Enjoyable music (we won't attempt to qualify what's 'good' is!) knows no boundaries. And being skilled and versatile, area jazz musicians and improvisers can also be heard playing a variety of this other music: funk, blues, classical, chamber music, folk, pop, R&B and more. And during the past few years, area jazz fans have heard some interesting jazz that had one foot solidly planted in another genre.
OttawaJazzScene.ca is pleased to list some of these other musical events ("extra-jazz affairs") by area jazz musicians. The event must be of interest to OttawaJazzScene.ca readers, and performers must be active in the Ottawa-Gatineau jazz scene, in the editors' sole judgement.
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If you're looking for more folk-oriented events in the Ottawa area, we recommend checking out Ottawa Folk Music Events, run by Brian Silcoff.
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 6 p.m.
Cover: TBA
Swinging uptown big band blues.
Atomic Rooster
303 Bank Street
Ottawa
www.atomicrooster.ca
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 9 p.m.
Cover: $10
An unforgettable night of pure, unadulterated, bona fide, tear-jerking, gut-wrenching, stone-bad soul music.
Featuring legendary bassist Donovan “freight train” Willis and the entire line-up of The Souljazz Orchestra with the exceptional, uncompromisable Resident DJ Trevor Walker
The group released their first album a little over a year ago. For what it's worth, the new album's been getting some solid airplay and feedback from all over the globe too:
"A future classic right here!"
DJ Jeremy Sole, Los Angeles CA (KCRW / theLIFT / Afro Funké / Musaics)
"Top soul album of 2011"
Mangroove DJ crew, Montréal QC
"One of the best new funk albums we've heard in years"
Dusty Groove, Chicago IL
"The best soul music produced in Canada possibly ever"
DJ D-Mass, Ottawa ON
"This one will bring tears to the eyes of fans of Black Moses Isaac, Superfly Curties or Bobby 110th Street"
90BPM, Paris France
You can see more of what folks have been saying here: www.slimmooreandthemarkays.com/reviews.html
"You might have heard that the Souljazz crew's been hard at work on a brand new orchestral soul project, Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays, backing dynamite Jamaican-Canadian singer Slim Moore, along with our boys Nick Dyson and Donovan Willis. The band's got a killer record coming out on October 4th, don't sleep on this one (it's massive: full string section, gospel choir, whacka-whacka Shaft guitars, fuzz bass, trombone burps, out-of-tune piano, breathy flute, inappropriate bongo solos... what else can you want really?)"
www.myspace.com/slimmooreandthemarkays
A night of deep, raw, passionate soul sounds, featuring the hot-buttered vocals of the legendary Mr. Slim Moore, with a tough-as-nails instrumental back-up by members of the Souljazz Orchestra.
Mercury Lounge
56 Byward (Upstairs) near George St.
Ottawa
www.mercurylounge.ca
Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 9 p.m.
Cover: TBA
Phil Motion & The Easy LO-Fi is an original back-to-basics return to classic funk, blues, northern soul, and Motown. Dirty drums, warm, punchy bass, gritty guitar tones and hard-driven vocals make up the recipe for nothing short of old-school love. Lo-fi do-it-yourself recordings and an imagination gives this project two strong legs to stand on. Produced and recorded by Phil Motion on Garageband with two sm57s makes for a feel and sound that rooted in a no 'glit' all grit pocket. A bit of help from Jay Jaknunas at Metropolitan Studios with the tighten up, some of the most solid players pushin' and pullin', and the band is good to go.
Phil Motion est un groupe qui fait un retour aux bases du funk classique, blues et motown, avec rien d'autre que du groove pur!
The Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern
1084 Wellington Street West
613-728-2848
www.elmdaletavern.com/
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 9:30 p.m.
Cover: $10
Swinging uptown big band blues.
Irene's Pub
885 Bank Street (in the Glebe)
613-230-4474
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 10 p.m.
Cover: TBA
Phil Motion & The Easy LO-Fi is an original back-to-basics return to classic funk, blues, northern soul, and Motown. Dirty drums, warm, punchy bass, gritty guitar tones and hard-driven vocals make up the recipe for nothing short of old-school love. Lo-fi do-it-yourself recordings and an imagination gives this project two strong legs to stand on. Produced and recorded by Phil Motion on Garageband with two sm57s makes for a feel and sound that rooted in a no 'glit' all grit pocket. A bit of help from Jay Jaknunas at Metropolitan Studios with the tighten up, some of the most solid players pushin' and pullin', and the band is good to go.
Phil Motion est un groupe qui fait un retour aux bases du funk classique, blues et motown, avec rien d'autre que du groove pur!
Mercury Lounge
56 Byward (Upstairs) near George St.
Ottawa
www.mercurylounge.ca
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 9 p.m.
Tickets: Regular ByTowne prices: $10 (non-members), $7 (members), $7 (seniors, children, youth)
Lost Dominion Screening Collective & The Ottawa International Writers Festival present for one night only:
The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926)
Written, Co-Directed and Animated By Lotte Reiniger
Relive a film experience from 1926 with the oldest surviving animated feature film accompanied by live music! Featuring a new original score by Mike Dubue (Hilotrons) and Toronto composer Holger Schoorl!
The musicians performing the score are:
Lotte Reiniger invented a style of animation called Silhouette Animation or Shadowette, which involved manipulated cutouts made from cardboard and thin sheets of lead under a camera. The technique she used is similar to Wayang shadow puppets, though hers were animated frame by frame, creating a unique visual experience through movement, rhythm, texture and tone. To commemorate this, we present a restored 35mm print from Milestone Films, featuring the shot to shot / scene to scene colour tinting from the original film prints!
ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau Street
Ottawa
bytowne.ca
Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door ($10 for seniors and students; children under 10 free).
Tickets are available from gamelan members, from the Leading Note, or by emailing
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"Join us as we present an evening of shimmering Balinese music and spectacular dance. Even though we're approaching our 11th anniversary, we're celebrating the 10th one. It sounds better."
"Our tenth anniversary show is going to be wonderful. We are preparing a selection of our greatest hits, premiering some new tunes, and performing with some incredible Balinese dancers. Come on out — you won’t be disappointed!"
Worship Hall
First Unitarian Congregation
30 Cleary Avenue (off Richmond Road, a few blocks east of Woodroffe)
Ottawa
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Friday, April 12, 2013 - 8 p.m. to midnight
Cover: TBA
Scattered Clouds
scatteredclouds.bandcamp.com/
e-tronrec.tumblr.com/
Also on the bill: Dusted
https://soundcloud.com/totallydusted
Pressed
750 Gladstone Avenue (at Arthur Street, just west of Bronson Avenue)
Ottawa, ON
www.pressed-ottawa.com
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 at the door
If you missed the NAC Fourth Stage show last October...
Ottawa singers Christine Fagan, Missy Burgess and Steve Berndt present a concert celebration of the bourbon wonder that is Tom Waits. This eclectic revue runs through many of the songs and varied styles of Tom’s long and influential career.
The singers are joined by a superb group of multi-instrumentalists to encompass the wide variety of sounds that make up Tom’s unique musical world. Playing everything from the kitchen sink to an electric drill, Ken Kanwisher, Chris Breitner, Mike Essoudry and Kurt Walther aim to capture a little piece of Tom’s celebrated madness.
Tom Waits is one of a kind and this show promises to be the same!
Irene's Pub
885 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 3W4
(613) 230-4474
www.irenespub.ca
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