Besides the other many good events to catch this week by our great local acts on the calendar, there are these special events:

Friday 6 June,

Enjoy the traditional sounds of an 18 piece Big Band with saxes, bones, trumpets, and a swinging rhythm section. Imagine a few friends, a vintage ballroom and a veranda overlooking the water of the Ottawa River. The NEW MOON in JUNE - BIG BAND DANCE featuring Stan Clark & The CAPITAL SWING at, New Edinburgh Club Boathouse.

Conspiracy, a fun-loving band that plays the best of classic rock and R&B mixed with some of today's best tunes appears at Tucson's.

The Dragon's Lair in Kemptville each Friday and Saturday now features dinner and jazz with Stephen Szawlowski and guests.

Saturday 7 June,

Tangerine Jazz is back at Jazz'oo. with the old jazz standards, tangerine style: fresh and sweet. Tangerine is: BettyAnn Bryanton, vocals, Chris Thompson, bass and Greg White, keyboard.

Ace clarinettist Scott Poll is joined by pianist John Steele for a duo evening of
swingin' jazz standards at Café Paradiso.

Helen Glover is at Diwali, formerly Roses Cafe and now under new management that
continues to feature a variety of jazz performers each week.

Bluestone, a distinctive young rock band featuring two lead guitarists, sister and brother Angie and Ben Russell, appears at Tucson's.

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.

If you have an interest in more of the visual arts, these are a couple of my latest ventures more
into that area:

Hawaii in Heat & Faux Pastels Rideau Canal Brown's Inlet

Click on either painting for more.

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 205 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@ncf.ca

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