Festival Recaps

Norah Jones Closed Out Ottawa Jazz Fest with Twists and Tenderness
Confederation Park Stage, June 29
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
The park was packed and sight-lines were at a premium for the last big night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival, with Norah Jones ...
Butcher Brown Were Loose and Authentic at Ottawa Jazz Festival
OLG Stage, June 28
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
After the laid-back, Mediterranean breeziness of Gabi Hartmann on Thursday, it was a whole different kind of melting pot in the OLG tent ...
Gabi Hartmann Glowed with Careful Sophistication at Ottawa Jazz Fest
OLG Stage, June 27
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2024
Sponsored by the French Embassy here in Ottawa, it was an hour of official Francophonia in the OLG tent's 7:30 slot on Thursday...
Al Di Meola Faced the Rain at Ottawa Jazz Fest
Confederation Park Stage, June 26
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024
It was the wrong day to forsake the tented OLG stage (see you another time Commotions) for Confederation Park's open-air setup: it poured ...
Cinna Peyghamy Took Sled Island Somewhere Else
Dickens, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
While headliners Show Me the Body raged at the #1 Legion, a few blocks west, a sonic transformation was taking place in the basement ...
Enny Owl Cast Quiet Spells at Sled Island
Pin-Bar, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
Taking the stage at Pin-Bar in the late afternoon on Saturday, LA-based folk artist Enny Owl's sleeper set was a highlight of this year's ...
Parliament-Funkadelic and George Clinton Brought the Finest Funk Weirdness to Ottawa Jazz Fest
Main Stage, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
Under the enduring leadership of George Clinton, the look and feel of the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic has changed significantly since ...
Ottawa Jazz Fest Got a Jolt of Meathead Machismo from Moon Hooch
OLG Stage, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
After losing Thundercat to Bluesfest last year, there was perhaps some behind the scenes bemusement at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in the know...