Jamboree Jazz Club Barcelona

"Barcelona was magnificent in December of ‘63. After Paris, it almost looked like a tropical city. I closed a deal to work for a month at a basement club that had been offering jazz music for some time." Chet Baker, trumpeter and singer.

"Jamboree is the leading jazz club in Spain." Judit Llimós, director of Modern Music at the Auditori in Barcelona.

"For those who premiere at the Jamboree, it is the same feeling as for the classical musician that premieres at Palau de la Música. When Mas i Mas put you on the Jamboree program you know it means you've entered the great music market where people can give you recognition. " Manel Camp, academic director of the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC).

"Playing at the Jamboree has always been a pleasure. The musician who studies in Barcelona knows their goal: to play at Jamboree." Alfons Carrascosa, saxophonist, conductor of the Big Acoustic band.

"Anyone who was anyone in the jazz world had passed through this venue. When a live music venue survives for fifty years, you want to hug those that run it and tell them they are the best ."Francesc Burrull, pianist, composer and arranger.

"You feel at home here, because you are meeting a group of friends." Carme Canela, singer.

"There are international musicians that no longer play in clubs but still accept an invitation to Jamboree." Pierre Bechet, Director of Programming for Jamboree.

"It's an emblematic club and that many clubs in Europe would like to have." Jordi Pujol Baulenas, Fresh Sound label editor, author of Jazz in Barcelona (Almendra Music, 2005).

"The Jamboree has a bold, quality program, which is dominated by artistic and creative influences rather than the commercial. It is very important for music schools in this country that there are places like this. They are platforms that have given a lot of life to the art and cultural life of Catalonia." Lluís Cabrera, director of Taller de Músics.

"The moments spent at the Jamboree are priceless. This is the home of great jazz and music." Núria Feliu, singer.

"The Jamboree was part of a European tour route and the musicians came here and then went on to Paris, London, ...They were really authentic times." Francesc Pi de la Serra, singer-songwriter.

"A year before re-opening, Jamboree opened its doors to Tete Montoliu and myself for a French movie. The fact that we were told they would reopen the following year made us feel very happy." Miquel Jurado, music critic for El País.

"Much of his career [Tete Montoliu] had included very important moments at Jamboree. He did many things to be able to play there." Horacio Fumero, double bass player for the Tete Montoliu trio from 1981 to 1997.

"Important musicians, such as Raynald Colom, Llibert Fortuny, Marc Ayza and José Alberto Medina have formed their careers at Jamboree... If Jamboree didn’t exist, it would have to be invented, or the level of music in Barcelona would not be where it is today." Aurelio Santos, cultural activist, programmer for the WTF Jam Sessions.

"The Jamboree was a point of reference for me ... and suddenly I was there where I had been seeing so many people for many years." Llibert Fortuny, saxophonist.

"It's a place where I feel like I'm in my own home. I like the stage, I like these walls, the lights ... I feel very comfortable when I work here." Laura Simó, singer.