Music and Beyond 2026: From Vivaldi to Duke Ellington
Ottawa’s summer cultural calendar will once again come alive with the 16th season of the Music and Beyond festival, which runs from July 4–17. Now…
Browsing: Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal
Review | Orchestre national jazz de Montréal’s Extraordinary Charlie Parker with Strings
Every once in a while, I’ll attend a performance that hits all the right spots and leaves me buzzing for more. Jazz evokes a sense…
Review | Diverse Program, Homogenous Band: Women Jazz Composers with ONJ
Women have long had fewer opportunities and have been overlooked in the male-dominated jazz industry. Jazz grew in popularity in the late 1800s, at a…
Something Old, Something: New Big Band Music Reloaded
During the Swing Era, jazz took over the hit parade and laid its claim as the popular music of the time. From the mid-1930s into…
Jazz: At a venue near you
Based on previous experience, the live jazz scene really shifts into overdrive early in October. Not so this year. In fact, it’s off and running…
