Stingray Rising Stars winners at 2019 TD Jazz Youth Summit
Stingray visited the nation’s capital for the fourth year in a row to attend the 2019 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival. We were welcomed with incredible music and had the chance to provide four bursaries to deserving new talent.
#WomenInMusic Spotlight: Afro-futurist post-bop saxophonist Nubya Garcia
Nubya Garcia is at the forefront of Britain’s youth-led jazz explosion, creating futurist bebop and afro-centric jazz that nods to Rollins and Coltrane while hurtling fearlessly into music’s unwritten future.
#WomenInMusic Spotlight: Omara Portuondo’s “Last Kiss” farewell world tour
Now 88 years old and performing at the top of her game, Portuondo has embarked on her “Last Kiss” world tour. Our TD Ottawa Jazz Festival collaboration with the National Arts Centre Orchestra is her final North American stop.
