Ottawa Jazz Festival is on from June 23 to 30. Get out to hear live music and support the artists!
https://ottawajazzfestival.com
There are a number of free shows at the festival that takes place at Confederation Park in downtown Ottawa.
Here is a preview of 29 performers. We can't play everyone in a two hour program, and I focused on the artists who are more in the jazz realm, Canadian musicians, some personal favourites, and many who have never been played before on CKCU.
| Hour one |
| If I Only Had A Brain Courage4 [orig. Ray Bolger and Judy Garland] - Things Are Looking Up! - (self-released) - 2021 
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| Baba Ayoola Kokoroko - 12" - Brownswood - 2021 |
| Walls Made Of Glass Gentiane MG, Levi Dover, Louis-Vincent Hamel - Walls Made Of Glass - Three Pines Records - 2022
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| Sajeya (For Small Gods) ADG7 (Ak Dan Gwang Chil) - 1st <Akdangwangchil> - (self-released) - 2017 |
| Leslianne Jonah Yano w/BadBadNotGood - Portrait Of A Dog - Innovative Leisure - 2023
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| Burning Bridges Will Bonness - Change Of Plans - Will Bonness Music - 2020
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| Icons At The Fair John Scofield - Combo 66 - Verve - 2018 |
| The Spark William Prince - Reliever - Six Shooter Records - 2020
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| Duologue Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodríguez - Duologue - Mack Avenue - 2019 |
| Rosmarinus Pulkes - (not on album) - (self-released) - 2022 |
| Three Bags Full Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off - Blue Note - 1962 |
| Caramelo Cimafunk - El Alimento - Terapia Productions - 2022 |
| Gotoku Lemon TEKE::TEKE - Hagata - Kill Rock Stars - 2023
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| Sajni Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile - Verve - 2023
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| Hour two |
| One Day in the Sun Colin Stetson - When We Were That What Wept for the Sea - 52Hz - 2023
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| Day Of The Living Sky Sun Ra Arkestra Directed By Marshall Allen - Living Sky - Omni Sound - 2022 |
| Miss Ann Caroline Davis & Rob Clearfield's Persona [orig. Eric Dolphy] - Anthems - Sunnyside - 2019 |
| Percy Street Waltz Side-Eye & Grace - Illuminate - (self-released) - 2022
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| Colline de Belleville, Caraway Aline's étoile magique - (not on album) - (self-released) - 2019
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| Delta Sky The Ostara Project - The Ostara Project - Cellar Live - 2022
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| Unrequited Brad Mehldau Trio - The Art Of The Trio Vol. 3 - Nonesuch - 1998 |
| Simonero Avishai Cohen - Arvoles - Razdaz - 2019 |
| Secret Safe Caity Gyorgy - Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy - Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy - 2021
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| Womp Brekky Boy - Live at Free Energy Device Studios - (self-released) - 2018 |
| Change Your Life Malika Tirolien - Higher - (self-released) - 2020
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| Scream, Holler & Howl Blue Moon Marquee - Scream, Holler & Howl - (self-released) - 2022
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| Xavi Snarky Puppy - Immigrance - GroundUP Music - 2019 |
| Hymn To The Divine Mother Zoh Amba - O, Sun - Tzadik - 2022 |
| Leviathan Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Oceanic Suite - Marlow Records - 2016
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Heavy Earthlings! Just joined in, so not sure were we are at (21;15-ish).. Really looking forward to taking in some JazzFest this month.. after 4 years off!! I see TKEK::TEKE coming uo. Nuttty off the wa crazy *&#@!!
9:30 PM, June 14th, 2023