Ottawa Jazz Festival
294 Albert St, Suite 602 K1P 6E6 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Tonight at 7 pm enjoy the FREE livestream performance from Miguel De Armas Quartet as part of a national presentation of Canada’s top jazz talent in this unique collaboration of over a dozen festivals from coast to coast in a Canadian Online Jazz Festival (COJAZZ) produced by Calgary’s JazzYYC. #ottawajazz

Consummate artists Roddy Ellias, John Geggie, Michel Delage Trio Ft. Kevin Turcotte and Tara Davidson perform! Nov 14 @ 6:00 pm Livestream Purchase tickets here https://bit.ly/2Tj1qIb... #ottawaevents #ottawajazz #music #VirtualEvent #jazzmusic #localmusic #virtualfestival #livestream #instamusic #music #november #pickupjazz #jazzmusician #talentedmusicians #ottawaevents #ottawaontario #ottawatourism #ottawa #OttawaJazz #MyOttawa #ottcity #OttEvents

COJazz kicks off Jazzy Sunday with the Young Lions of Saskatoon from SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival!

Join us on Zoom for Medicine Hat JazzFest's COJazz show tonight with the artists: Jesse Zubot and Stephen Bishop https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/medicine-hat-jazzfest-presentat

Ottawa loves its festivals, and 2020 is no different. Rising to the challenge of broadcasting from home and reaching audiences virtually, TD Ottawa Jazz Fest has been online blowing minds... They have dubbed this season Tenacity because it turns out that you can’t lock artists down, and you can’t stop the music. Apt613 From living rooms to al fresco dining, more than 24,299 viewers streamed the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s first free online series with 12 shows! If you’ve... missed them don’t worry you can still watch them on our YouTube or FB page here https://www.youtube.com/c/OttawaJazz ! #TENACITY Earth To Andre TD OLG Today

Tracing their genesis back to the streets of Toronto, the original quartet of busking troubadours quickly amassed a battalion of like-minded musical souls and the full-blown, dozen plus strong Orkestra was born. The multi award winning ensemble has been heralded as a groundbreaking, genre-bending phenomenon by Canadian and international media alike. Lemon Bucket Orkestra is a guerilla-punk-balkan-folk-brass band like no other. . Nov 13 8:30 pm Livestream Purchase tick...ets here https://bit.ly/2Tj1qIb Lemon Bucket Orkestra Ottawa Festivals City of Ottawa #ottawaevents #ottawajazz #music #VirtualEvent #jazzmusic #localmusic #virtualfestival #livestream #instamusic #music #november #pickupjazz #jazzmusician #talentedmusicians #ottawaevents #ottawaontario #ottawatourism #ottawa #OttawaJazz #MyOttawa #ottcity #ottevents

Tenacity Finale || Hymn to Freedom Collage In 1962, Canada’s legendary jazz pianist and composer, Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, wrote the iconic Hymn to Freedom, which the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame declared is embraced by people over the world as the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. In this inspiring and very personal project, the Festival’s Programming Manager Petr Cancura, has curated 39 musiciansa veritable who’s who of Ottawa’s finest performersto perform and... record themselves playing this piece in the same tempo and key. The final audio has been edited into one final compilation and a video has been produced to combine the recordings of the individual artists. Together, we will overcome the challenges of this global pandemic, and let freedom ring. If you enjoy the show and are in a position to contribute, please visit https://ottawajazzfestival.com/donate. Your donation makes the music possible. Artist List: Laura Seaborn - vocals Garret Warner - guitar Angelique Francis - bass / vocals Kharincia Francis - vocals Kira Francis - vocals Michel Delage - drums Garry Elliott - guitar Chris Pond - bass Mike Tremblay - tenor saxophone Pierre Chrétien - piano Megan Jerome - vocals Linsey Wellman - baritone saxophone Keith Hartshorn-Walton - tuba Melanie Hartshorn-Walton - vocals Tim Bedner - guitar Elise Letourneau - vocals Mike Essoudry - drums Norman Glaude - harmonica Mackenzie Di Millo - vocals Steve Berndt - trombone Miguel de Armas - piano Miguel de Armas Jr - piano Scott Warren - electronics Peter Hum - piano Wayne Eagles - guitar Dave Renaud - tenor saxophone Don Cummings - Hammond Organ Alex Moxon - guitar Sam Cousineau - alto saxophone Fred Paci - trumpet Jeff Asselin - drums Claire Devlin - tenor saxophone Rob Frayne - tenor saxophone Martine Courage - vocals Karen Donnelly - trumpet John Geggie - bass Rory Magill - xylophone / percussion Robbie Rigg - guitar Fred Donkor - vocals Host: James Hale

Final in person show of the November series! Whitehorse will be playing at 8:30 pm at Arts Court ! In-person tickets are sold out BUT livestream tickets are still available for $10+HST https://bit.ly/2Tj1qIb #ottawajazz

See all the artists involved in tonight’s finale! #TENACITY

Join us November 13 15 to enjoy 4 live stream performance broadcasts from Arts Court Theatre! Tickets on sale NOW! https://bit.ly/3jlDLkR Whitehorse Lemon Bucket Orkestra Ottawa Festivals... TD #ottawaevents #ottawajazz #music #VirtualEvent #jazzmusic #localmusic #virtualfestival #livestream #instamusic #music #november #pickupjazz #jazzmusician #talentedmusicians #ottawaevents #ottawaontario #ottawatourism #ottawa #OttawaJazz #MyOttawa #ottcity #OttEvents

Tonight is the final day of Tenacity! In 1962, Canada’s legendary jazz pianist and composer, Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, wrote the iconic Hymn to Freedom, which the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame declared is embraced by people over the world as the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. In this inspiring and very personal project, the Festival’s Programming Manager Petr Cancura, has curated 39 musicians to perform and record themselves playing this piece in the same tempo and key. The final audio has been edited into one final compilation and a video has been produced to combine the recordings of the individual artists. Together, we will overcome the challenges of this global pandemic, and let freedom ring. #TENACITY TD OLG Today

Tenacity || Ottawa's Jazz Masters It’s safe to say that no one will emerge from this global pandemic unchanged. Time, isolation, and the break from normal habits and routines affects us all. Musicians have been affected more than most peopleunable to get before audiences and stressed over the long-term impact this crisis will have on the music scene as we’ve known it. Join host James Hale in conversation with four of Ottawa’s most distinguished musicians: guitarist Roddy Ell...ias, bassist John Geggie, pianist Steve Boudreau, and vocalist Michael Hanna. They’ll delve into issues regarding creativity and the art form of jazz, and each musician will perform a solo work. If you enjoy the show and are in a position to contribute, please visit https://ottawajazzfestival.com/donate. Your donation makes the music possible. Artist List: Roddy Ellias - guitar John Geggie - bass Steve Boudreau - piano Michael Hanna - vocals Host: James Hale

Have you seen our Tenacity videos? Available on YouTube and Facebook see what we were up to virtually this summer! Earth To Andre ... Kellylee Evans Petr Cancura TD See more

COJazz is proud to present the Toronto Jazz Festival tonight!

Tenacity || Hayden Chisholm and the D.K. Heroes It’s one of the great ironies of the lockdown: As we’ve been isolated in our homes, technology has brought more of the world to us than at any previous time. The Dorol Kafana Heroes are a collective of Roma musicians hailing from a Belgrade suburb that’s a traditional cross-cultural melting pot for Serbs, Jews, Hungarians, and, most recently, New Zealanders. Fronted by New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm, the band consists ...of the city’s best wedding and kafana (or Ottoman coffeehouse) musicians who play the music of a local violin legend. For Tenacity, the Heroes will perform an exclusive set from one of their home theaters in Dorol-Kosmodrom, one of the last remaining free theaters fighting to survive among the new investment development in the region. If you enjoy the show and are in a position to contribute, please visit https://ottawajazzfestival.com/donate. Your donation makes the music possible. Artist List: Zelko "Paganini" Stefanovi - violin Vania Stojkov - guitar Miroslav Mitrovi- keyboards Hayden Chisholm - saxophone Host: James Hale

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Tenacity || Kellylee Evans LockedDown/OpenedUp Ft. Seamus Blake An unexpected benefit of this unique era is the freedom creative musicians have found when they’re forced to exist apart from one another. Without having to face the rigors of travel, many have discovered new means of expression and an opportunity to explore beyond their usual repertoire and performance habits. The drive to create and collaborate across time zones is strong, and new possibilities are open wide.... Ottawa-based singer Kellylee Evans is no stranger to adversity, so she’s put this time of lockdown to great use, crossing musical boundaries in a safe and socially distanced way. For this special performance, she invites listeners to join her, Clayton Connell, Stephen Adubofour, Caylan Penny, and special guest, Seamus Blake, in a boundary-breaking collaboration. If you enjoy the show and are in a position to contribute, please visit https://ottawajazzfestival.com/donate. Your donation makes the music possible. Artist List: Kellylee Evans - vocals Seamus Blake - saxophone Clayton Connell - keyboards Caylan Penny - bass Stephen Adubofour - drums Host: James Hale

June 26 at 7pm Kellylee Evans LockedDown/OpenedUp Ft. Seamus Blake An unexpected benefit of this unique era is the freedom creative musicians have found whe...n they’re forced to exist apart from one another. Without having to face the rigors of travel, many have discovered new means of expression and an opportunity to explore beyond their usual repertoire and performance habits. The drive to create and collaborate across time zones is strong, and new possibilities are open wide. Ottawa-based singer Kellylee Evans is no stranger to adversity, so she’s put this time of lockdown to great use, crossing musical boundaries in a safe and socially distanced way. For this special performance, she invites listeners to join her, Clayton Connell, Stephen Adubofour, Caylan Penny, in a boundary-breaking collaboration. #TENACITY TD OLG Today

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Tonight is the final day of Tenacity! In 1962, Canada’s legendary jazz pianist and composer, Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, wrote the iconic Hymn to Freedom, which the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame declared is embraced by people over the world as the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. In this inspiring and very personal project, the Festival’s Programming Manager Petr Cancura, has curated 39 musicians to perform and record themselves playing this piece in the same tempo and key. The final audio has been edited into one final compilation and a video has been produced to combine the recordings of the individual artists. Together, we will overcome the challenges of this global pandemic, and let freedom ring. #TENACITY TD OLG Today

Tenacity || Joe Morris: Instantiation Thursday, June 25 at 5pm Joe Morris Instantiation in a live performance Live improvisation is alchemy at the best of times, but how do four musicians who have never performed together make music from four separate cities? Guitarist and educator Joe Morris has created a time-based graphic score for himself and three other exceptional improvisers: trombonist Samuel Blaser (Switzerland); trumpeter Craig Pedersen (Montreal); and pianist Ta...nia Gill (Toronto). To make things even more interesting, the musicians won’t be able to hear each otheronly the audience will get to hear the entire piece come together like magic. If you enjoy the show and are in a position to contribute, please visit https://ottawajazzfestival.com/donate. Your donation makes the music possible. Artist List: Joe Morris - guitar Samuel Blaser - trombone Craig Pedersen - trumpet Tania Gill - piano Host: James Hale

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Tenacity || Elisapie JUNO and Felix award winner Elisapie is known for her artistic interpretations of life in Canada’s Northboth its rugged beauty and harsh conditionsand blending that with her unblinking take on life as an Inuk woman in contemporary Montreal. Raw, intimate, and soulful, her music has been called a blend of hypnotic arrangements and the low rumble of Tom Waits. Also a filmmaker and journalist, Elisapie sings in English, French, and her native Inuktitut, te...lling stories that are wholly unique and unforgettable. For her Tenacity performance, she’ll be joined remotely by two of her sonic collaborators. If you enjoy the show and are in a position to contribute, please visit https://ottawajazzfestival.com/donate. Your donation makes the music possible. Artist List: Elisapie - vocals Joshua Toal - bass Jean-Sébastien Williams - guitar Host: James Hale