Apologies if you've already received this week's list from the ottawabluesandjazz list. Forwarded as a
reminder to take advantage of the DIY calendar with the process appended below. Jim.

10 May 2009

Here is a sampling of live music opportunities listed this week of note on the
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar:

Sunday, 10 May,

-Wicked Grin are at The Atomic Rooster (Great food and great blues!) - 6 to 9 pm

- Glebop Jazz Trio - presents mellow jazz and a Sing into Spring feature - 6 to 8 pm, at The Arrow &
The Loon Pub, Fifth Avenue, just east of Bank St. - John Haysom - trumpet, Howard Tweddle - bass,
Bert Waslander - piano and a variety of local vocalists .

- Jesse Greene and band is at Irene's with Blues/Jazz originals rock, funk, folk, R&B. Don't miss out!
this is a kick ass band!. Jesse is an amazing guitarist and songwriter. Bluesfest performances, and
shows with her other two bands Jokko and Frank and Jesse James have really started to turn heads
and win hearts. But this is by far the best yet!
Tuesday, 12 May, The Richard Page Quartet brings you originals and standards every Tuesday night
with Richard Page - reeds and tubes, Adam Daudrich - ivories, Philippe Charbonneau - bass fiddle
Matt Aston - skins and tins at Rainbow Bistro.
Thursday 14 May,

- and every Thursday from 7 to 10 pm Jazz vocals w/Tim Bedner & Elise Letourneau,
flute, piano and 7 string guitar are presented at Cafe Paradiso

- the Stellar Cast Blues Showcase is 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 - Rob Alexander
Friday 15 May,

- Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Kellylee Evans, who's twice sold out the Kennedy
Center Jazz Club, will bring her captivating voice back to her home town audience at
Ottawa's Tulip Festival - 10 pm in the Mirror Tent at Ottawa City Hall.
- Michael Martin is at The Roses Cafe, re-opened after a 2-year hiatus in Gatineau (Hull.sector).
The new location is at 103 Promenade du Portage in Hull - right downtown.
Saturday, 16 May,

- there's an invitational Jazz Jam Session at Rainbow Bistro bringing in the best jazz players
in Ottawa, featuring great rhythm sections, and the top horn players around town

- Wicked Grin is at The Rainbow.

Not everything is posted on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar as it's musician/venue
optional to post, but there's more info there including links to the venue web sites that have more
detailed schedules.

Check the calendar for more on these live music events and others..

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 295 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.

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@ncf.ca

DIY Listing Process:

Just Click www.localendar.com.

Then, enter 'mygig' in the User ID and 'giglist' as the password.

This will access the schedule for the current month. On that page you can

add gigs for either the current or future months.

You can move to the next or other months using the right arrow. This allows you
to see what upcoming gigs are listed for you and to adjust them if necessary.

The link below gives a more graphic illustration to using this service that
should help you work with it for your listings:

http://ottawa-blues-jazz.ncf.ca/giglist2.html#guide

NOTE: If a clip art image is uploaded to appear on the calendar, it needs to
be not wider than 130 pixels. Should you not have the software to resize an

image, please send it to me and I'll resize and upload it.

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