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Marie-Josee is a Métis French Canadian multi-instrumental musician from St-Boniface, Manitoba. Specializing in double bass and electric fretless bass, she reflects her French Canadian and Metis heritage in her playing. Marie-Josee has created a fiercely independent musical history that includes numerous TV performances, freelance studio recordings (over 50), performing at festivals across the world (Europe, Australia, North America, Indonesia, New Zealand; playing to sometimes more than 20,000 people) performing with...

Marie-Josee is a Métis French Canadian multi-instrumental musician from St-Boniface, Manitoba. Specializing in double bass and electric fretless bass, she reflects her French Canadian and Metis heritage in her playing. Marie-Josee has created a fiercely independent musical history that includes numerous TV performances, freelance studio recordings (over 50), performing at festivals across the world (Europe, Australia, North America, Indonesia, New Zealand; playing to sometimes more than 20,000 people) performing with various jazz ensembles, solo artists and being the technical director of several musical groups. Her woven instrumental harmonies reflect her interest in a variety of different musical styles that have molded her widely diverse performance background.
Among others she has toured, played and shared the stage with Michael Franti and Spearhead, Ben Harper, The Violent Femmes, Xavier Rudd, Pete Murray, Jack Johnson, Sarah Harmer, Donovan Frankenreiter, The Benefit of Doubt, Bill Bourne, Collective Soul, Eliana Cuevos Band, Ruthie Foster, Kathleen Edwards, Blue Shady, KT Turnstall, Gomez, Hey Ocean!, Blue King Brown, Blackalicious, Bondi Cigars, Andy Stochansky, G. Love & Special Sauce, Buckwheat Zydeco, Chantal Kreviazuk, Sarah Slean, The Wyrd Sisters, Rik Leaf, Tribe of One,The Oceans, Nine Mile, Ash Grunwald, Ry Cuming, Burnt,Oh my Darling, Matt York, Toby, Jacob & Lily and more upon request.

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