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…
Tag: national arts centre
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…
092609 The Tragically Hip, Ottawa, ON
September 26th, 2009 was the first in a three-night run for The Tragically Hip at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre…
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…
031195 Joe Cocker/Keb’ Mo’, Ottawa, ON
It’s apropos that Cocker played the NAC…
021508 NACO plays Cole Porter, Ottawa, ON
The National Arts Centre Orchestra playing the Cole Porter songbook is the very definition of a Pops concert…
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