The Ottawa Jazz Festival starts at 6 p.m. today and runs through to Sunday, July 2. Featuring numerous genres, multiple venues, and both ticketed and free shows, the annual Ottawa Jazz Festival signals the arrival of summer and music under the stars. On Saturday, July 1, all of the concerts are free. Today's programme includes some of of this year's artists.
| Els Segadors Charlie Haden Liberation Orchestra - Ballad Of The Fallen |
| Play the Ottawa Jazz Festival Wed. June 28 |
| Pound for Pound The Bad Plus - Made Possible |
| Play the Ottawa Jazz Festival Wed. June 28 |
| My Buddy Teena Palmer, John Geggie and Dan Artuso - North Atlantic Drift |
| John Geggie plays a free concert with Wayne Eagles and Jesse Stewart at the Ottawa Jazz Festival on Sunday July 2 |
| Blackstar David Bowie - Blackstar |
| The Donny McCaslin Group, who accompanied David Bowie on his final album, Blackstar, play the Ottawa Jazz Festival on Thursday, June 29 |
| New Orleans Strut Jack Dejohnette - Album Album |
| Plays the Ottawa Jazz Festival with Hudson: Jack Dejohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John Scofield; on Saturday, June 24 |
| So Sorry Feist - The Reminder 
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| Plays the Ottawa Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 4 |
| Anything Gypsophilia - Sa-Ba-Da-Ow!
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| Play the Ottawa Jazz Festival Friday, June 23 |
| Down In Mississippi Mavis Staples - We''ll Never Turn Back |
| Don't Knock Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone |
| Plays the Ottawa Jazz Festival Monday, June 26 |
| Shenandoah Bill Frisell - Folk Songs |
| Plays the Ottawa Jazz Festival Friday, June 23 |
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That piece by the Bad Plus was gorgeous! I will steal it for my show next week ;)
4:34 PM, June 22nd, 2017