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Souper Jazz on the Sparks Street Mall
[ No Comments ] Posted by Claudia on Aug 17, 2011 in General, Jazz and Blues Musicians, Live Music, News, Swing Music
Wednesday, August 17 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Souper Jazz – a Swing Dynamite favourite, is a registered charity. They have been playing Jazz in the Ottawa area since 1987. Proceeds from those performances are donated to various local charities, usually to a local soup kitchen: hence the “Soup” in “Souper”.
The band’s influences include Trad Jazz and New Orleans flavoured jazz, and jazz/pop from the era of the 20′s to the 40′s: Louis Armstrong to Hoagy Carmichael, “High Society” to “Pennies from Heaven”.
You may recognize some of the musicians as Cuppasoup – a Souper Jazz subsidiary, just played for the Voice Found Fundraiser at Saturday Night Swing this past Saturday.
Cuppasoup playing for the Voice Found Fundraiser at Saturday Night Swing
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Richard Page/Alex Moxon Duo swing it away
[ No Comments ] Posted by Claudia on Aug 11, 2011 in General, Jazz and Blues Musicians, Live Music, News, Ottawa, Swing Music
Catch Richard Page and Alex Moxon on Friday, August 12 – noon at the Rideau Centre underpass.
They will be playing Jazz standards and some New Orleans material. All danceable stuff that will make for a great swinging lunch break on a nice summer day.
This event is free. The Underpass is located at Rideau and Sussex/Colonel By Drive
The Jivewires at the World Exchange Plaza
[ No Comments ] Posted by Claudia on Aug 09, 2011 in General, Jazz and Blues Musicians, News, Ottawa, Ottawa Dance Events, Swing Music
Tuesday , August 9th, 2011: If you work or go to school near by, make sure you take your lunch break from 12-1pm because The Jivewires will be playing at the World Exchange Plaza from noon to 1 p.m.
To quote The Ottawa Jazz Scene, “The Jivewires take their influence from the jazz and satire of 40′s and 50′s greats Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Wynonie Harris and Louis Prima, throwing a new spin on the Jump Blues tradition. Hip Hop, Latin, Ska and Rock all influence the band’s original music within the Jump Blues idiom”.
Make sure you bring your dance shoes cause their contagious energy will have you dancing up a storm.
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