Samuel Blais

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Opus Prize and concerts coming up!
Monday, January 27, 2020

Here we go again for 2020!

And what a start to the year! My record "Equilibrium", which came out on ODDsound records, was awarded the Prix Opus 2019 for Jazz record of the year during the Opus Prize gala presented by the Conseil Quebecois de la Musique.

Congratulation to all the nomminees and special thanks to my friends and collegues Jerome Beaulieu, Alain Bourgeois and Olivier Babaz for their devotion and musicality

 

As far as concerts that are coming up, here's the list of where you can find me in the next few months!

 

1 February - Altys Jazz Orchestra - Cafe Resonance

7 February - Jazzlab Orchestra - Chapelle historique du Bon Pasteur

9 February - Jazzlab Orchestra - Festival JPL Victo Jazz

12 February - Jazz Session at l'Albion - Brasserie Artisanale Albion, Joliette

13 February - Samuel Blais Quartet - Club de Tennis de l'île des Soeurs

18 February - Classe de Maître - Cegep de Joliette

26 February - Jazz Session at l'Albion - Brasserie Artisanale Albion, Joliette

29 February - Orchestra National de Jazz - 5e Salle Place des Arts

4 March - Samuel Blais présente Vincent Bolduc et Béatrice Lortie - Aram, Salle Diane Dufresne

11 March - Jazz Session at l'Albion - Brasserie Artisanale Albion, Joliette

12 March - Jazzlab Orchestra - Maison de la Culture St-Laurent

14 March - Blais/Rieu/Trottier Sextet - Diese Onze

25 March - Jazz Session at l'Albion - Brasserie Artisanale Albion, Joliette

8 April - Jazz Session at l'Albion - Brasserie Artisanale Albion, Joliette

11 April - Orchestra National de Jazz - 5e Salle Place des Arts

23-24-25 April - JazzAhead - Bremen, Allemagne

29 April - Jazz Session at l'Albion - Brasserie Artisanale Albion, Joliette

2 May - Samuel Blais Quartet - Diese Onze

9 May - Orchestra National de Jazz - 5e Salle Place des Arts

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2020/01/27
Opus Prize and concerts coming up!
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2019/12/09
Garzone/Binney/McCaslin/Blais sax quartet tour!
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2019/06/26
Summer concerts!
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2018/12/13
Last chance to see the SBQ in 2018!
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You can check out some videos of live performances here.  This section should be updated monthly to bring you some fresh material from recent performances.  It is recommended to watch the videos in HD for the quality of the video and the sound to be optimal.

Come again! ;-)

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Teaser for "Equilibrium", new record coming out on September 21st!
Samuel Blais featuring Francois Bourassa, Frank Lozano, Adrian Vedady and Phil Melanson
Samuel Blais 4tet at L'off Jazz de Montreal june 19th 2009
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