Martin Blanchet Jazz Quintet

Happy New Year Let’s keep the arts alive!

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Thank you to the 800 person who watched our Christmas Concert. I would also like to say a special thank you to all the generous donations to L'Accueil francophone de Thunder Bay. You can still watch our whole concert at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46TL-JKQXU&t=2018s Santa Claus is Coming to Town Coots/Gillepie... Arr M.Blanchet See more

Virtual Christmas Show with Café Paris de Noël December 20th, 12PM Visit: https://youtu.be/h46TL-JKQXU For the show. -Martin Blanchet Jazz Quintet-... #gypsyjazz #christmasjazz See more

Graphic Design: Ian McLeod

[...Over a career that spanned seven decades, he played on recordings alongside Albert Ayler, Paul Bley, Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, among many others....]

Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter MINI CAFÉ par Martin Blanchet Jazz Quintet en partenariat avec Thunder Bay Culture & Events. Mini Café est un spectacle fa...milial spécialisé dans les chansons de jazz tziganes pour enfants, chantées en français. >> en ligne à 18h45, mercredi 1er juillet 2020 www.thunderbay.ca/canadaday See more

Photo: Chad Charles Kirvan

You are all invited this Sunday December 20th at 12pm to our Christmas Show recorded this week. The link will be available until Monday December 21st. This show is a way to raise donations for L'Accueil francophone de Thunder Bay. Visit Club culturel francophone de Thunder Bay for more information. Katie Stevens - Violin E-Chen Hsu - Clarinet Mario Potestio - Guitar Martin Blanchet - Doublebass/Vocals... Kevin Brohman - Percussions Rob Nickerson - Audio James Moat - Video Ian McLeod - Graphic Design Avis aux intéressés. Ce dimanche le 20 décembre débutant à 12:00. Vous pourrez voir et entendre notre tout nouveau spectacle de Noël en ligne. Le lien sera disponible jusqu'au lendemain. Visitez Club culturel francophone de Thunder Bay pour plus d'information. Les dons recueillis seront remis à L'Accueil francophone de Thunder Bay pour les paniers de Noël. Katie Stevens - Violon E-Chen Hsu - Clarinette Mario Potestio - Guitare Martin Blanchet - Contrebasse & Voix Kevin Brohman - Percussions Rob Nickerson - Audio James Moat - Vidéo Ian McLeod - Conception graphique

A taste of what I've been up to in quarantine 2020...hence the shaggy hair Voici une capsule vidéo à propos d'une carrière de musicien en pandémie Merci Joanne

Guess what...? December 20th

[...One night in August, 1959, Miles Davis had an experience that he said changed him. He and his quintet were playing in the famous Birdland club in New York City. During a break, Miles Davis made his way outside and into a scuffle with a New York City police officer. Davis recounts the night: I had just finished doing an Armed Forces Day, you know, Voice of America and all that bullshit. I had just walked this pretty white girl named Judy out to get a cab. She got in the ca...b, and I’m standing there in front of Birdland wringing wet because it’s a hot, steaming, muggy night in August. This white policeman comes up to me and tells me to move on. At the time I was doing a lot of boxing and so I thought to myself, I ought to hit this motherfucker because I knew what he was doing. But instead I said, Move on, for what? I’m working downstairs. That’s my name up there, Miles Davis, and I pointed up to my name on the marquee all up in lights. He said, I don’t care where you work, I said move on! If you don’t move on I’m going to arrest you. I just looked at his face real straight and hard, and I didn’t move. Then he said, You’re under arrest! These events led to a fight between Miles and several officers. Davis was hit in the head with a billy club. The photograph of this event circulated wildly around the world, fueled the racial tension already festering in the country (especially in NYC), and dragged Davis into a legal battle, eventually ending with everyone simply walking away from the incident...] https://bandbyweek.wordpress.com//the-night-that-changed-/

Jazz musicians have always faced systems of discrimination in America. One insidious example was the cabaret card, a form of identification required for any musician to work in a New York nightclub from 1940 to 1967.