The 2025 Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival took place this weekend from Jan. 30–Feb. 1. Performances from Yolande Laroche, Don Byron & Michael Occhipinti Quartet with Rich Brown & Jinu Isac, The 33z, Virginia MacDonald Quartet, Julian Selody For the Birds, Ben Wendel Duo with Dan Tepfer, Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Rebecca Foon, and Urban Science Brass Band finished off the festival Saturday night.
The Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival continued on Friday night with performances from Tara Kannangara, Don Byron solo, Hilario, Jocelyn Gould, and Nitroturtle.
On Thursday night, Caity Gyorgy and GEORGE took to the stage at the Winter Jazz Festival 2025 at the Arts Court.
Finally, we’ve reached the last weekend of January! Winterlude kicks off this weekend, and for the first time in a long time, the weather is cooperating for the winter festival, and keeping the canal open and sculptures frozen! If the outdoors aren’t your jam, there is plenty to do inside this weekend too, from live music, to craft markets and seed planting workshops.
Things kick off Thursday with JUNO-winning vocalist Caity Gyorgy (it’s pronounced “George”) and the supergroup GEORGE.
This year’s program features 15 shows, including JUNO Award-winning vocalist Caity Gyorgy, Cuban jazz master Hilario Duran, and a new collaboration between Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, and Rebecca Foon.
Welcome to another winter weekend in the 613! The temperatures are finally dropping to levels that we’re used to this time of year, and hopefully, that doesn’t keep you from getting out there for some fun. Not only is this weekend the beginning of Winterlude, but it is also the first weekend of Black History month, which means there are so many creative and thought-provoking events around town to enjoy.
It’s the weekend — and with the ongoing state of emergency here in Ottawa, we can bet what everyone needs is an opportunity to rest and recalibrate. Here are some suggestions for how you can go about doing so.
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival will broadcast the greatest hits “from the vault” for the 2022 edition of Winter Jazzfest.
Winter Jazz Fest has been postponed until further notice and the Undercurrents Festival has pushed its dates to March.
See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!
It’s finally the end of January, all 78 days of it!
See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!
TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest will unfold at Arts Court in 2020.
The 8th annual Winter Jazzfest is happening at La Nouvelle Scène from February 7–9, 2019.
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