising from a music class. Conducted by Joan Chamorro, the big band brings together children between 6 and 18 years old, around a classic jazz repertoire with lots of swing, which gained the public’s attention and sold-out some of the most important music auditoriums in Spain.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

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Cast

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Joan Chamorro

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Jesse Davis

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Ricard Gili

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Wycliffe Gordon

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Terell Stafford

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Andrea Motis

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Alba Armengou

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