Andre Bisson

Summer 2011

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:25:00 +0000

We are gearing up and getting ready for summer 2012, however, here are some video's from Summer 2011 at the Burlington Ribfest, the Sound of Music Festival and more!

Burlington Ribfest

Don't Mess with Cupid - Otis Redding at The Augusta House Hamilton, ON

Burlington Sound of Music Festival 2011 - Uptight (S.Wonder)

Porquis Blues Festival - Andre Bisson original - Till the Real Thing Comes Along Porquis Junction, ON

James Anthony Presents LIVE! with Andre Bisson in Sept 2011

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:25:00 +0000

Andre Bisson was given the opportunity to be part of the 1st Episode of James Anthony's new show on Cogeco 23 Burlington/Niagara area. The show is called "James Anthony Presents LIVE!", a new show that allows Hamilton/Niagara musicians come and show their stuff on television. This episode was filmed at The Dutch Mill Market in the Waterdown area. We were honoured to be on the roster with great artists as Harrison Kennedy, Steve Burnside, and the talented musicians of the James Anthony and the "Eh" Team. 4 of Andre's songs were filmed and they will be spread over a few episodes this year.

Here is the first tune "One More Gig" Written by Andre Bisson

Andre & The J-Tones Christmas CD Release!!!!

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:38:00 +0000

Andre & The J-Tones Christmas CD Release!!!!

It's here! Andre & The J-Tones 1st official CD release is a Christmas CD!

With some great classic Christmas songs arranged by Andre Bisson in the style of Rhythm & Blues, Swing, Blues, and Funk!!!!

It can be picked up at our concerts and if you are unable to make it to Hamilton, ON then you can purchase it online at CD BABY, iTunes, Amazon, Myspace, and more to come. You can also contact Loretta Hale loretta_hale@yahoo.ca to see if there is another way to get the CD.

www.cdbaby.com/andrebisson2

Our CD releases left are listed below:

Sunday, December 12, 2010 - Royal Hamilton Yacht Club - Starts at 7 p.m. CLICK HERE for more info

Friday, December 31, 2010 - Stonewalls in Hamilton, ON

The musicians on the CD were:

Andre Bisson - Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica

Dan Rodrigues - Lead Guitar

Kevin Freer - Bass

Anthony Giles - Drums

Loretta Hale - Trumpet

Jackie Chalmers - Alto/Tenor Saxophone

Andre & the J-Tones in Ottawa, Perth and Quebec

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:23:00 +0000

Hey! (Photo's HERE)

We're back from our trip in Quebec, Ottawa and Perth. We were very fortunate to stay on the Ottawa River in a cottage in Quyon, Qc where the beer is sold in convinence stores and poutine on every corner.

We performed in Ottawa at a great Pub called D'Arcy McGee's at 44 Sparks Street near the Parliament buildings. We had a great crowd and saw lots of friends and family from the area which was awesome! We played till 1 a.m. and ended with an encore of Proud Mary.

When we got back to the cottage we were lucky to catch the best moments of the meteor shower that was taking place above us. It was a great site and first time most of us had seen one.

Friday and Saturday we had off to relax and spend some time in Ottawa to see the Museum of Civilization and have lunch in the Byward Market area. Other than that we spent time playing volleyball and horseshoe at the cottage.

Sunday early morning it was raining something torrential which left us wondering if we would be performing at all that day. When we arrived in Perth the rain stopped just in time for us to perform at the Perth Garlic Festival. During our breaks we went to sample all the different garlic dips, jams, fudge, honey, and flavoured and pickled garlic, making it an extremely delicious festival! We finished around 3 p.m. when it began to rain again. (phew!)

Sunday evening we enjoyed an amazing last dinner as we had all week and relaxed one last night on the Ottawa River.

Overall we had a great time and are looking forward to next years Eastern Ontario Tour.

Northern Ontario 2010 Recap

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:21:00 +0000

HEY, We're Back!

We had a great time overall and met a lot of great people at our performances. Beautiful weather all week in the great North and not too many bugs.

We played in Thessalon, Bruce Mines and the last couple of nights in Sault Ste Marie. We've been traveling for about a week to Northern Ontario for the last 4 years and it only gets better.

It was a 10 and a half hour drive back to Hamilton and could have been much longer had we not taken the very nice back roads.

Thanks again to everyone that came out to see us play and also thank you to those of you who bought a CD.

VIDEO'S - BASKETBALL - Greatest Shot Ever

Andre's newest song - Real Bad Feeling

PHOTO'S

Northern Ontario Tour 2010 Day 1 Update

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:00 +0000

More info @ www.andreandthejtones.com

We are all here in Bruce Mines, Ontario getting ready for our shows this week.

So far we had some intense games of basketball (21), Scrabble, and an extremely testing game of Monopoly. Enjoying the clean air and some great food!

You can also get a different version of this story from our bass player Kevin at http://www.andreandthejtones.blogspot.com/

Just wanted to share some photo's before we head to Thessalon Ontario tonight to perform at the Sinton Tavern and tomorrow for the Bruce Mines Canada Day event ALL DAY.

Just before we left Hamilton, we had a little incident with the lack of viewing space in the back window. The eyes in the back seats forgot to look and help our driver see what was behind him.

A few stops at Tim Hortons were made to keep us alert awake for this long 8 and a half hour drive. We found it actually went pretty quick and were fortunate to have a great weather so far. We saw lots of abandoned barns, houses and the Superstacks!

Checking out some tasty sandwiches at Richards in Parry Sound! Fresh Bread and great Chilli!

This intense game of Monopoly went on a little longer than expected, but by the end everyone was friends again. Phew.

Kevin Matthews and Andre playing some basketball. You can see on youtube one of Andre's amazing shots HERE

More pictures to come as we get started with our shows tonight. Come out to The Sinton Tavern tonight at 9 p.m. for a great night of Rhythm & Blues in the North!

More Updates to come!

Niagara Falls Sunrise Rotary Ribfest

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:39:00 +0000

Andre & The J-Tones played 2 sets at the Niagara Falls Sunrise Rotary Ribfest today

from 3-5 p.m. Thanks to everyone that came out and thank you to the Niagara Falls Rotary Club for having our band for this event, we had a blast!

To enjoy the last day of the ribfest you can find info and directions here http://www.niagarafallsribfest.com/ There are lots more great bands and entertainment and plenty more ribs, so get out and support Niagara Falls Rotary!

You can see the rest of the photo's HERE

Bread & Honey Festival

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:36:00 +0000

Had a great time at the Bread & Honey Festival!

The bread & honey was fresh and delicious, thank you to the committee and all the people that listened in! It was a very cool festival, and its long history tells it all, check out their story here:

www.breadandhoney.com

THANKS!

Lobsterfest 2010 Mississauga West Rotary Club

Sun, 16 May 2010 06:34:00 +0000

Lobsterfest was quite a success for 2010 with a much larger turnout, the very fresh and very delicious Lobster and a lot of fantastic dancing!

Thank you to everyone that came out to support such a great cause with the Mississauga West Rotary Club!

Proceeds Go To Credit Valley Hospital & Trillium Health Centre

www.lobsterfest.webs.com

www.andreandthejtones.com

www.andrebisson.ca

Hamilton Food & Drink Festival 2010

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:31:00 +0000

GREAT time at the Hamilton Food & Drink Festival today, we got meet a lot of great people and some great musicians as well!

The Hamilton Food & Drink Festival is the place to be this weekend if you can get there. The Food is delicious and the Drink is satisfying!

Thanks to the Food and Drink Coordinators for such a great day!!!

Andre Bisson on CFMU Mon. April 5, 2010 LISTEN HERE

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:53:00 +0000

Here is Andre on CFMU McMaster Radio's Dusted Off with Steven Francis talking about Stax Records and promoting our upcoming shows this weekend.

LISTEN HERE

http://www.andreandthejtones.com/apps/blog/

Listen in every Monday from 6-7 p.m. and listen to Steven Francis talk about the Blues, Motown and Rhythm & Blues! http://cfmu.mcmaster.ca

Dusted OFF myspace www.myspace.com/dustedoff

Thanks Steven for having Andre on the show!

Other interest Stax websites

Stax Museum - Soulsville USA
Concord Music Group
Stax Group

Stax Records Myspace
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

Stax Records Facebook
Stax Records Youtube

Voted Best CD of 2009 by Hamilton Blues

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:18:00 +0000

THANK YOU for Voting Andre's CD - Best CD of 2009 for the Hamilton Blues Lovers - We can't thank you enough for your votes and support!!!

Hamilton Blues has a great source of Hamilton's greatest Blues Bands and more, they update you with the greatest concerts happening in the Hamilton area. Check out their site. http://blueshamilton.blogspot.com/

Also in the J-Tone News - We went to see Colin James in concert tonight and it was great, just wanted to share a couple photo's with you! Great job Colin!

Hamilton to Haiti Fundraiser - Video

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:38:00 +0000

Just a heads up about the Hamilton for Haiti Concerts that are happening across Hamilton, Ontario.

www.fixourworld.ning.com for more information on upcoming concerts this weekend! It's great and ALL profit makes it way to Haiti as they need it now.

Last night Andre & the J-Tones performed at The Corktown Pub for one of its first events along sidesome other great artists including.

Melissa Bel, Chris & Christa, Jamila B, and The Justin Sawicki Band. It was a blast and everyone was amazing!

Here's a video that Blues Hamilton took last night of Ain't too Proud to Beg (written by the Temptations)

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Voted Best Rhythm & Blues Album - Canada

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:21:00 +0000

Best Rhythm & Blues Album - Canada through the Blues Underground Networks Year End Review!

http://www.bluesundergroundnetwork.com/2009_Year_End_Review.html

Andre's CD was reviewed last year by The Blues Underground Network and then voted Best Rhythm & Blues Album in Canada

THANKS!!!!

Happy New Years - Off to Sudbury!

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Playing in Sudbury, ON tonight at The Huddle Restaurant/Lounge/Bowling Alley for the New Years Eve Bash!

Doors open at 9 p.m. We play at 10 p.m. till 1:30 a.m.

more details on our homepage.

Looking forward to playing in the rhythm of the bowlers.

Will update soon....

Rhythm & Blues Christmas - A Blues Radio Show & Cable 14

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:11:00 +0000

Hi Everyone!

Just some news from the last week and a bit.

Last Monday, December 7 Andre was on the Radio with Steven Francis from 93.3 McMaster Radio on a show called Dusted Off, its a show about The Blues and Motown and its on every Monday from 6-7 p.m.

You can download episodes and hear the show here and you can go to Steven's Myspace here . It was a great show where Steven and Andre talked about the Blues and Andre's music.

Andre's Rhythm & Blues Christmas Concert went well on Sun. Dec. 13, 2009 which was recorded live, filmed by a few sources and enjoyed by many. Thanks to everyone for coming out to our concert, we can't' thank you enough for your support and friendship!!!

You can watch the videos at our youtube site HERE under favourites, it was also posted by our Blues Hamilton Lovers!

On Tues. Dec. 15, 2009 Andre and our bass player Mike Rowell went down to the Cable 14 Studio on Dundurn for an interview with Mark Vituska. Thanks Mark! It was a lot of fun. So that should be on Hamilton's Cable 14 in the new week or 2.

Also! Don't forget about Andre's CD Sale on www.CDbaby.com/bisson so check it out! All profit will be donated to charity. More details below!

THANKS

Christmas Sale - All Profits to Charity

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:27:00 +0000

Happy Holidays!!

I wanted to send you a letter letting you know that during the holiday season (Dec.11-31) My CD “Rhythm & Blues Experience” Will be on sale for 30% off!

ALSO:

All the profit yes ALL the profits will go to charities that help the less fortunate especially around this time of year.

Thereason I’m giving all the profits to charity is simple. I didn’t getinto the music business for the fame and fortune. I got into this lineof work because I love making music and I love the way it can makepeople feel. I’m not rich but I am comfortable living within my meansand I feel very lucky to do what I do for a living and the best way toshow my appreciation is to give back to those who are less fortunate.

Thank you all for kindness and support.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all the best in the new year!

Andre

p.s. CD -$8.99

Digital Download - $7.99

Single Tracks $0.89 each

Also if you buy 2 CD or more save an additional 20%

You can find it on, iTunes, www.CDbaby.com/bisson