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(Festivals, new Blues Band...)
We need reporters !
email : bluesmontreal@videotron.ca
OTTAWA
Ottawa, August 26 2008- Finally, Blues artists and fans in Canada and
across the world have a radio station that they can call their own.
Today, the CRTC announced the approval of a new radio station in the
Ottawa market -DAWG FM 101.9 -
full story
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Our reporter from Québec (Michel
Dubois)
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FALL 2006 review
*Québec City Jam Sessions*
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Blues jams are important enough
here to have major daily paper Le Soleil print a report with pictures
on the phenomenon.
Musicians love to get together to
play the standards and improvise.
The «jam master»
makes a list of musicians and decides what songs will be played.
His experience will dictate who
plays when and for how long.
A newcomer may well be limited to
rhythm guitar or maracas…But if an established performer shows up, the
jam master will drift to the bar after one song.
The objective is
to have a good musical moment in a friendly atmosphere, allowing
communication and exchanges between generations, sharing the basic
repertoire as well as useful tricks that you can only learn on a stage. |
| *JAY’S BLUES JAMS* The location:
This building once was home of
Today it offers an impressive list of imported
beers, ales and lagers, many on an exclusive basis, in addition to
typical English pub cuisine.
For over two years now, Jay Sewall has been host
to the blues jams there every Tuesday night. Admission price: a smile
and, if possible, an instrument.
The small stage is located near a fireplace and
a huge mirror.
The first session is acoustic and the Cajun
influence is more than occasional. Harmonicas, maracas and washboard
are it
The break is followed by a more electric sound,
the
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 The audience is composed of local patrons as well as tourists from all countries. Ironically everyone has a great time in this English pub located in the heart of French America featuring the music of Blacks and Cajuns!! Not too long ago, I was sitting among groups
coming from
On that night, they were celebrating the second
anniversary of «Jay’s Blues Jams» there, and among the many
participating musicians, I noticed Andrée Dupré, Pat
Camiré, Barry Nameth and Mike Deway.
Long live Jay’s Blues Jams! |
*LES JAMS DE MIKE DEWAY* After a very successful year near the bridges
that lead visitors to Québec, Mike Deway has moved closer to the
city.
The place is Le Public Resto Bar, 5073 Boulevard
Hamel, near Autoroute Henri-IV, 877-9665.
These Thursday night jams are more of the
electric kind.
In Québec, some musicians are more of the
Jay kind or more of the Deway kind, but most simply ignore the
different «schools» and just go to both!
With Deway, the guitar is the star, but the sax
and the harmonica are never far. Along
with bassist Ray Cantino and drummer Gilles Potvin, one can expect to
see up to thirty musicians on the tiny stage.
Some come from Donaconna (Yannick Lambert),
Montréal (Daddyman) and of course Québec. A few regulars:
Romain Gauthier and Pete Brass saxophones, Pépé,
harmonica, singer Clio just to name a few.
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 Photo Gilles Dion The audience is mainly local and before long, you feel like in a family gathering where visitors are welcome with a smile. Each heartfelt solo brings cheers and applause
and leads to more friendly competition.
The first thing you know, it is time to call it
a night, hoping to be back for the next jam
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SUMMER 2006
Hi everybody!
I have been thinking about this occasional update on the Québec City
So, from time to time, you will read about new releases,
places to go, interesting events, and God knows what, as long as it is
blues-related.
Let’s first talk about an important fund-raiser, held on
June 13 at Le Clac Bar Restaurant. It was
an original idea developed by Martin Pouliot
and his CFOM 102.9 team of volunteers. Their goal was to find money for
«Rêves d’enfants»,
dedicated to having birthday parties for less fortunate kids.
And is there a better way than blues to get people
together for a good cause? So, Martin contacted Mike Deway, a prominent blues musician and promoter
here, and along with the station’s top dj’s, they rehearsed an impressive list of blues
standards combined with tunes by Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, and more.
The show lasted over three hours without letting down for
a second! They raised over 15,000$ with the help of generous listeners,
rewarded by performances by MO Blues, Mike Deway,
Pat The White, Jay Sewall, Canadian Idol’s Audrey de Montigny, Ray Cantino,
Chuck Springs, Gilles Potvin also Carl
Brandon
and Nancy Gosselin both winners of Star Garantie.
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Everybody knows that Snowbirds are Canadians who fly
south when winter comes. Now, let me tell you about our own Bluebirds:
Jay Sewall would be very unhappy if he skipped his yearly stay with the
Cajuns, and MO Blues loves to trade the snow shovel for a blues or jazz
guitar and sail the Carribean Sea
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Got a blues attack while in historic Old Québec
City
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Festivals 2006
We can’t close this quick overview without mentioning the
presence of The Chicago Blues Reunion: Nick Gravenites, Corky Siegel,
Barry Goldberg, Sam Lay, Harvey Mandell et
Tracy Nelson. (Festival d’été de Québec)
Guitar Explosion, Jack De Keyzer,
Ricky Paquette, 418 Blues Caravan, Jo-Hell and the Red Roosters, Solid
Ground, Summer Family, Rick L.Blues
(Beauport en Blues)
Peter Shonk, Pat The White,
Jimmy Bowskill, J-P Leblanc ( l’Île
en Blues, Ile d’Orléans)
Bob Walsh, Pat TheWhite, Guy
Bélanger.(Expo-Québec)
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Good blues to you !!
Please send comments, replies
etc.to: pommenoire@yahoo.ca
Michel
Dubois, Host of «Rue D’Auteuil» CKRL-fm
(Quebec) 89.1
Friday nights from 8 to 10
Friday nights from 8 to 10
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The CFOM 102.9 team with some of the local blues leaders. |