jazz festival

[ ](http://ottawajazzfestival.com/artists/charlie-brown-christmas/) His tunes have been a part of Christmas tradition for the past ** 50 years ** , close as an old friend, comfortable as an old blanket. As one third of the legendary San Francisco-based ** Vince Guaraldi Trio ** , ** Jerry Granelli ** recorded what is considered by many to be the greatest Christmas album of all time— the 1965 soundtrack to the animated classic ** _ A Charlie Brown Christmas _ ** . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/events/td-ottawa-jazz-festival-auction-featuring-basia-bulat/) Two-time Polaris Prize nominee Basia Bulat will highlight the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s 18th Annual Live Auction and Benefit Concert at Library and Archives Canada on November 19. Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on dozens of items including rare signed memorabilia from past Jazz Festival stars, as well as travel and hospitality packages. ...

The annual Clayton Jazz Festival: Jazz on the River is back for its second year and has named the AAA Four Diamond 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel as its official hotel sponsor. From Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27, visitors from far and wide will head to the Thousand Islands to groove to the beats of acclaimed jazz acts including Fritzel’s New Orleans Jazz Band and Watertown-based group The Arrhythmias . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/facebook-lost-and-found.jpg) From the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s Facebook page : “Lose something at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival this year? Take a peek through this gallery and give us a shout if you see something familiar.” Lots of sunglasses ...

The Ottawa International Jazz Festival announced the 2011 line-up today. Here’s a list of confirmed performers so far: * Ana Moura * Angele Desbois Jazz Ensemble * APEX: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green * Apex Jazz Band * Atomic * Béla Fleck & The Flecktones the original line-up * Brian Browne Trio * Caridad Cruz * Chet Doxas Quartet * Christian McBride and Inside Straight * Christine Fagan’s “Songs from Once” * Coeur de Pirate * Come Sing Jazz Standards with Elise Letourneau & Capital Vox Jazz Choir * Craig Pedersen Quartet * Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub * Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society * Django Libre * DRUMHAND * Eivind Aarset “Sonic Codex 4tet” * Elio Villafranca * Elliott BROOD * Elvis Costello & the Imposters * Erik Truffaz 4tet * Francois Bourassa Quartet * Gord Grdina Trio plus Mats Gustafsson * Ilan Bar-Lavi * J. ...

Here’s a cool job for a jazz music fan in Ottawa: Programming Manager for the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Deadline to apply is September 7, 2010. Ottawa Jazz Festival Inc. seeks a dynamic professional to join the organization as Programming Manager, succeeding the founding programming manager. ...

Jeff Hunt posted this great photo to Twitter the other day: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/132847907.jpg) Anybody know who this guy is or why he’s dressed up in the fish(?) costume? Bonus fish pun: I guess you could say he knows his scales. ...

A quick note to point you to OttawaJazzScene.ca , who have been providing some great blog posts leading up to this year’s Jazz Festival. They’ll be a good source for festival news over the next couple of weeks. ** ...

In our latest installment of Five Questions , Brett Delmage from OttawaJazzScene.ca tells us about the great resource he’s helped create for Ottawa music fans. 1. I've read your "About Us" page -- but can you elaborate a bit more on why you & Alayne McGregor started the site? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Flickr-jurankaimages-27-stuff-tagged-with-jazz08_1214753667111.png) Check out this Flickr photostream from jurankaimages, featuring lots of great photos from this year’s Ottawa Jazz Festival . ** Related: ** Ottawa Festivals Guide