[Ottawabluesandjazz] This week's Live Blues, Jazz & Other Possibilities - Update

10 Feb 2009 Here is a sampling of live music opportunities listed this week of note on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar: a.. Wednesday, 11 Feb - Enjoy Wednesday Night Jazz with Tim Bedner Guitar, Mark Alcorn, Baritone Guitar and Marilee Townsend, Drums, with special guest Zakari Frantz on Alto Sax. It's on every Wednesday in February at Café Nostalgica. www.alcornbednertownsend.com - The open Mic Acoustic Jam continues at Bass Line Station with a cocktail party to reopen the venue since it's LLBO closedown issues since 1 Feb. This is a fairly small licenced capacity venue so be prepared to be counted in whether access is available. b.. Thursday, 12 Feb, - NEW! - Peter Liu and the Jazz Mutants present "Jazz Evolution", a new monthly event at The New Bayou with a different jazz band each month to play an opening set. One or two individual instrumentalists/vocalists are also invited to perform with the Jazz Mutants in the following two sets, with a requirement to attend at least one band rehearsal. For more, check the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar. - The Stellar Cast Blues Showcase continues at Irene's hosted by Mike Ktenas and Corky Kealey, with weekly guest hosts and sit-ins by Ottawa's best roots musicians. This week the jam is hosted by JW-Jones. - Enjoy weekly jazz w/Tim Bedner & Elise Letourneau at Café Paradiso. - There's a weekly open Mic Electric Jam at Bass Line Station. Saturday 14 Feb, - Celebrate Valentine's Day by listening to romantic South American music at Mercury Lounge. Alicia Boronick and her band offer a blend of traditional Argentinean music, tangos with contemporary sounds, electronic beats, infused with the richness of violin and accordion. - Check the Venue links for possible other "V" Day celebrations unlisted on the calendar. c.. There's more on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar. For events that aren't listed on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar you can use the venue links of the generic venue listings on the calendar to find out what's on other days of the week. Click those web links for more info. More details on blues opportunities, can be found on Liz Sykes' blog, Ottawa Blues This Week. For more jazz opportunities, check out Brett Delmage's Ottawa Jazz Happenings. Other music news can be found an the now 275 member Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Group on Facebook. If you're a Facebook member check out what else is going on. If you're not a Facebook member, the above link gives you the opportunity to join. INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE UPDATE Ottawa's own MonkeyJunk (the only Canadian band to reach the finals) placed 3rd at the International Blues Challenge, held in the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis TN on Saturday afternoon, February 7, 2009. Approximately 100 bands competed in the semi-final rounds at ten Beale Street venues and and ten, one from each club, advanced to the finals. Twelve bands not advancing to the finals were chosen by their venues to compete in the Beale Street Blues Kings competition at the New Daisy Theatre Saturday night. Toronto's Johnny Max Band was one of four winners in this event. http://www.blues.org DAWG in Jeopardy! Ottawa all blues radio is in jeopardy. Click on the DAWG to give your support. 16th year 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 Subscribe, Unsubscribe or change your list options info here: http://lists.ncf.ca/mailman/listinfo/ottawamusicians