{"id":18712,"date":"2024-10-11T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/fallece-armand-garcia-director-del-programa-just-blues-de-radio-san-just-y-socio-de-la-sbb-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:07:48","slug":"armand-garcia-host-of-just-blues-in-radio-san-just-and-sbb-member-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/armand-garcia-host-of-just-blues-in-radio-san-just-and-sbb-member-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Armand Garc\u00eda, host of &#8220;Just Blues&#8221; in Radio San Just and SBB member passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18675\" src=\"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ArmandGarcia.jpg\" alt=\"ArmandGarcia\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ArmandGarcia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ArmandGarcia-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ArmandGarcia-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Armand Garcia Ponti, a popular Radio Desvern collaborator and a leading figure in Sant Just community, passed away yesterday due to a heart attack. Garcia hosted the music program &#8216;Just Blues&#8217; on Sant Just local radio station and actively participated in other radio magazines like &#8216;La Desvernada&#8217;. His tireless contribution at\u00a0 local radio made him a beloved voice to many listeners.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Armand had been for years member of the SBB and was passionate blues lover. Many big names in the blues world had been broadcasted and interviewd in his radio show, which was deeply appreciated and listened by blues fans.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In addition to his radio career, Garcia was part of the third generation of recognized patissier chefs at Bogu\u00f1a bakery shop he managed for years. He also ran Ateneo de Sant Just restaurant, where he supervised the new restoration of this emblematic place, making it become a referent place of local gastronomy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The blues community and the SBB are grieving for the loss of an endearing much-loved person, who also was a blues lover with an extensive knowledge. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and collaborators.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The vigil will take place at the Les Corts Funeral Home on 12 October, starting at 1 pm, while the farewell ceremony will be on 13 October at 11 am at the same funeral home.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armand Garcia Ponti, a popular Radio Desvern collaborator and a leading figure in Sant Just community, passed away yesterday due to a heart attack. Garcia hosted the music program &#8216;Just Blues&#8217; on Sant Just local radio station and actively participated in other radio magazines like &#8216;La Desvernada&#8217;. His tireless contribution at\u00a0 local radio made him a beloved voice to many listeners. Armand had been for years member of the SBB and was passionate blues lover. Many big names in the blues world had been broadcasted and interviewd in his radio show, which was deeply appreciated and listened by blues fans. In addition to his radio career, Garcia was part of the third generation of recognized patissier chefs at Bogu\u00f1a bakery shop he managed for years. He also ran Ateneo de Sant Just restaurant, where he supervised the new restoration of this emblematic place, making it become a referent place of local gastronomy. The blues community and the SBB are grieving for the loss of an endearing much-loved person, who also was a blues lover with an extensive knowledge. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and collaborators. The vigil will take place at the Les Corts Funeral Home on 12 October, starting at 1 pm, while the farewell ceremony will be on 13 October at 11 am at the same funeral home. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[50],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18712"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18714,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18712\/revisions\/18714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/societatbluesbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}