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Jazz N’ Dine with special discounts during the 2021 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival

Takeout a meal with special discounts from one of our great partner restaurants. Whether virtual, in-person or both, satisfy your taste buds before or after any of our summer shows! 20% off download discount coupon 10% off use promo code – purejazz 5% off use promo code – JAZZ5 10% off in person take out […]

Buy a record, help a musician and make a difference

Musicians rely on festivals and live events for their livelihood. They were hit particularly hard by the economic consequences of COVID-19. With cancelled bookings over the past year, they face alarming challenges to recover during these extraordinary times. We encourage you, if you are able, to purchase the CDs of the following Festival artists. Let’s […]

Master drummer Jerry Granelli passes away

Percussionist, jazz improviser, creative new music composer, teacher, and humanist Jerry Granelli passed away on July 20. Ottawa audiences know Jerry well for his annual presentation of “Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas” and for his many appearances at the Jazz Festival. Jazz journalist, and long time writer for DownBeat magazine, James Hale remembers, “I […]

3 Trios Across The Globe in a FREE digital presentation on Dec 18

Born and raised in Germany, trained in New York City and now based in St. John’s Newfoundland, jazz pianist and composer, Florian Hoefner, draws from a myriad of influences that culminate in his unique brand of modern jazz. Praised as a “composer-bandleader of insightful resolve” by the New York Times and a “harmonically daring pianist […]

Ottawa Jazz Festival Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020 takes place Jan 21

We invite OJF Members to register for the Annual General Meeting that will take place on Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 6 to 7pm (EST) via Zoom teleconference. Registration to attend is open now until Friday, January 15, 2021 on the Eventbrite platform. You must register to “virtually” attend the AGM. Only those who register […]

View our 2020 Online TENACITY Series – Thank you for your support!

Improvising musicians are among the most creative people in the world. They thrive in the unknown. Rise past a challenge. Express themselves best in the moment. Lock them down? Their art will flourish. From June 19 – 28, Tenacity with 85 artists in 12 free shows, was all about flourishing, creating in the moment, and […]

Cécile McLorin Salvant’s show cancelled

    The TD Ottawa Jazz Festival regrets to announce the cancellation of the Cécile McLorin Salvant concert on Saturday June 29 at 7:00pm & 9:00pm due to the untimely passing of celebrated drummer Lawrence Leathers on June 2nd. Everyone who purchased a ticket online will be automatically refunded within 7 business days. Patrons who […]