London Catalan Festival Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro Quintet at PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho

Andrea Motis and Joan Chamorro are considered a revelation in Catalan jazz. Her idols are Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, and the young trumpeter/singer from Barcelona has been dazzling admirers along with Joan Chamorro since 2012 and the day Quincy Jones picked her out to bring her up onstage. And you have to admit the young lady has a stunning freshness alongside her natural ease and spontaneity. Andrea’s first album for the legendary Impulse! label is Emotional Dance . Recorded in New York with an American-Catalan band, it has been produced by Jay Newland and Brian Bacchus, known for their work with Norah Jones and Gregory Porter. In the meantime, Andrea Motis is prepping a three-track EP for release this autumn. After Snarky Puppy and Ibrahim Maalouf, Impulse! reaches out to a new audience with Andrea Motis and the claim that, today like yesterday, Jazz is cool!...

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Andrea Motis and Joan Chamorro are considered a revelation in Catalan jazz. Her idols are Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, and the young trumpeter/singer from Barcelona has been dazzling admirers along with Joan Chamorro since 2012 and the day Quincy Jones picked her out to bring her up onstage. And you have to admit the young lady has a stunning freshness alongside her natural ease and spontaneity. Andrea’s first album for the legendary Impulse! label is Emotional Dance . Recorded in New York with an American-Catalan band, it has been produced by Jay Newland and Brian Bacchus, known for their work with Norah Jones and Gregory Porter. In the meantime, Andrea Motis is prepping a three-track EP for release this autumn. After Snarky Puppy and Ibrahim Maalouf, Impulse! reaches out to a new audience with Andrea Motis and the claim that, today like yesterday, Jazz is cool!

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