Ottawa International Jazz Festival
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| Country and Region | Canada — Ontario |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Festival Contact Information | Ottawa International Jazz Festival |
| Festival Description | The Ottawa International Jazz Festival is the National Capital Region’s première music event. In its twenty-third year of consecutive programming and operation, the OIJF is the second longest continuous-running jazz festival in Canada, and boasts the biggest loyal audience of any event in eastern Ontario! It also claims credit for having presented some of the most dynamic jazz artists on the scene today, such as Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Stanley Jordan, Courtney Pine, Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard, Diana Krall, D.D. Jackson, Maynard Ferguson, John Mayall, and Salsa Celtica, to name a few. |
| Festival Dates | June 20 - July 1, 2013 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Lineup 2013:
- The Heavy
- Dr. John & The Nite Trippers
- Willie Nelson & Family
- Macy Gray and David Murray Big Band
- David Byrne & St. Vincent
- Bob James, David Sanborn: Featuring Steve Gadd
- The Chucho Valdés Quintet
- Aretha Franklin
- The Bad Plus
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis
- Wayne Shorter Quartet
Other Sources:
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Social networks:
- Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/Ottawajazz - Twitter
https://twitter.com/ottawajazz - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/OttawaJazzFestival
Podcast interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Avishai Cohen, bassist
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1476 - Mark Monahan, executive and artistic director of the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=273
- Avishai Cohen, bassist
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