This is an occasional note to let you know about some live music highlights for the week. For your 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. The events may either be listed there or on the venue calendar links you can access from the above calendar. For more details on blues opportunities, also check out Liz Sykes' new blog, 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. A few items of note to consider this week: a.. Today 6 Oct, Three sets from some of the area's best young players. The music and fun sometimes doesn't stop until 2 AM at Le Petit Chicago, Hull, QC with Brian Asselin - tenor sax, Jeff Asselin, drums, Alex Mastronadi, bass and Zakari Frantz on sax. b.. Tuesday 7 October, Mississippi Blues Society hosts two Blues Jams with Barry Buse, Al Tambay and guests, one at Thirsty Moose, Carleton Place and the other at Elmdale House in Ottawa. c.. Wednesday and Thursday 8 & 9 October, Bass Line Station hosts first an acoustic jam and then on Thursday an electric jam. d.. Thursday 9 October, the Stellar Cast Blues Showcase is at Irene's, 885 Bank St. Hosted by Mike Ktenas and Corky Kealey. Featuring sit-ins by Ottawa's best roots and blues musicians. This week - Dean Dupuis. e.. Thursday 9 October, Not a musical event but a hike from Kingston to Ottawa by musician, Mike Lush of the "Still Dangerous" band to collect money to fight cancer. More HERE. For more on these and other events this week, check the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar. Besides these opportunities, you can also check the other possibilities on the events posted by musicians and venues with links to their web sites for more details where available. Arts News: New 'DAWG' in town! - The CRTC has granted DAWG FM, CIDG 101.9 an all-blues radio station in Ottawa scheduled to begin broadcasting in spring 2009. Click Press Release for more. News on the Arts Support Blues - These are two links providing an update on certain recent campaign rhetoric, Ottawa Citizen article by Peter Hum and on 'Ordinary Canadians' support for the arts, a responding Facebook Group now at about 55,200 members since its origin. Memphis Blues Challenge Outcome - Liz Sykes reports that after two semi-final rounds (Wednesday, September 24 & Wednesday, October 1), four Ottawa area bands advanced to the Finals on Thursday, October 2. The judges chose MonkeyJunk to be the OBS representative at the International Blues Challenge, February 4-7, 2008 in Memphis TN. Congratulations to Steve Marriner, Tony D and Matt Sobb. 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 244 musicians and fans from Ottawa and elsewhere. If you're not a Facebook member, the above link gives you the opportunity to join. Over 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