The Chameleon

Nice! What The Tunder Said in Toronto. Sould be hoppin'. I'm looking forward to thier jazzy funk hijinx.

Hey Weezy,

[color:blue]e-mail with where you're trying to play and when and I'll try and help you out.

[color:green]josh@chameleonproject.com

Lookin' forward to hearing "What the Thunder Said." I hear they have a tasty jazzy/funk sound.

[color:blue]Kind of Blue

Walkin'/Cookin'/Steamin' w/the miles davis quintet (all of those albums in that Columbia series kick ass)

[color:brown]Dark Magnus (so hard! The last album Miles recorded ,live in myc '75, b4 his breakdown, truly scarry music).

Howdy... You wanna get in touch with Chris

here:

BAND BOOKINGS CONTACT Chris

416-596-1908

You'll have to be presistent though. The Rivoli is very booked in advance and is used for industry nights a lot. So you'll have to plan ahead and e-mail and call.

GOOD LUCK!

The line up does look good but what I find weird is that on the festival web-site it says:

Ear To The Ground will exist to:

Promote the work of independent, innovative and emerging artists, and help expose them to new audiences through an annual festival and other projects

However acts like Kid Koala, RJD2, Death From Above 1979, Tricky Woo and K'Naan are niether indie or emerging. I would say that these acts, which are quite good, are emerged recognized and supported.

Hell K'naan played live 8. That pretty exposed.

Looks like a great festival though.

Let's make that Nectar's thingf happen captin'!. You know what I mean JayDawg.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :crazy:

:cool:

[color:blue]The Chameleon Project would be happy to lend a hand and kick out the Jam!

:thumbup:

Long live Jambands.ca!

There are other dates booked, some beeing worked out and details being finalized. We just needed to get out a press-relase to start the ball rolling. If we waited until we had all dates confirmed the whole thing would have been last minute.

Once everything is finalized there will be a proper posting announcing all dates involved.

Hey don't forget Spearhead jammed out Sly Stone's "family Affair" with Carl Young on vocals and Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime".

P.S. Umphrey's Stole the Show!

Well. We've been discussing the possibility of an Otta,a show. We'd like to hit that town up. I think Jaydawg is in Ottawa for the Big Summer Classic today so things may be getting finalized.

Your help, suggestions or thoughts on an Ottawa show would be appriciated, Boouche.

E-Mail me: josh@chameleonproject.com

Booking/Contact Info:

Jay Cleary/Josh Laing

(416) 596-9122

josh@chameleonproject.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2005

"High Plains Drifter & The Chameleon Project on Tour"

TORONTO: This August, worldbeat, jazz-groove collective High Plains Drifter and breakbeat, dubjazz quartet The Chameleon Project join forces to tour the East Coast of Canada and the US. The tour will be highlighted by performances at the Evolve Festival and the Come Together Music Festival.

The tour will run from August 19th- Sept 3rd, and will feature performance in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Fredericton, Saint John, and Charlottetown. The first leg of the tour will travel to the East Coast of Canada/US to the Evolve Festival (Antigonish, Nova Scotia Aug 27-29). The second leg of the tour will return through the Maritimes ending with scheduled shows at the Come Together Music Festival (Waterford, ON Sept.2-4).

Some dates are still available for booking. To enquire about availability contact Josh Laing or Jay Cleary at 416-596-9122 or email Josh at josh@chameleonproject.com .

The Bands

High Plains Drifter is an original groove/funk and world-beat ensemble whose live performances have been captivating audiences across Atlantic Canada. Showcasing funk, jazz fusion, and Afro-Cuban rhythms, High Plains Drifter's original material displays an innovative blend of such influences, creating a highly infectious and danceable genre all their own.

The Chameleon Project is an electronic jazz quartet using every weapon in their sonic arsenal. Jazz, jungle, disco, funk, dub, reggae, techno or breaks…it’s all about a groove. What keeps it engaging is improvisation.

It keeps changing, never stops. It’s at the heart of all great music…and it’s in the DNA of the members of the Chameleon Project. The band has tuned into the growing audience that appreciates a wide range of improvised styles from classic straight ahead jazz to the propulsive rhythms of electronic music. It is the aim of The Chameleon Project, and their newly formed label Reptile Vision Records, to do their part in taking jazz and electronic music in new directions.

Each show on the tour will be complete evening of music and entertainment featuring sets by each band with and featuring local guest DJ’s spinning great grooves before the show and during the breaks.

[color:red]We are committed to aggressively promoting our shows in each local market, and working with local talent to foster an all night party vibe filled with quality music that will make a lasting impression.

The result will be an event that is a success for the venue, the audience and the bands.

The way it should be!

www.chameleonproject.com

www.dayrolean.ca/highplainsdrifter

Booking/Contact Info:

Jay Cleary/Josh Laing

(416) 596-9122

josh@chameleonproject.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2005

"High Plains Drifter & The Chameleon Project on Tour"

TORONTO: This August, worldbeat, jazz-groove collective High Plains Drifter and breakbeat, dubjazz quartet The Chameleon Project join forces to tour the East Coast of Canada and the US. The tour will be highlighted by performances at the Evolve Festival and the Come Together Music Festival.

The tour will run from August 19th- Sept 3rd, and will feature performance in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Fredericton, Saint John, and Charlottetown. The first leg of the tour will travel to the East Coast of Canada/US to the Evolve Festival (Antigonish, Nova Scotia Aug 27-29). The second leg of the tour will return through the Maritimes ending with scheduled shows at the Come Together Music Festival (Waterford, ON Sept.1-3).

Some dates are still available for booking. To enquire about availability contact Josh Laing or Jay Cleary at 416-596-9122 or email Josh at josh@chameleonproject.com .

The Bands

High Plains Drifter is an original groove/funk and world-beat ensemble whose live performances have been captivating audiences across Atlantic Canada. Showcasing funk, jazz fusion, and Afro-Cuban rhythms, High Plains Drifter's original material displays an innovative blend of such influences, creating a highly infectious and danceable genre all their own.

The Chameleon Project is an electronic jazz quartet using every weapon in their sonic arsenal. Jazz, jungle, disco, funk, dub, reggae, techno or breaks…it’s all about a groove. What keeps it engaging is improvisation.

It keeps changing, never stops. It’s at the heart of all great music…and it’s in the DNA of the members of the Chameleon Project. The band has tuned into the growing audience that appreciates a wide range of improvised styles from classic straight ahead jazz to the propulsive rhythms of electronic music. It is the aim of The Chameleon Project, and their newly formed label Reptile Vision Records, to do their part in taking jazz and electronic music in new directions.

Each show on the tour will be complete evening of music and entertainment featuring sets by each band with and featuring local guest DJ’s spinning great grooves before the show and during the breaks.

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We are committed to aggressively promoting our shows in each local market, and working with local talent to foster an all night party vibe filled with quality music that will make a lasting impression.

The result will be an event that is a success for the venue, the audience and the bands.

The way it should be!

www.chameleonproject.com

www.dayrolean.ca/highplainsdrifter

That really bites. I saw Stanley Turrentine there just before he died as well as Houston Person and Benny Green & Russell Malone. All world class jazz talent. So sad theat there are less and less venues for priemier jazz in T.O.

BIATCH!

If it doesn't make you hallucinate it's probably bad!

I heard from many a people that this show was the HOTNESS!!!

Way to go Marky keep up the good work with JayDawg.

Respect.

PUMP Literally.

I heard this guy kick ass. He really blew the doors off with High Plains drifter at last years Evolve.

Good to see someone carrying on the Gypsy Jazz vibe!

A question.....What venues in London and Kingston Ontario have a history of booking jam-friendly bands or electronica?

I'm trying to book some shows in these markets but can't find much info on appropriate venues.

Your input is appriciated. :thumbup:

I agree with Keither, weak support and apathy are the order of the day in the Canadian live music scene, it seems. When it comes to local talent.

I also agree that you really have to play in the US a lot to make it.

However you can't get booked in the US if no one knows who you are. But you can't be known in the US unless you play in the US, as Americans don't care about Canadian talent unless it is huge. (Hell they've got the real thing at home.)

You also cannot get a booking agent or management to help you bridge this gap in Canada unless you play very main stream music or are a proven commodity (which you can't become without playing in the US)

It is not as easy as simply booking clubs, getting paperwork filled out and going down there. I know from personal experience.

You basically have to tour Canada a lot (which is insanely expensive vs. touring shorter distances in the US), and then maybe you can steal a date in Buffalo or something. The sad part is that no matter how big you are in Canada, you still don't mean shit in the US or world market.

CAN YOU SAY CATCH 22!

Man I'm pissed! I'm leaving out of town this weekend and ever since Jaydawg left his Tortured Soul Cd at my house, I can't stop humming their tunes. Wish I could be at this one!