Join us for a Sunday afternoon jam session hosted by pianist Mike Manny. These jam sessions feature a trio house band with a couple of surprise guests dropping in to play with the band. In some cases this may lead to the band performing across multiple cities. A unique opportunity to watch the band and […]
For this, our first Sunday afternoon duo concert, we're excited to feature two very fine pianists performing between Hamilton, Ontario and Ottawa, Ontario with 500 kms and 176 keys between them. Award winning pianist and composer Adrean Farrugia is one of Canada’s most distinct voices on the piano. Since the late 1990s Adrean has been […]
Two of Ottawa's finest saxophonists join forces for a unique duo. No piano, no guitar, no bass, no drums. Saxophonist Mike Tremblay has more than 30 years in the music industry as a woodwind specialist, and educator. He is an associate performance faculty member at Carleton University where he teaches saxophone, ensembles, jazz improvising, and […]
Join us for a Sunday afternoon jam session hosted by pianist Mike Manny. These jam sessions feature a trio house band with a couple of surprise guests dropping in to play with the band. In some cases this may lead to the band performing across multiple cities. A unique opportunity to watch the band and […]
Guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias combines a deep relationship with both classical music and jazz in his composition, improvisations and interpretations of jazz standards. He’s performed and/or recorded with numerous jazz giants including Lee Konitz, Tom Harrel, Joel Frahm, and David Liebman, and has toured with his own projects throughout Canada and the United States. His […]
Join two of Ottawa's finest multi-instrumentalists as they perform across the Internet for an hour of jazz in the intimate duo format. David Renaud is an Ottawa based clarinet player and multi-instrumentalist. He keeps very busy as a freelancer performing for festivals, pit work, studio, clubs, private and corporate events while also performing for National […]
Join us for a Sunday afternoon jam session hosted by pianist Mike Manny. These jam sessions feature a trio house band with a couple of surprise guests dropping in to play with the band. In some cases this may lead to the band performing across multiple cities. A unique opportunity to watch the band and […]
Guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias combines a deep relationship with both classical music and jazz in his composition, improvisations and interpretations of jazz standards. He’s performed and/or recorded with numerous jazz giants including Lee Konitz, Tom Harrel, Joel Frahm, and David Liebman, and has toured with his own projects throughout Canada and the United States. His […]
Montreal guitarist Sam Kirmayer and Ottawa pianist Peter Hum meet up on the Internet for an hour of freewheeling and swinging jazz. Guitarist and composer Sam Kirmayer, plays with “fearlessness and momentum”– Katie Malloch (CBC Jazz Beat & Tonic). One of CBC Music’s picks for the “35 best Canadian jazz musicians under 35”, his playing […]
Join us for a Sunday afternoon jam session hosted by pianist Mike Manny. These jam sessions feature a trio house band with a couple of surprise guests dropping in to play with the band. In some cases this may lead to the band performing across multiple cities. A unique opportunity to watch the band and […]
Mark Ferguson has performed with many of the world’s great artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Gil Evans, Nelson Riddle, Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Tom Jones, Rosemary Clooney, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Gino Vanelli, Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass, Holly Cole, Manteca, The Funk Brothers and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Mark is a Faculty […]
Mike Tremblay has more than 30 years in the music industry as a woodwind specialist, and educator. He is an associate performance faculty member at Carleton University where he teaches saxophone, ensembles, jazz improvising, and is the co-founder and director of the annual Carleton University Jazz Camp. He adjudicates for Musicfest Canada and the Kiwanis […]
Jazz singer and songwriter Diane Nalini started singing at the age of three. Born in Montreal to Belgian and Goan parents, she sings and writes songs in four languages (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish). Her multilingual repertoire draws from her lifelong passion for jazz, French Chanson, Brazilian popular song, and great literature. An accomplished songwriter, […]