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Fishtank Ensemble

Presented by PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music at PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music

January 12, 2010

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Playing everywhere from the hippest LA clubs to festivals, cultural centers, museums, parades, and even on the street, the band includes two explosive violins, the world's best slap bass player, musical saw, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, trombone, opera, jazz and gypsy vocals, accordion and one little banjolele. Tackling everything from French hot jazz to wild Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems, Flamenco, and oddball originals, the band is a not to be missed event for world music lovers! Fishtank Ensemble formed in early 2005 after the arrival of Fabrice Martinez who, after 9 years of living and traveling through Europe in a mule drawn caravan collecting music,came to the US for the first time and met the future Fishtank Ensemble. Within days of the band members meeting and jamming together they were playing wild gypsy, romanian and klezmer tunes taught to them by Fabrice. Each person had their own unique musical specialty to share with the others, creating a unique sound that encouraged the musicians to take a weekend of jamming just a little further. They have performed with The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Juliette Lewis, Jason Webley, Perry Farrell, Los Lobos, and Donovan Leitch. Their music is a wild ride and a mesmerizing good time!