Ottawa Jazz Festival: 646yf4t

646yf4t (Babyfat) obliterates genre boundaries, blending sounds so unpredictably that even he struggles to define them. “I just keep it real. Life’s messy — my production, my storytelling, all of it. But I do it anyway, ’cause that’s what’s true. That’s between me and God.”

Hailing from Oshawa, Ontario, 646yf4t (Babyfat) — born Zachary Simmonds — came up as a producer before deciding the only way to fully realize his vision was to step into it himself. In 2025, he did exactly that. His debut EP, Growing Pains (Sincerely Yours) announced him as a singular voice: stream-of-consciousness storytelling over genre-bending soundscapes, moving between alt-R&B, punk-rock, and something entirely his own. The project is a coming-of-age story told without flinching — heartbreak, faith, isolation, and the will to prevail through all of it. He closed out the year with a feature on his brother Daniel Caesar’s Son of Spergy (Republic), appearing alongside Bon Iver, Sampha, and Blood Orange on the Billboard 200 Top 10 album.

2026 marks his first steps on stage. He made his live debut supporting Chris LaRocca at Longboat Hall in Toronto before taking the Danforth Music Hall stage alongside Strings From Paris — proving his world translates just as powerfully in a room full of people as it does on record.

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646yf4t

Ottawa Jazz Festival: 646yf4t

Date/Time
Thursday, June 18, 2026
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Confederation Park
Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1P 5J2

Price
$175-1500

Phone
613-241-2633

Website
https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/32713-646yf4t

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