041705 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ottawa, ON
I’m pretty sure that April 17th, 2005 was the first time I attended a concert at the Dominion-Chalmers Church…
Tag: Ottawa Jazz Festival
041211 Salif Keita, Ottawa, ON
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show at the Domchalm that didn’t impress me. And for a grumpy old concert curmudgeon like me that’s saying something…
020919 Kevin Breit, Ottawa, ON
After a stellar show the night before (following a less-than-stellar show the night before that) on February 9th, 2019 I committed to see Kevin Breit’s third and final show at the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s brief winter fest…
100310 The Chick Corea Trio, Ottawa, ON
Chalk up another joyous evening where my musical heart all but explodes with glee and wonder…
071998 T. S. Monk Sextet with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa, ON
It occurs to me that this might have been an Ottawa Jazz Fest concert…
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…
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…
062107 Branford Marsalis, Ottawa, ON
Is there a bigger name in jazz than “Marsalis”?…
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