If you have any live music needs, there are many good events to catch this week by our great local acts listed on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar For more details on blues opportunities, check out Liz Sykes' Ottawa Blues This Week. For more jazz opportunities, check out Ottawa Jazz Happenings. There's also more detail on the individual venue web sites for those not posted to the calendar. Click those web links for info. Some items of note to consider this week: a.. Souper Jazz on Sparks Street, Wednesday 11:30 AM - Listen to some enthusiastic live traditional/dixieland jazz and if the spirit moves you, please make a donation to a worthy local cause- Sparks St. Mall - near the CBC. b.. Becky Abbott Débuts at Legendary 'Club Hot' Friday on the heels of a Main Stage set at Ottawa Bluesfest. Special Guests, The Midway State, at Zaphod Beeblebrox. c.. 'Cubano Son y Caridad Cruz', Ottawa's hot Latin band and brightest Latin star, return Friday to Wakefield, Quebec's Black Sheep Inn. d.. The FunKtion, Ottawa's Premiere Motown, Funk and Soul Big Band, pays tribute to the great entertainers and musicians, of the early Motown, Funk and Soul era Friday at Tucson's. e.. Jeff Rogers and his vast repertoire of various styles ranging from funk, punk, rock, pop, blues, swing, jazz and salsa appears at Tucson's Saturday. You can also check the other possibilities and links on the DIY calendar posted by musicians and venues with links to their web sites for more details where available. Other music news can be found an the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Group on Facebook if you're a Facebook member check out what else is going on. So far, the group has 221 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