Some of Augustin's influences include John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, George Garzone tutor at the "Berklee College Of Music", Bob Berg Luther Francois from his hometown of St. Lucia, and Dr. Roger Eckers who has been quite a mentor to him.
Augustin "Jab" Duplessis began his career in music at the age of 15 when he joined the Royal St. Lucia Police Band as a junior bandsman. His first instrument was the clarinet but later he developed a love for his second instrument, the saxophone.
Jab has performed with almost every group on the island of St. Lucia as well as the West Indies Jazz Band, which toured Europe and the Caribbean over a period of three years. He has performed on two CD's for the WIJB. After this, he formed his own group, "Third Eye."
The group performed at numerous jazz festivals, both in St. Lucia. As a soloist, he was selected to perform at the "St. Lucia All Star Jazz Ensemble." Jab has studied at a number of master classes with renowned musicians such as Bobby Watson from the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz and Bob Berg and the Wynton Marsalis Band.
In 2002 Jab produced a music video featuring an original piece from the band's first CD, "Awakening" entitled "Ojisten" which is the Creole form of his name "Augustin." The video incorporates shots with local school children and tells the story of musicianship as it spans the generations and is carried on from mentor to pupil. A vision he holds dear to his heart for his birthplace St. Lucia.
In 2003 "Third Eye" performed in the 12th Annual St. Lucia Jazz Festival. They performed with other well known musicians such as the Bernard Brothers, Four Play, and Earth Wind and Fire. Recently, Jab finished a performance tour of New Jersey and New York where he was also featured on a popular television station giving an hour long interview about his life and music.
Today Jab has decided upon using his imaginative arrangements in fusing Caribbean and traditional jazz together. He has earned the reputation of being one of the most talented musicians of the Caribbean, rivaled only by his mentor, Luther Francois. Jab is currently working on his next album of songs and the jazz/Caribbean community cannot wait to hear what is next!
There is this contest thing and I just wanted to ask you to help me a bit :-) I usually don't take things like this too seriously, but this seems like fun and who knows what it is good for: Please vote for us on www. kultband. at and help us to win a professional video shooting! :-) The direct link is:
Please click the "top" button on the left side (it's the one with the thumb up...) That's all. No need to register or anything (except if you want to win an iphone). You can vote until November 16th and you can vote several times! Please also spread the word!
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Hi Augustin Duplessis, just a quick hello from the Jazz Pistols - hope you are doing fine and have a nice christmas season. Thanks for being our friend and good luck for the things you do. Best regards - Christoph
Our Live-DVD will be released on the 1st of February 2007!
If you would like to hear more tunes of the Jazz Pistols you can check out our homepage and get the Jazz Pistols CDs in our own shop - if you are living in the USA it will be cheaper to get them at CDBaby, Abstract Logix or as digital download at iTunes. Please join our newsletter if you are interested in our tour schedule and upcoming releases.
Yo man and thanks for your kind words!
This is really cool stuff, and quite different from a lot of the jazz out there!
A very positiv wibe. I like it!
Staying in Paris for a year now but who knows..
Thanks for the invite! Best wishes with your music jab!
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Hi Augustin, thank you very much for your nice comment and for taking the time to listen to our songs. We really appreciate your support. Good luck for the things you do - sounds great. Best regards - Christoph
If you would like to hear more tunes of the Jazz Pistols you can check out our homepage and get the Jazz Pistols CDs in our own shop - if you are living in the USA it will be cheaper to get them at CDBaby, Abstract Logix or as digital download at iTunes. Please join our newsletter if you are interested in our tour schedule and upcoming releases.
Yes sir, Nuff respect,,
Augustin, i see you're doing your thing here, Nice work, i really enjoyed listening to your tracks...
Thanks for introducing me to it...
So long my friend.. just painting my love on your page...
Peace + Luv
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We're announcing our Grand Opening. Augustin's music will be up for sale at www.futuremusicstars.com and more will be added. If you dig the sound, definitely check out his new store!
Hey Augustin!
Nice profile and photos. Keep on playing. Music, especially jazz is one of my favorite styles of music to play on my sax. Take care and have a good week! Please feel free to stop by and say hi and keep in touch.
Corey
