062508 Salif Keita, Ottawa, ON
A scientific study recently proved that it’s lucky to be superstitious, if you can believe that…
Tag: Ottawa Jazz Festival
062311 Robert Plant, Ottawa, ON
Of course Robert Plant will always commandeer a prominent chapter in the history of popular music as the lead vocalist for Led Zeppelin, and with very good reason…
062207 Bill Evans, Ottawa, ON
On June 22nd, 2007 I sauntered down to the Ottawa jazz festival main stage in lovely Confederation Park to watch a headlining set by the well-known jazzer Bill Evans. You know, the guy who played with Miles Davis…
070509 Brian Blade Fellowship, Ottawa, ON
Can we just take a moment to appreciate those rare and beautiful instances where a drummer (a drummer!) has taken the reins and fronted a band of his very own…
070217 Feist, Ottawa, ON
Feist was an energetic, thoughtful, intelligent performer who was clearly deserving of the attention she had been receiving and I was interested enough to see her again that the looming dark clouds weren’t enough to keep me away…
063015 Jamie Cullum/Jaga Jazzist, Ottawa, ON
On June 30th, 2015 I spent my evening downtown, abreast of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa Jazz Festival. The main stage headliner was a fellow named Jamie Cullum, a very popular British jazz pianist that I had never heard of…
062718 Jerry Granelli, Ottawa, ON
On June 27th, 2018 I cycled downtown for another instalment of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. I only had one set on tap for the evening and I had little idea what I would be hearing. I was on my way to see Jerry Granelli, a jazz drummer I had seen a few times before. Why then would I be so in the dark as to what to expect…
062617 Maceo Parker/Robert Glasper Experiment, Ottawa, ON
On June 26th, 2017 I enjoyed another slice of one of my favourite summer treats, an evening at the Ottawa Jazz Fest…
062518 Chaka Khan, Ottawa, ON
On June 25th, 2018 Chaka Khan was the evening’s headliner at the Ottawa Jazz Fest…
062414 Bill Frisell, Ottawa, ON
June 24th, 2014 was a jazzfest evening that was astoundingly memorable for me, one that contained a somewhat crushing low, an incredible highlight, and a self-defeating decision that remains submerged in regret…
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