Monday Jazz Mentor Series at Cafe Paradiso hosted by Tim Bedner.

This Monday October 26th at 8pm will be the next Jazz Mentor Night at Café Paradiso in downtown Ottawa. Area high school and college students will have a chance to play and improvise music in a duo format with some of Ottawa’s seasoned professionals including John Geggie, Roddy Ellias, Mark Ferguson, and Tim Bedner. Music students will be playing with a jazz mentor in front of a live audience, and they will have an opportunity to receive real-life experience and constructive critique, which is often a missing component in today's jazz scene.

Guitarist and series organizer states: “Starting this series is a way for me to also say thanks to my mentors. While I was a student I had the chance to play regularly with some of the best jazz musicians in the world. These master musicians were kind and very encouraging, and would often give me advice or indicate what was working in my playing. I can look back now and say that this had to be some of the most important musical instruction I’ve ever received.“

This series is open to the public attendence and would be of benefit to anyone who plays jazz or who is a jazz fan. No cover!

Monday October 26, 2009, 8pm start time - Jazz mentor Roddy Ellias

Monday November 30, 2009 - Jazz mentor Mark Ferguson