Concert Reviews

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  Mark Guiliana Brought the Precision and Punctuality

  Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 28

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023

  Perhaps the most exclusive slot of the festival thus far, it was only with some effort that even the illustrious press were able to make th...

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  Borrowed Instruments and Soggy Skies Couldn't Keep the Mary Ancheta Quartet Down in Ottawa

  Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 26

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023

  Battling less-than-great air quality and some frankly unpredictable weather at the festival's 6:30 pm main stage slot, we were greeted by t...

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  Little Animal! Showed Ottawa Their Weirdo-Jazz Bonafides

  Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 26

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023

  Mercifully tented, the OLG stage was the place to be on a stormy Monday night; shielding from the elements, incubating the jazz. The 7:30 s...

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  TEKE::TEKE Brought the After-Hours Party to Ottawa Jazz Fest

  Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 24

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2023

  TEKE::TEKE was the tip for day two of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Hot off the release of their second album Hagata, the Montreal-based...

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  Wednesday Won the Battle in Toronto

  Horseshoe Tavern, June 23

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2023

  "I can tell this is a cool, very special venue," Karly Hartzman told the crowd at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night, having just t...

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  Feist Was Charismatic and Unpredictable in Ottawa

  Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 23

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2023

  Festival season has officially started here in Ottawa, with both its eponymous Jazz Festival and Escapade kicking off this weekend — the mu...

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  A Concussion Couldn't Stop boygenius from Making Core Memories in Toronto

  Budweiser Stage, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2023

  It was the day of the summer solstice, and the boys were back in town; the sold-out crowd at Budweiser Stage had the good fortune of savour...

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  Shaggy, TLC and En Vogue Leaned into Balmy Nostalgia in Toronto

  Budweiser Stage, June 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2023

  Shaggy, TLC, En Vogue and special guest Sean Kingston brought a joyful throwback party to Toronto's Budweiser Stage, leading the audience b...