Please read the description below carefully before contacting us if you or someone you know is interested.

Role Description:

The JazzWorks Treasurer is a volunteer position responsible for overseeing all aspects of the finances for a small-scale, non-profit and charitable organization that is dedicated to the development of jazz musicianship by amateur jazz musicians of all ages.
 
The Treasurer manages and monitors JazzWorks’ financial affairs and keeps its Board of Directors current on all relevant financial matters so that the Board can make sound decisions.

The Treasurer at JazzWorks is an Officer of the Board and must fulfill the responsibilities of a Director, as defined in JazzWorks’ Constitution and Bylaws, in addition to the Treasurer’s primary responsibilities.

Key Activities of the Treasurer:

• Developing the organization’s annual Operating Budget and updating it as required
  
• Developing budgets for grant applications
  
• Developing appropriate budgets for the Annual Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat and Jazz Camp
  
• Filing annual Charitable Tax return
  

The Treasurer does not manage the day-to-day finances and bookkeeping activities. However, the treasurer reviews the books and provides advice to the Administrator, Bookkeeper, the Executive Director and the Board on financial management.

Reporting to: JazzWorks Board of Directors

Liaising with:

• JazzWorks Executive Director
  
• JazzWorks Administrator
  
• JazzWorks Bookkeeper
  

Estimated time per month: 8-12 hours

What we are looking for in a volunteer Treasurer:

• Canadian Professional Accountant (CPA) or equivalent designation
  
• Experience conceptualizing, carrying out and overseeing all aspects of finances of a non-profit organization and registered charitable organizations
  
• Knowledge of non-profit accounting and finance
  
• Adaptable and flexible
  
• Organized and pays attention to detail
  
• Works well independently and as part of a team; takes initiative and respects direction
  
• Able to give and receive feedback effectively
  
• Able to commit for two years
  
• Willing to participate in a regular schedule of virtual and in-person meetings to familiarize themselves with the goals and operations of the organization, and to communicate with the JazzWorks Board of Directors, bookkeeper, administrator and Executive Director
  

Assets:

• Experience working for or volunteering with an arts organization
  
• Personally connects with JazzWorks’ mandate in some way (e.g. musician, jazz lover etc.)
  

What we offer the volunteer Treasurer:

• Experience in a lead financial planning role
  
• Opportunity to learn more about non-profit and charitable organization management
  
• Opportunity to learn more about jazz
  

Please contact us if you are interested or if you have questions about this position.

JazzWorks is happy to say that our 2023 edition of Jazz Camp is almost sold out. As of today, there is limited space in shared accomodations in the Main Lodge. The Lake House is fully booked, as are the singles in the Main Lodge. 

Better hurry and register to avoid disappointment!

As you probably know by now, the Jazzworks Jam's regular home at Festival Japan has been under renovation all winter. Samantha has been kind enough to give us a room at Kato Japan, her Aylmer location. We just found out that venue is also not available this June, so we're going to postpone things until September, when hopefully we'll be back at Festival Japan. 

Keep your fingers crossed and we'll see you at Festival Japan September 21!

Born in the Netherlands and spending his formative years in his parents' home country of Suriname, South America, A.T.N. Stadwijk studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he majored in Contemporary Arranging. Currently based in New York, he is a keyboardist, arranger and producer, and has recorded and toured the world with such artists as Harry Belafonte, Richard Bona, Kenny Garrett, Marcus Miller, Paul Simon and Raul Midon. He will be joined in this funk-fusion jazz concert by Ottawa drummer Michel Delage and bassist Sage Reynolds at KaTO Restaurant on June 2, 2023, from 7:30-10:30pm.

A.T.N. Stadwijk will present a special Performance Workshop on Thursday, June 1 at Centretown United Church, located at 507 Bank Street, Ottawa. A.T.N. will be exploring the role of the keyboard/piano and how it can support other instrumentalists and vocalists in a combo setting. Bring your instrument/voice and get ready to play! If you wish to participate, please come prepared with a lead sheet for yourself and one in concert pitch for the keyboardist. Parking is available off Argyle Avenue and in the Glashan Public School parking lot, located at 28 Arlington Avenue. Doors open at 3:45 and the Workshop begins at 4pm. (Please use the arched entrance on Bank Street.)

**FREE for high school students**

HGBS Blue Records (Germany) is proud to announce the March 31, 2023, release of Septology – The Black Forest Session by the newly formed Canadian Jazz Collective (CJC) Septet. The launch of the CJC’s debut album will be supported by a tour of live performances in Ontario, Montreal (April), Birdland (NYC) (July) and other U.S. venues, as well as major European cities during May 2023. The National Arts Centre in Ottawa welcomes the CJC for a celebration of the album’s launch on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 8 pm EDT.

Fronted by three of Canada’s most acclaimed and accomplished jazz treasures: saxophonist Kirk MacDonald, guitarist Lorne Lofsky and trumpeter Derrick Gardner, the CJC is augmented by clarinetist Virginia MacDonald and supported by a noted rhythm section comprised of pianist Brian Dickinson, bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Bernd Reiter.  This innovative intergenerational septet takes a collaborative approach to the presentation of original Canadian jazz and blends the unique artistic visions of the leaders into one powerful, creative, and cohesive voice.

Septology was recorded at: the iconic MPS Studio (Most Perfect Sound) in Villingen, Germany in the Black Forest.  MPS Studio holds a place of high distinction in Canadian jazz canon, as one of Oscar Peterson’s favorite places to record. Many of Peterson’s most notable recordings of the 1960’s were recorded there. “The tour was wonderful. The reception we had was great everywhere. And the live-to-tape recording at MPS Studio was a real throwback to the way high-quality sound albums used to be made,” MacDonald shares. And Lofsky, a former member of Peterson’s Quartet in the 1990’s, admits to a strong sense of “delayed synchronicity” in recording there himself, despite it being decades later.

The Canadian Jazz Collective strives to uphold Canada’s rich tradition of jazz. By displaying their virtuosic, world-class artistry through their original work, and with so much history between them, it is no exaggeration to suggest that the members of the Canadian Jazz Collective are the torch bearers of this storied tradition. "I've been playing with several members of the CJC for over 40 years. The kind of trust and rapport that has developed over this time has certainly contributed to a deeper connection within the group and the repertoire," shares Lofsky. Anchored by these long-standing ties, as well as their respective musical histories, with Septology, the Canadian Jazz Collective ushers in a new era of Canadian jazz excellence.

Septology - The Black Forest Session will be available digitally on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music, as well as on compact disc through Bandcamp on March 31, and as a Collector Edition Vinyl LP by mid-April. The digital and compact disc versions include two bonus tracks, Lofsky’s “Highway 9” and Gardner’s “One Thing Led to Another”.

Canadian Tour Dates 2023:
March 30    Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, Cobourg ON
April 1        Church of the Ascension, Port Perry ON – All Star Quintet
April 2        The Jazz Room, Waterloo ON
April 3        The Hare Winery, Niagara on the Lake ON         
April 6        National Arts Centre Studio, Ottawa ON
April 7        Diese Onze, Montreal QC
April 8        The Jazz Bistro,  Toronto ON

For Further Information:
Judith Humenick Productions
judith@humenickproductions.com
613-859-8438

The Canadian Jazz Collective
Website: https://canadianjazzcollective.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canadianjazzcollective/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadianjazzcollective/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanadianJazz

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

JazzWorks' Jazz Jams will have a new home for the next few months while renovations are under way at Festival Japan. We are pleased that KaTO Fusion Restaurant at 1170 Chemin d'Alymer, Gatineau has agreed to host our jams temporarily.

The jams are held the 3rd Thursday of every month (summer excluded). The host band kicks things off with a set starting at 7:30 pm. Then the stage is open to all musicians.

Cover is $5 for JazzWorks Friends and $10 for general admission.  Become a Friend of JazzWorks at the door or online.

JazzWorks' Vocal Mentored Open Mic sessions are also temporarily moving. Because these sessions require a tuned piano, we are happy to announce that we will be hosting them at GigSpace , located at 953 Gladstone Ave., for the next couple of months, until we move back into Festival Japan. Open Mic sessions are held the last Sunday of every month (summer excluded), 1:30 - 3:30 pm.

Steve Boudreau, educator and accompanist extraordinaire, will amp up your performance with constructive feedback on style, key, tempo and performance tips!

Please bring your own mic if you have one. Bring your own beverage, snacks and water bottle.  No food or beverages available on site.

Pop-Up Holiday Fundraiser Event At Festival Japan!
December 28 at 7:30 pm

Join New York vocalist Teri Roiger, bassist John Menegon and Ottawa guitarist & Jazz Camp Faculty member Roddy Ellias in a Holiday Pop-Up Fundraiser for JazzWorks Canada!

$20 General Admission
Free for children under 18
Tickets will be sold at the door.
 
Where?
Festival Japan Restaurant, 149 Kent St.

JazzWorks thanks these fantastic musicians for donating their talents and time to make this special event possible. 100% of proceeds go to JazzWorks programs.

ABOUT THE MUSICIANS

Teri Roiger: An American jazz musician, vocalist, pianist, songwriter, educator, and producer, Teri lives in New York City. Teri has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe, and has been a featured artist at the San Miguel Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, and Bolzano Jazz Festival. The depth of her experiences and love of jazz is apparent when she brings all of her talents to bear in her live performances, the recording studio, and through her moving lyrics and compositions.

“To hear Teri Roiger is to experience that peculiarly beautiful combination of improvisation, tone, feeling, and phrasing that are distinct elements of jazz freedom. She is made for those who still understand the meaning of the term 'the real thing!' ” - Stanley Crouch
 
John Menegon: New York City bassist John Menegon started his career playing bass in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene with the great guitarists Sonny Greenwich, Mike Gauthier & Nelson Simons, and saxophonists Steve Grossman & Pat LaBarbara, he went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s. Since moving to New York to study Jazz at Long Island University on a full scholarship, John has performed/recorded with Dewey Redman, David “Fathead” Newman, Matt Wilson, Frank Kimbrough, John Hicks, Yoron Israel, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Burrell, Joel Frahm and many others. In addition to touring, recording, and composing,  he has created and taught Jazz Workshops on the music of Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus at Williams College (Williamstown, MA). He has also taught master classes at Jazz Festivals around the world, including the Panama Jazz Festival, Bolzano, (Italy) and San Miguel de Allende.

Roddy Ellias: Reviewers have described Ellias as "genius (Bud Freeman), "positively brilliant" (Bill McBirnie) and "exquisite …the kind of subtlety you don't often hear…anywhere."(Mark Miller). He has performed with Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Harrel, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Nat Adderley, Slide Hampton, Cleo Laine, Pepper Adams, Lew Tabakin, Michel Donato, Mel Torme, Bud Freeman, PJ Perry, Rob McConnell, the Montreal Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Michel Legrand. As an improviser, "American guitarist and writer Matthew Warnock describes him this way: "as close to being a Zen master on the guitar as he can be."