Jeanie Vanderzon wins Volunteer of the Year award!!!
Congratulations to Jeanie Vanderzon, Vice President & Treasurer of the Ottawa Jazz Festival for being selected Volunteer of the Year!
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Notice – 2018 Ottawa Jazz Festival AGM Copy
DATE: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 TIME: 6PM PLACE: Colonel By Room, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Open to all Members of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Members are those who have paid an annual membership fee or have actively participated as a volunteer during the previous fiscal year. Only members who are 18 years […]
Trumpet master, Roy Hargrove dies at age 49
One of the great trumpet players of our time, Roy Hargrove dies last Friday evening, Nov. 2 at age 49 due to cardiac arrest.
RIP Ron Sweetman
It is with great sadness that the Ottawa Jazz Festival learned of the passing of a dear friend, supporter and jazz connoisseur Ron Sweetman.
Insights from the legendary Jerry Granelli
With a career spanning 60 years, drummer, artist, Buddhist, and founding member of the Halifax Jazz Festival, the legendary Jerry Granelli has collaborated with some of the most renowned artists of the twentieth century. The Ottawa Jazz Festival took the opportunity to delve into some of Jerry’s insights from his vast experience:
Jazz Pianist Extraordinaire, Brian Browne, Dies At 81
Long regarded as one of Canada’s lead jazz pianists, Brian Browne, has died. Brian passed away late afternoon, Tuesday, June 5 after defiantly ‘duking it out’ with lung cancer. Brian was 81 years of age.
JAZZ… Every hour on the hour: The 24-Hour Jazz Ramble is back with some of the city’s top musicians
From 10am Friday, May 24 – 10am Saturday, May 25, more than two dozen of the city’s best musicians will perform non-stop in 45-minute sets every on the hour, all day and all night, at the Record Centre…
An astounding array of superlative artists to perform at 2018 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
The TD Ottawa Jazz Festival is proud to continue its tradition of acclaimed excellence and present a diverse and vibrant lineup in its 38th year!
‘Six degrees of separation” at 2018 TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest
‘Six degrees of separation” at 2018 TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest…
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Fun Facts – CANCELLED
What’s Christmas without watching the treasured classic A Charlie Brown Christmas each holiday season? But did you know the initial project faced so many challenges in the early planning stages that it’s truly a miracle this iconic production was ever made?