[Ottawabluesandjazz] Some Upcoming Events of Interest the Week of 8 June 2008

Besides the other many good events to catch this week by our great local acts on the calendar, there are these notable events: a.. Wednesday 11 June to Sunday 15 June, Five years since its debut, and still FREE!, WESTFEST has been extended to five days To mark this achievement. The festival's prime focus this year will be "A Celebration of Canadian Aboriginal Women in Music." An estimated 50,000 people will stroll through the community of Westboro Village taking in music, visual art, theatre, literary readings, dance, spoken word, and performance art on Richmond Road, between McRae and Golden Avenues, in Ottawa. For acts and timing, see schedule on the web site. b.. Wednesday 11 and Friday 14 June, Souper Jazz is first on Sparks St. Mall at the Kent St. kiosk - near Bank of Canada and then at Westfest Friday. Listen to some enthusiatic live traditional/dixieland jazz and if the spirit moves you, feel free to make a donation to a worthy local cause. c.. Friday 13 June, FATHEAD, a multi-award winning band that has played the top blues rooms, concert halls and music festivals from coast to coast is at Tucson's. Their music is steeped heavily in the blues, married with elements of r&b, funk and soul, and possesses a unique ensemble sound that is immediately recognisable as their own. They have recently won a Juno for 2008 Blues Recording of the Year "Buliding Full of Blues" d.. Saturday 14 June, Wicked Grin appears at Tucson's. Formed in late 2003 around the fierce vocals and stellar guitar work of Murray Kinsley and driven by the rhythm section to die for of Leigh-Anne Stanton and Richard Wielusiewicz, Wicked Grin combines blues, groove, rock and a little funk to give you "Blues With Bite". This is just a short sample of what's on in Ottawa and area this week. For more on these events and the others posted to my the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide DIY calendar for this month, click this link: http://ottawa-blues-jazz.ncf.ca/MonthsCalendar.html Besides what's on the calendar, there's more detail on the individual venue web sites. There's other news, now an the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Group on Facebook accessible below or on the www.ottawabluesjazz.ca main page. If you're a Facebook member and logged on, you can check it out at this link. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9220336518 So far, the group has 208 musicians and fans from Ottawa and elsewhere. If you're not a Facebook member, the above link gives you the opportunity to join. 15 Years of free service to Musicians and Fans of Blues, Jazz & Swing with thanks for the support of Arts Freenet Jim Roy Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca bluesandjazzguy(a)ncf.ca Subscribe, Unsubscribe or change your list options info here: http//lists.ncf.ca/mailman/listinfo/ottawabluesandjazz