Brian and Blackie and the loss of music part 1.

Duke Ellington, Paul Gonzales and other sleeping beauties. This is the concert to which Brian is referring : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17sjblH8bnw

On a side note:
After months of effort by L’Escalier Montreal to retrieve a permit by the city of MOntreal to restart their EVERYDAY live presentations the venue is still unable to do so, despite the whole level having been completely overhauled –

The Brian Downey Band feat. Montreal’s own Pedro Ullmann lost 4 (!!!!) shows that way with no replacement whatsoever – please give the minister an earfull, phone as follows:

https://www.facebook.com/spectaclesescalier

Monsieur François Robillard
Téléphone : 514 868-5178

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7317%2C79911708&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&id=102539599

please share, thank you. You can also sign and share the following petition. https://secure.avaaz.org/fr/petition/Sauvons_les_spectacles_a_lEscalier/sign/

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