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| Jan. 20, 2026 | Ian M | Ottawa jazz on winter nights: in conversation with Mark Ferguson and Peter Hum about their upcoming performances this week, plus a preview of the Primary Colours Trio, No Codes and the Capital City Stompers |
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| Jan. 6, 2026 | Ian M | Unplayed Gems of 2025: mostly Canadian releases from 2025 |
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| Dec. 23, 2025 | Ian M | New tunes for the season |
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| Dec. 9, 2025 | Ian M | Al Muirhead and the Steve Rosenbloom Big Band: interviews with trumpeter Al Muirhead and composer/sax player Steve Rosenbloom and selections from their two new releases |
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| Nov. 25, 2025 | Ian M | Kellylee Evans talks about her annual seasonal show at the NAC - Winter Song. Plus a celebration of the 50th anniversary of "Hissing of Summer Lawns" by Joni Mitchell as well as new releases |
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| Nov. 11, 2025 | Ian M | YOW Jazz Mixtape vol. 1 - a post-Funding Drive show with minimal talk and maximal tunes |
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| Oct. 28, 2025 | Ian M | Funding Drive '25: Celebrating the Ottawa jazz community |
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| Oct. 14, 2025 | Ian M | Sacred Jazz - an interview with Isaiah J. Thompson about his new release, "The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry" plus new releases |
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| Sep. 30, 2025 | Ian M | Sam Rivers - a new release of his compositions plus a chat with the orchestrator/arranger, Mark Masters. Also a preview of the upcoming Kate Wyatt Trio performance in Ottawa |
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| Sep. 16, 2025 | Ian M | Canadian pianist Joshua Banks in conversation about his new album "Para Soya" plus new releases |
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| Sep. 2, 2025 | Ian M | Summer Songs - new releases from May to August |
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| Aug. 19, 2025 | Ian M | Vocalist Tessa Souter on her new album "Shadows and Silence - the Erik Satie Project" plus a bonus hour available "on demand" about her adaptations of classical music and what she learned from vocalist Mark Murphy |
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| Aug. 5, 2025 | Ian M | A conversation with Canadian jazz vocalist Lauren Bush on her first tour in Canada |
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| Jul. 22, 2025 | Ian M | Trees and jazz - an interview with Sumi Tonooka about her new album with the Alchemy Sound Project, "Under the Surface" plus new releases |
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| Jul. 8, 2025 | Ian M | Ottawa Jazz Festival 2025 highlights - dedicated to the volunteers who helped make it possible |
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| Jun. 24, 2025 | Ian M | Ottawa Jazz Festival Preview, Part 2: an interview with German pianist Anke Helfrich and a taste of the Carn Davidson 9, the Canadian Jazz Collective and the Branford Marsalis Quartet |
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| Jun. 10, 2025 | Ian M | Ottawa Jazz Festival Preview - the Shuffle Demons and a chat with Richard Underhill |
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| May. 27, 2025 | Ian M | Jazz and identity at the borderlands: an interview with Amanda Ekery about her new release Árabe and the Syrian-Mexican experience in El Paso. Plus new releases |
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| May. 13, 2025 | Ian M | Atlantic Jazz Collective, with Norma Winstone and Joe LaBarbera - a preview of their upcoming performance at the NAC |
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| Apr. 29, 2025 | Ian M | Shraddha Pai and the Prismaticks plus a preview of JazzWorks' 30th anniversary celebration concert on May 3rd featuring young Canadian musicians |
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| Apr. 15, 2025 | Ian M | Rachel Therrien and her Latin Jazz Project - an interview about the project and the latest release, "Mi Hogar II" |
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| Apr. 1, 2025 | Ian M | Melanie Scholtz and "Sweet Nancy" - an interview with Melanie about her musical journey from Capetown to NYC and her new release of Nancy Wilson tunes. |
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| Mar. 18, 2025 | Ian M | Claire Cope and Ensemble C with "Every Journey" and an interview with Claire Cope |
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| Mar. 4, 2025 | Ian M | Interviews with Mike McClelland about his new release of Bob Fenton compositions and with Jenna McLean on her new vocal jazz release, "For Your Love" |
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| Feb. 18, 2025 | Ian M | Juno nominees for 2025 -- an interview with Juno-nominated Laila Biali and a selection of the other jazz nominees. A bonus hour (on demand only) includes more of my conversation with Laila Biali about her musical journey and next project |
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| Feb. 4, 2025 | Ian M | Holly Cole and Marina Albero -- conversations about their new releases |
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| Jan. 21, 2025 | Ian M | Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival Preview |
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| Jan. 7, 2025 | Ian M | Live releases from 2024 |
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| Dec. 24, 2024 | Ian M | New seasonal jazz releases for a happy, jazzy holiday season |
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| Dec. 10, 2024 | Ian M | Return of the prodigal musicians: Nick Adema and Claire Devlin (of Bellbird) return to Ottawa |
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| Nov. 26, 2024 | Ian M. | A preview of the Thursday performance of Primary Colours at the NAC, plus new releases |
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| Nov. 12, 2024 | Ian M. | Preview of the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s Seasonal Concert & Fundraiser, plus new releases |
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| Oct. 29, 2024 | Ian M | Funding Drive Show: Contest for a pass for two to the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra's "Hot for Harry (James)" at the National Arts Centre, plus new releases from Canadian artists |
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| Oct. 15, 2024 | Ian M | Kate Wyatt Trio and the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra: previews of upcoming peformances |
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| Oct. 1, 2024 | Ian M | Ally Fiola and The Next Quest - a preview of their upcoming show on Thursday, plus new brassy releases |
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| Sep. 17, 2024 | Ian M. | Latin Jazz concerts preview and a preview of Dave Solazzo & The Bridge |
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| Sep. 3, 2024 | Ian M | New releases from Canadian female jazz vocalists |
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| Aug. 20, 2024 | Ian M. | The Charlie Parker Legacy: Samuel Cousineau Trio performance preview plus new releases of jazz standards associated with Parker |
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| Aug. 6, 2024 | Ian M | Jazz and the Olympics - new jazz that tells the story of the 2024 Paris Olympics |
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| Jul. 23, 2024 | Ian M. | Summer Jazz - new releases for summer days |
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| Jul. 9, 2024 | Ian M. | The drummers of the 2024 Ottawa Jazz Festival, plus a preview of the Duncan Hopkins Quartet's upcoming performance |
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| Jun. 25, 2024 | Ian M | Ottawa Jazz Festival Preview, Part 2: upcoming performances at the Jazz Festival, including previews of free performances |
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| Jun. 11, 2024 | Ian M. | Ottawa Jazz Festival preview, part 1, plus new releases |
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| May. 28, 2024 | Ian M. | Previewing the upcoming performances of the James McGowan Ensemble and Diabolus in Musica, and new releases |
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| May. 14, 2024 | Ian M. | The Andres Vial Trio and Steve Boudreau with Petr Cancura, plus new releases |
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| Apr. 30, 2024 | Ian M. | Upcoming performances of Roddy Ellias, the Mary Ancheta Quartet and the Huu Bac Quintet, plus Record Store Releases from Cannonball Adderley, Art Tatum and others |
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| Apr. 16, 2024 | Ian M. | Upcoming performances: Carn Davidson 9, Kevin Goss, and Kenji Omae plus a few new releases. |
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| Apr. 2, 2024 | Ian M. | The inaugural show -- new releases from Ernesto Cervini's Turbo Prop, Lynne Arriale Trio, TRIAD and others. |
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Earlier playlists (if any) pre-date online listings
