012425 SUBA, Ottawa, ON
I have been a major fan of the kora since the first time I saw the great master Toumani Diabaté perform…
Tag: national arts centre
011908 Tiempo Libre, Ottawa, ON
What could be a better antidote to the blistering cold of winter in Ottawa than an evening of Cuban music in the comfy warmth of the National Arts Centre…
010497 Moe Koffman, Ottawa, ON
I’m not sure what Generations X, Y, Z is (or was), but as long as they were serving up cool, interesting live shows at bargain-basement prices I had no need to ask questions…
010397 The Dangerous Kitchen, Ottawa, ON
Rather than note-for-note mimicry, a group of Quebecois classical musicians presented intricate neo-classical modern interpretations of classic Zappa tunes and it was awesome…
121298 NACO featuring Boris Brott, Ottawa, ON
Going to this concert was work, basically. And you thought you had it rough…
092709 The Tragically Hip, Ottawa, ON
On September 27th, 2009 I walked to the National Arts Centre to see the second night of a three-night Tragically Hip run…
092492 NACO plays Rossini, Brahms and Dvořák, Ottawa, ON
I suspect that this ticket from September 24th, 1992 marks the first time ever I saw the NAC Orchestra perform…
072510 NACO plays Gershwin, Mendelssohn, Estacio, and Prokofiev, Ottawa, ON
To my knowledge this is the only time the National Arts Centre Orchestra held a concert series on the festival site in front of the War Museum and it was a great show…
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…
041511 Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa
On April 15th, 2011 I saw Bruce Cockburn at the soft-seat hexagon that is the National Arts Centre. It’s a pretty great room to see a performer like Cockburn…
