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Concerts postponed.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Just a quick word to mention that all upcoming concerts have been postponed due to the situation we are going through.

I hope that your family and friends are safe and healthy.

The musical adventure continues in a different way! You can look under the video page for new content.

you can also check out my YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKaKQq58ES4pNp78ubhAsOw?view_as=subscriber

I hope to see you soon! All the best!

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

Garzone/Binney/McCaslin/Blais sax quartet tour!

Monday, December 9, 2019

The Four Visions saxophone quartet record launch tour with George Garzone, David Binney and Donny McCaslin starts in 1 week!! Here's the full list of concerts and all the facebook events! Hope to see you at one of the shows and thanks for sharing!

Dec. 12 - Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, 8pm(Q & A at 6:30pm)
Dec. 13 - Dièse Onze, Montreal, 10pm
Dec. 14 - O Patro Vys, Montreal, Masterclass, 1pm
Dec. 14 - Dièse Onze, Montreal, 6:30pm
Dec. 15 - The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, Toronto, 9:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/298240224412954/

https://www.facebook.com/events/499538877558544/

https://www.facebook.com/events/524390401459820/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1210519065801242/

Summer concerts!

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Summer is finally here and many concerts coming up!

Here are a few dates coming up with a bunch of different projects, hope to see you there and share these moments with you!

June 28th 6:00pm at L'Astral for the Montreal Jazz Festival with Ben Monder, Dan Weiss and John Hollenbeck.

June 30th 5:00pm at Bar Social avec Fred Pauze 3

July 2nd 6:00pm at L'Astral for the Montreal Jazz Festival with Effendi Jazzlab

July 2nd 10:00pm at Dièse Onze with Alex Bellegarde quartet