062805 Bela Fleck, Ottawa, ON
My phone rang on the morning of June 28th, 2005 and I discovered one of the Rogers Television directors on the other end. “I remember you telling me that you were a fan of Bela Fleck,” he said…
Category: Ticket Stories
062708 Charlie Haden, Ottawa, ON
When the Ottawa jazz festival announced Charlie Haden would be headlining on June 27th, 2008 I nodded knowingly at the famous name with raised eyebrows…
062602 Herbie Hancock with Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade, Ottawa, ON
Herbie Hancock is one of the bona fide jazz giants walking this planet…
062595 Van Morrison, Toronto, ON
When I walked into Maple Leaf Gardens on June 25th, 1995 I had no idea that it would be my last time stepping into the legendary venue…
062406 The Allman Brothers Band, Niagara Falls, ON
June 24th, 2006 was my second of two nights seeing the Allman Brothers at Fallsview Casino…
062303 Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Toronto, ON
I am very forgiving of Neil Young because I generally find myself a few steps behind the guy…
062295 Phish, Canandaigua, NY
On June 22nd, 1995 I rounded out a three-show run of Grateful Dead concerts south of the border with my second-ever Phish concert…
062107 Branford Marsalis, Ottawa, ON
Is there a bigger name in jazz than “Marsalis”?…
062000 The Tragically Hip, Montreal, QC
This was that era when The Hip could sell out any arena in the country so I was thrilled to see them in the relatively small St. Denis Theatre…
061990 Mötley Crüe/Tesla, Ottawa, ON
June 19th, 1990 was the second night of two consecutive evenings of hair-metal at the Ottawa Civic Centre…
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