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X-Wing

(Classic & Modern Dixieland)

We are a trio from diverse backgrounds and musical backgrounds, but we love Manouche Jazz music, following the tradition of Early New Orleans Jazz, Blues, and Swing, a style of jazz that originated in the United States in the late 1910s, becoming one of the most popular musical genres of the 1930s and 1940s.

This ensemble can be used at any musical event or activity, and uses instruments common in jazz, such as a rhythm section consisting of double bass, guitar, and drum percussion, and the brass of the trumpet and the much-loved color of the voice.

The band’s swing preferentially uses medium and fast tempos, generalizes melodic riffs (as a resource of tension, it is a short phrase repeated several times, with a final crescendo) and frees the role of percussion from certain restrictions that it had had until then.

And the role of the soloist becomes important, with clear, recognizable melodies and energetic solos to make you dance.

The rhythmic base has special relevance as the driving force of the band.

A highly acclaimed repertoire with a sound inspired by the Jazz Manouche of Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzerald… as well as his signature version of rock songs with a swing sound (Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Guns N’Ros, Purple…).

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Norman Pena

Guitar and Vocals (Switzerland)

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Xavi de la Salud

Trumpet and Drums (Tarragona)

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Olegario Velázquez

Double bass (USSR)

Xavi de la Salud

info@xavidelasalud.com

Phone +34649788729

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