062913 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Ottawa, ON
I’ve seen a whole lot of concerts…
Month: June 2023
062809 Gary Burton Quartet, Ottawa, ON
The widely-recorded vibraphonist’s group included Steve Swallow on bass, Antonio Sánchez on drums, and Pat Metheny on guitar…
062713 Stretch Orchestra/Boz Scaggs, Ottawa, ON
Never heard of Stretch Orchestra you say…
062608 Return To Forever, Ottawa, ON
Essentially the poster child for jazz fusion groups, Return To Forever was founded by keyboardist Chick Corea and bassist Stanley Clarke…
062522 Pro-Line 225/Justin Fancy, Avondale, NL
In the Spring of 2022 the Newfoundland government backed a truckload of money up to NASCAR’s front door and convinced the stock car conglomerate to add a Newfoundland race to their Canadian stock car series…
062214 Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers with Edie Brickell/Snarky Puppy/Dida, Ottawa, ON
June 22nd was the third day of the 2014 Ottawa jazz festival and it was a long one…
062108 Buddy DeFranco, Ottawa, ON
It drives me bonkers when people moan that a band doesn’t fit the genre of the festival that booked them…
062014 Richa Sharma/Autorickshaw, Ottawa, ON
On June 20th, 2014 Ottawa’s annual jazz festival started up for another season and of course there I was…
061819 Phish, Toronto, ON
Phish was playing in Toronto at the Molson Amphitheatre again, like they did in ’99, ’00, and in ’13…
061722 Burton Cummings/David Wilcox/Billy and the Bruisers, St. John’s, NL
From my spot just ten feet away from the man I can tell you this: David Wilcox is ageless…
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