Get out to hear live music and support the artists!
Celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2025, the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s programming continues to be a trailblazer in the complexities and explorations of jazz.
The 2025 Ottawa Jazz Festival will run from Friday, June 20th to Sunday, June, 29th. Festival hours are from 12pm to 1:00am. There will be no programming on Monday, June 23rd, 2025.
The 2025 Ottawa Jazz Festival takes place on several stages conveniently located within just steps away from each other. Confederation Park is the site of the Main Stage, the OLG Stage is at Marion Dewar Plaza in front of Ottawa City Hall, the Fourth Stage and Azrieli Studio are at the National Arts Centre (NAC); and Grill 41 at the Lord Elgin Hotel site of the Late Night Jamming Series. Several free club shows will take place at Gigspace, Irene’s Pub, Live on Elgin and Minotaure.
https://ottawajazzfestival.com
| Oneness Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Celestial Suite - Marlow - 2023 
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| Waltz You Needn't Canadian Jazz Collective - Septology – The Black Forest Session - HGBS Blue Records - 2023
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| Like In Love Christine Jensen Quartet - Day Moon - Justin Time - 2023
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| Mellow My Man The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! - DGC, Geffen - 1995 |
| Keep Your Eyes Open The Bill Frisell Trio featuring Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan - Valentine - Blue Note - 2020 |
| Leave Sophye Soliveau - INITIATION - Why We Sing - 2024 |
| Pray 4 Me New Jazz Underground - Dying of Thirst - self-released - 2025 
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| Nice Signal Shuffle Demons - Are You Really Real? - Alma Records - 2025
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| Slim Goodie Ghost-Note - Mustard 'n Onions - Artistry/Mack Avenue - 2024 |
| Repeat After Me Kneebody - Reach - GroundUP Music - 2025
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| What Happened To The Real Me Mavis Staples - Only For The Lonely - Voly - 1970 |
| Spiral Dance Branford Marsalis Quartet [orig. Keith Jarrett] - Belonging - Blue Note - 2025
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| Mr. Jin Makaya McCraven - Deciphering The Message - Blue Note - 2021 |
| Montreal Allison Russell - Outside Child - Fantasy Records - 2021
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| Autumn Nocturne Samara Joy - Single - Autumn Nocturne - Verve Records - 2024 |
| Set It Free Nubya Garcia - Odyssey - Concord - 2024 |
| Last Night Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince - Verve Records - 2021 |
| Canadarm 2 Ross Morgan - Canadarm 2 (single) - self-released - 2024
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| Le Saltimbanque Carl Mayotte Quintet - Carnaval - self-released - 2023
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| Saude Carn Davidson 9 - Reverence - self-released - 2024
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Wassup everybody? Anyone going to music festivals this summer?
9:22 PM, June 18th, 2025