062616 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Ottawa, ON
On June 26th, 2016 I rode my bicycle down to Confederation Park to take part in yet another instalment of what was increasingly shaping up to be a heckuva year for the Ottawa Jazz Festival…
Tag: Ottawa Jazz Festival
062215 War/Tower of Power, Ottawa, ON
What’s in a name…
062816 Buffy Sainte-Marie/Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Ottawa, ON
The Ottawa Jazz Festival started out pretty small, it grew to a respectable size and has had the good sense to stay there…
062314 Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ottawa, ON
Derek Trucks alone would get me off the couch, no question about that…
062913 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Ottawa, ON
I’ve seen a whole lot of concerts…
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…
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…
Todd Man Out 