JazzduMétro Media

JazzduMétro Media JazzduMétro is a media project and streetwear brand founded by Marvin Parks. "Métro Equals People"
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"Métro Equals People"
14/11/2024

"Métro Equals People"

My buddy Elias was graduating from The Victor Hugo School in 2019 and invited me to his high school graduation because h...
13/11/2024

My buddy Elias was graduating from The Victor Hugo School in 2019 and invited me to his high school graduation because his father couldn't make it. This is a photo of me and Elias' mom after the graduation ceremony.

This is us, this afternoon, more than five years later at La Motte-Picquet Grenelle métro station, where he and I first met. Elias is currently living in London where he started studying law, but decided to play music full-time and teaches guitar and bass.

Kids are an important part of my experience as a musician in the Paris underground. And it is amazing to watch them grow up.

"Métro Equals People" like Elias

Nat King Cole was an enormously popular entertainer, earning $4,500 a week in Las Vegas in 1956. He headlined at the whi...
13/11/2024

Nat King Cole was an enormously popular entertainer, earning $4,500 a week in Las Vegas in 1956. He headlined at the whites-only Thunderbird Hotel, where he wasn't allowed to venture beyond the showroom and the cook's resting area behind the kitchen. Cole's road manager was given a room in the hotel because he was white, but the high-paid feature attraction had to find other accommodations. He regularly stayed in a rooming house on the West Side.

Frank Sinatra was a great fan of Cole's. While performing at the Sands, Sinatra noticed that Cole almost always ate his dinner alone in his dressing room. Sinatra asked his valet, a Black man named George, to find out why. George explained the facts to Frank. "Coloreds aren't allowed in the dining room at the Sands."
Sinatra was enraged. He told the maitre d' and the waitresses that if it ever happened again, he'd see that everyone was fired.

The next night, Sinatra invited Cole to dinner, making his guest the first Black man to sit down and eat in the Garden Room at the Sands.

Me and a Shiba. PupduMétro on Instagram is 23 shy of 1,000 followers. Show us some love.
08/11/2024

Me and a Shiba.

PupduMétro on Instagram is 23 shy of 1,000 followers. Show us some love.

When you become an artist of the Paris underground, you receive three pages of guidelines from Musiciens du Métro on how...
06/11/2024

When you become an artist of the Paris underground, you receive three pages of guidelines from Musiciens du Métro on how to conduct yourself as an artist.

These are, published in French, those guidelines.

*The address shows is no longer valid.

Lorsque vous devenez un artiste du métro parisien, vous recevez trois pages de consignes de la part des Musiciens du Métro sur la manière de vous comporter en tant qu'artiste.

Ce sont ces consignes, publiées en français.

*L'adresse indiquée n'est plus valide.

RIP Quincy Jones
04/11/2024

RIP Quincy Jones

Commencée dans le jazz au début des années 1950, la carrière de Quincy Jones fut couronnée par le succès mondial de « Thriller », l’album de Michael Jackson dont il fut l’éminent producteur en 1982. Il s’est éteint dimanche 3 novembre, à l’âge de 91 ans.

The work of JazzduMétro is not a singing performance in the Paris underground. The story that isn't being properly told ...
02/11/2024

The work of JazzduMétro is not a singing performance in the Paris underground. The story that isn't being properly told is the development of a streetwear brand and JazzduMétro Media's pursuit of collaborations in media and design.

I have stated this on JazzduMétro Media's webpage: jazzdumetro.com and in every conversation. JazzduMétro is approaching its 8-year anniversary. This has very little, if anything, to do with singing and my appearances in the Paris underground have been how I built this brand and community around my creativity and very unique and specific idea.

JazzduMétro branded items(hoodies, tees, coffee mugs, postcards, and stickers have been shipped to 11 countries.

I am inspired by Virgil Abloh(Off-White, Pyrex Vision), Bobby Hundreds(The Hundreds), The Van Dooren Brothers(Vans), and Shepherd Fairey(OBEY).

I have to correct people who say "You're becoming a star." to say, "My brand is growing."

•BRAND GROWTH
•ENTREPRENEURSHIP
•COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
•CONTENT MARKETING/CONTENT STRATEGIES
•SUPPLY CHAIN
•WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN
•LAUNCHING A BUSINESS AS AN ÉTRANGER

There is PupduMétro on Instagram that publishes dog-related content. There are 975 followers on this account. And there is a PupduMétro Tee and mug available on TeeSpring.

These are the conversations I am interested in having.

WHEN I AM IN THE PARIS MÉTRO, I AM THERE FOR THE SAKE OF PROMOTION, NOT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SINGING IN A CLUB OR SOME VENUE OTHERWISE.

GO TO JAZZDUMETRO.COM

JazzduMétro on YouTube: 1090+ subscribers; JazzduMétro Media on TikTok: 466 followers; PupduMétro on Instagram: 973 followers.

MARVIN PARKS, FOUNDER Welcome to the website of JazzduMétro Media!JazzduMétro is a brand and media project that I created in 2017 as an extension of my engagement with the daily riders when I am singing in Paris' subway. JazzduMétro is NOT an agency or project of RATP Group.I am a jazz musician a...

JazzduMétro has made it into Télérama Sortir.
31/10/2024

JazzduMétro has made it into Télérama Sortir.

21/10/2024
01/10/2024

There was a 4 year old little girl who passed me recently at Gambetta métro station. When little kids pass by, I always do funny things with my voice. When this girl passed by, I sang my lowest notes and asked her: "Can you do your voice like this?" She shook her head 'no'.

As she and her mom began to walk off, I said "Practice!" The little girl said "You too."

A lovely note I was handed today: "Vous êtes parfois à La Motte-Picquet! Bravo à vous! C'est toujours un plaisir de vous...
25/09/2024

A lovely note I was handed today:

"Vous êtes parfois à La Motte-Picquet! Bravo à vous! C'est toujours un plaisir de vous entendre! Merci et Merci pour la musique! Hélène."

J'ai reçu une belle note cesoir:

You're sometimes at La Motte-Picquet! Bravo 👏! It's always a pleasure to hear you! Thank you and thank you for the music! Hélène.

"Métro Equals People"

13/09/2024

I was singing "Nature Boy" and a woman walking up the stairs was singing it with me.

When the riders sing-along and they know the songs, it is a beautiful(sometimes funny) thing.

Fewer than 100 to go untilJazzduMétro Media on Instagram reaches 10,000 followers.
11/09/2024

Fewer than 100 to go until
JazzduMétro Media on Instagram reaches 10,000 followers.

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At 9,801, JazzduMétro Media on Instagram is nearing 10,000 followers!! Here is another "Métro Equals People" segment filmed late Friday night with my new friend Nathalie. #metroequalspeople

Last night, at Place d'Italie métro station, I met a group visiting from South Africa and they sang a little of "We Shall Overcome" for me before their train arrived. #metroequalspeople #ratp #people

"Métro Equals People"
"Métro Equals People"

Fête de la Musique 21 Juin 2024 #metroequalspeople

Julien Coriatt and I have been playing music together for nine years...at various events, on television, on radio, and for more than two years, regularly at 38Riv and infrequently, at his regular Friday night gig at Auberge de la Butte. This is a clip of us doing "The Frim Fram Sauce" in front of someone's phone(the one time I allowed it 😆). Julien's birthday was Thursday. Bon anniv again, mon pote.

A group of young people I encountered tonight at La Motte-Picquet Grenelle métro station really made my night.

Le concert de Ledisi de jeudi soir dernier m'a réservé une énorme surprise : la célèbre basse d'opéra Soloman Howard du Metropolitan Opera et son amie Brittany, qui fait partie du programme [Metropolitan Opera's Young Artists], étaient présents. Il s'avère que le cousin de Soloman fait partie du groupe de Ledisi. Je connais Soloman depuis de nombreuses années au sein du Morgan Choir. Il était en ville pour se produire à l'Opéra Bastille et se trouvait au New Morning pour prendre des photos du spectacle. Lorsqu'il est allé en coulisses pour saluer Ledisi et prendre des photos, je l'ai accompagné. Voici Soloman et Brittany prenant le temps de faire le tag "Métro Equals People". Suivez JazzduMétro Media ici sur Facebook, Instagram, et/ou YouTube pour du contenu de marque JazzduMétro Media. Merci. #metroequalspeople #jazzdumetro

Last night, I went to New Morning to watch Grammy-winning jazz and soul performer Ledisi in concert at her invitation. I got to meet her backstage and chat for a minute. I got her to do the "Métro Equals People" tag. JazzduMétro is never exclusively in the Paris métro... #metroequalspeople

"Métro Equals People" is a series that features the riders of the Paris métro I encounter often when I am singing there. I make interviews with riders, make music videos with them, like this one, or make a short 10-second clip in Instagram stories. Sometimes, the series takes me out of the métro to show what's above ground in our local community. The quotation marks are always included in the title as a tribute to the late designer Virgil Abloh. This is @emiel.ham Emiel, a drummer from The Netherlands, visiting with family who stopped for a moment. Thanks guys. Song: Never Been In Love Like This Before Music and Lyrics: @marvparks Marvin Parks Album: The Very Thought of You #metroequalspeople #jazz #jazzdumetro #people

I love the "man on the street" aspect of what I do in the subway". I feel as if I am a young Al Roker out there. I created the "Métro Equals People" series as a highlight to this experience. Sometimes, I visit local events or local businesses and do these although, not technically in a subway station. This couple got engaged this week here in Paris. Isn't it romantic? #metroequalspeople

Happy 82nd Birthday Aretha Franklin "Skylark" Aretha Franklin #birthdays #jazzdumetro

I know this group of thieves in the Paris subway. When they see me they run like Hell. Please watch and share and if you're passing through the Paris métro. Please remain aware. #jazzdumetro

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The JazzduMétro™ Story

JazzduMétro™ is the personal brand of Paris-based American jazz singer and comedian Marvin Parks created in 2017. The brand was inspired by his engagement with commuters as a participant of the RATP Musiciens du Métro program. Métro=People.

JazzduMétro™ is not an actual organization or group and is not RATP Musiciens du Métro nor is it an agency of or in direct affiliation of RATP. RATP Musiciens du Métro was founded in 1997 as a collaboration between Métro Espace Accords and RATP and is currently made up of 300+ amateur and professional musicians who participate on an audition basis. JazzduMétro™ was created by Marvin Parks as a means to promote his artistic interests, which include Jazz music, comedy, media and design. Marvin Parks, himself, has been a participant in RATP Musiciens du Métro since October, 2016.

The JazzduMétro™ logo was designed by Marvin Parks and references specific points of jazz history. "Jazz" was created by black American musicians and introduced to Europe in 1918. "duMétro"(which is obviously French) speaks to Parks' personal story of being a jazz musician in the Paris subway. It is always spelled >>JazzduMétro

It is mistakenly believed often that he "started out" or had been "discovered" singing in the métro parisien. However, Parks' beginnings as a jazz performer began in 1992 in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland after winning a Gold Medal in NAACP ACT-SO Competition with his performance of the Nat 'King' Cole classic "Nature Boy", and notably as well, becoming the only male singer to be named a finalist three times in Baltimore's Billie Holiday Vocal Competition[2001*2nd place; 2002; 2006*3rd place]. He has also performed with The Morgan State University Choir and is an alum of Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead Residency Program at Washington DC’s The Kennedy Center[2002]. Parks was using his presence in the Paris métro as means to engage with the métro’s daily commuters as way to build an audience for his recurring show “Marvin Parks: American Jazz Singer”. The show ran from 2015 to 2017 at Cave du 38 Riv. When Parks saw people from the métro in his audiences, he decided to create a brand that would represent a similar engagement between the jazz and comedy scenes and the public and that would lead them to attend jazz and comedy performances in the city of Paris. The idea is to brand himself was also inspired by New York City's iconic street performer, The Naked Cowboy.

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