The Australian music scene is a bit unknown to Canadian audiences. But one ensemble that definitely is starting to emerge is the Orava Quartet. Founded in 2007 the quartet has been performing around the world from the Sydney Opera House to the United Arab Emirates.
There’s another W in the War Museum, but should it there be? It’s the W in George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States and amateur painter — with the emphasis on amateur. While Bush’s oil paintings of injured and disabled U.S. veterans at
Every year RBC Ottawa Bluesfest plays host to dozens of concerts by local artists. It's part of the festival's commitment to the scene in Ottawa-Gatineau. This summer, as in past years, about a third of the concerts presented on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum
Legends rise and they fall, but Omara Portuondo goes on. The 88 year old doyenne of Cuban jazz was in Ottawa Friday night on her self-proclaimed Last Kiss tour. It was a memorable evening from the charming filin singer made globally famous for her work on
Justin Duhaime is a guitarist, composer/arranger, teacher, impresario, you name it he's doing it in Ottawa. He grew up in Orléans, went to École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges and then to Carleton University where he obtained a BA in music. He is the recipient of the Ottawa
At the time of this interview, Joe Gelini, founder and drummer with the band Cha Wa, was reflecting on the death of Dr. John. "It was a pretty rough night," Gelini said from his home in New Orleans. "So we will just do the best we
One of many events that marked Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017 was an expedition that would have seemed an impossible fantasy when the nation was born. The Canada C3 expedition travelled from coast to coast to coast on the MV Polar Prince, a decommissioned Coast
Cool not casual. A Norah Jones concert seems to roll along like a great river of music. But it's a river with many channels, tributaries and pools. The water Jones swims in can be full of the blues, or some soft jazz, or even a hint
Renée Landry comes by jazz honestly. Her grandfather was a tenor saxophone and clarinet player in Renée's hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. "I would go and see him perform in his big band. He was an electrician and worked in a paper mill during the day
Perhaps no artist epitomizes the determined free spirit more than Frida Kahlo. The 20th century Mexican painter battled polio, a crippling accident and social conventions to stand true to herself. Her strong persona along with her art, is what attracted the attention of the Chilean born saxophonist
