"They are poised for worldwide recognition in a brilliant and unique genre-bending ride through American blues and folk, Gypsy jazz, Native American themes, jump blues, swing and more." - Duke Robillard (Roomful of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds), Award-winning guitar player and producer
Blue Moon Marquee writes and performs original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves. A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) have played for a vast gamut of crowds at jazz clubs, Lindy Hop dance halls, folk venues, blues haunts, hospitals, prisons, markets, motorcycle joints, dive bars and prestigious festival stages.
Colette not only commands the upright bass but also brings the rhythm with her feet on a custom foot drum kit, all while singing in her signature honey-dipped tone. Cardinal's distinctive and soulful vocals barrel out like a raging bull while his guitar crackles with the swinging energy of jazz-tinged blues
The result of 9 years of rigorous touring, criss-crossing Europe and North America, is a distinct energy and style from this acclaimed duo. Carving a path through blues, jazz, jump jive, folk, country, swing, and Indigenous soul with an authentic spirit, their sound does not idle easily in one certain category. It stomps and struts through the wilds, conjuring a blend where Howlin' Wolf tangos with Django, Earnest Tubb shoots firecrackers with Cab Calloway, and Memphis Minnie throws dice with Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
"Blue Moon Marquee has its own completely original style. Modern Blues doesn't really get any better than this. This is a tremendous sound by a hugely talented duo" says American Roots UK. With their highly anticipated 5th album Scream, Holler & Howl (SHH), Blue Moon Marquee have captured their most sophisticated collection of songs yet. Co-produced by Duke Robillard and recorded live to tape, SHH blazes forward with a full band featuring some of Canada's finest veteran players. While they have primarily performed as a duo since 2013, over the last couple of years they have been performing often as a trio or quartet featuring
Darcy Phillips (Jann Arden) on piano and Jerry Cook (Colin James) on tenor
and baritone saxophone.
The album was honoured with the Blues Foundation's Blues
Music Award nomination for Emerging Artist of the Year(2023).
The release also swept the Maple Blues Awards (Canada's
highest honour in Blues) with four wins including,
Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year,
Acoustic Act of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.
The album has topped the charts in the US and
Canada achieving #1 on the !Earshot National
Folk/Roots/Blues chart and #3 on their
National Top 10 Chart for all genres, #1 on
Canada's Top 50 Chart by Roots Music Report,
#6 on the International NACC Radio Chart and
#8 on the coveted Living Blues Radio Chart.
There was even a 4 week run at #1 on the
Indigenous Music Countdown. In a rare feat,
the album reached #9 on the !Earshot National
Jazz Chart while charting in Blues. Most recently
they were honoured as at the Summer Solstice
Indigenous Music Awards with Live Musical
Performance of the Year and Roots Album of
the Year.
Featured Artist | 19\April/2024
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