Jazz band Blue Moon Marquee will be performing in Horesfly tonight from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Anvil Pub.
Stemming from the Badlands of the Rocky Mountain prairies, Blue Moon Marquee is a self-styled gypsy blues band.
This authentic duo writes and performs original compositions influenced by early blues, swing, and ragtime. A.W. Cardinal, a Metis of Cree heritage, howls with a distinctive thick and smoky vocal while playing a jazz tinged blues guitar.
Jasmine Colette, aka Badlands Jazz, is the rhythm section who not only commands the upright bass but also keeps the swing with both feet while singing harmonies.
Blue Moon Marquee’s passionate performances and smouldering onstage chemistry is their trademark, and the way Colette’s angelic tones lift A.W.’s beaten down “bukowski-esque” mystique is something that enthrals audiences from the back room bar to the public square.
Now West-Coast based, they have been steadily touring for the last 4 years.
They were the most requested Canadian band for the 2016 International Jazz festivals across Canada, and were invited to play 9 Jazz festivals across Canada. They were also nominated for a Maple Blues Award for best new Canadian Blues act, as well as a 2017 Western Canadian Music Award for Best Aboriginal group.
