OJH Library

OJH Library

Ottawa Jazz Happening's Library collects articles and resources that are of interest to the local Ottawa jazz community. Articles are generally added every week. If you would like to be kept informed, please subscribe to the OJH newsletter.

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August 30, 2023 - New documentary about Wayne Shorter

August 23, 2023 - Yogi Berra Explains Jazz

August 16, 2023 - Canadian jazz artists at Germany’s jazzahead!

August 9, 2023 - Neon Jazz Interview with James McGowan

August 2, 2023 - Spotlight on Nina Simone

July 26, 2023

July 19, 2023 - Renée Rosnes: Kinds of Piano Love

July 12, 2023 - When To Use iReal Pro To Learn Jazz

July 5, 2023 - Herbie Hancock in Ottawa

June 28, 2023 - 100 Best Jazz Podcasts

June 21, 2023 - How to Learn Jazz According to A.I.

June 14, 2023 - Why improv jazz could be the key to understanding quantum weirdness

June 7, 2023 - Interview with Pat Metheny by Rick Beato

May 31, 2023 - Internet radio

May 24, 2023 - Best books about jazz

May 17, 2023 - Quotes About Jazz from 10 Legendary Musicians & Singers

May 10, 2023 - Rhythm and Roots: The Influence of Jazz on Ska and Early Reggae

May 3, 2023 - Wanted: Jazz Album Liner Notes

Apr. 26, 2023 - Lineups for nearby jazz festivals:

Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 23–20
Toronto Jazz Festival, June 23 – July 2
Montreal Jazz Festival, June 29 – July 8
Prince Edward County Jazz Festival, Aug. 15–20

Apr. 19, 2023 - Greatest female jazz musicians from Classical Music magazine

Apr. 12, 2023 - JAZZ.FM91 Canadian Jazz Time Capsule

Apr. 5, 2023 - Oliver Jones to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Mar. 29, 2023 - Keith Jarrett

Mar. 22, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence and All About Jazz? DIG 9000 jams with ChatGPT

Mar. 15, 2023 - 2023 Junos: Jazz Highlights

Mar. 8, 2013 - Two stories about subbing in Wayne Shorter's Quartet

Mar. 1, 2023 - What makes that song swing?

Feb. 22, 2023 - Jazz musician Guido Basso dead at 85

Feb. 15, 2023 -Mothers in Jazz

Feb. 8, 2023

Feb. 1, 2023 - Joni Mitchell recipient of prestigious Gershwin prize

Jan. 25, 2023 - Best of 2022, Part 3

The Year in Jazz (Midnight Passages, KLCC)
The 10 best Canadian jazz albums of 2022 (Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen)
The Top 40 Jazz Albums of 2022 (Jazz Times)
The Top 10 Historical Albums of 2022 (Jazz Times)
Best Jazz Albums of 2022 (NY Times, subscription model)

Jan. 18, 2023 - Best of 2022, Part 2

Year in review: 25 of the best jazz albums of 2022 (JazzFM91)
The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2022 (JazzWise)
Dan McClenaghan's Top Jazz Recordings of 2022 (All About Jazz)

Jan. 11, 2023 - Videos of the JazzWorks Memorial Concert June 12, 2022

Jan. 4, 2023 - The Year in Jazz

Dec. 21, 2022 - Compilation of the best of 2022 from All About Jazz

Dec. 14, 2022 - 100 Things on a List for Aspiring Jazz Singers

Dec. 7, 2022 - The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World

Nov. 30, 2022 - All About Jazz readers' polls

Nov. 23 , 2022 - Latin Jazz Grammy Awards

Nov. 16, 2022 - 2023 Grammy Jazz Nominations

Nov. 9, 2022 - Best Books About Jazz

Nov. 2, 2022 - The Ostara Project

Oct. 26, 2022 - First Annual Jazz Music Awards

Oct. 19, 2022 - Interview with Ernesto Cervini

Oct. 12, 2022 - Radio show has kept people connected during the pandemic

Oct. 5, 2022 - Favorite Herbie Hancock Tracks

Sept. 28, 2022 - Terri Lyne Carrington Curates Groundbreaking Lead Sheet Book of Female-Composed Jazz Standards

Sept. 21, 2022 - Interview with Brian Asselin of the Commotions

Sept. 14, 2022 - The Royal Conservatory Announces Robi Botos as Inaugural Jazz Artist in Residence

Sept. 7, 2022 - 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1970s

August 31, 2022 - All About Jazz magazine

August 24, 2022 - Jazz Scene with Charles Maxey

August 17, 2022 - Canada's newest coin pays tribute to Oscar Peterson

August 10, 2022 - JAZZ.FM91 Declares August 15 as Oscar Peterson Day

August 3, 2022 - 70th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll

July 27, 2022 - Mark Ferguson interview on Conversations with Musicians

July 20, 2022 - Jazzology (jazz trivia game)

July 13, 2022 - Cory Henry blog

July 6, 2022 - Jazz Meets the Beatles: Celebrating Global Beatles Day

June 29, 2022 - Modern Jazz Today playlists

June 22, 2022 - Renée Yoxon exemplifies the inclusivity of jazz

June 15, 2022 - 2022 International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert

June 8, 2022 - JAZZIZ Travel podcasts

June 1, 2022 - All That's Jazz podcasts

May 25, 2022 - Jazz, the Charleston and Moral Panic

May 18, 2022 - 2022 Juno Awards (jazz)

May 11, 2022 - Salome Bey commemorative stamp

May 4, 2022 - May the 4th Be With You (Andrew Allen)

Apr. 27, 2022 - Lists of Jazz Pianists

Apr. 20, 2022 - Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival 2022

Apr. 13, 2022 - Where Jazz Lives Now

Apr. 6, 2022 - 2022 Grammy Awards

Mar. 30, 2022 - Instrumental Women: A Playlist by Laila Biali

Mar. 23, 2022 - Terri Lyne Carrington on Gender Justice in Jazz and Beyond

Mar. 16, 2022 - Roddy Ellias – New Record “Not This Room”

Mar. 9, 2022 - Black + White nominated for six Canadian Screen Awards

Mar. 2, 2022 - Juno Awards 2022: A guide to the jazz nominees

Feb. 23, 2022 - These 10 Canadian artists are looking to take their music to the next level

Feb. 16, 2022 - The Best Jazz Musicians Of All-Time

Feb. 9, 2022 - Ernesto Cervini's Canadian Modern Jazz Playlist

Feb. 2, 2022 - Best Jazz Albums (JazzWise)

Jan. 26, 2022 - 2021 and Jazz Musicians (National Public Radio articles)

Jan. 19, 2022 - Best Jazz of 2021 Part 3

Bandcamp's The Best Jazz of 2021
AOTY's The Best Jazz Albums of 2021
StereoGums' The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2021
PopMatters' The 13 Best Jazz Albums of 2021
Brooklyn Vegan's 12 Great Jazz Albums from 2021
Treble's The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2021

Jan. 12, 2022 - Best Jazz of 2021 Part 2

Downbeat's Best Albums of 2021
The NY Times' Best Jazz Albums of 2021
Jazz Buffalo's 20 Favorite Jazz Albums of 2021
Best of Jazz's Best of Jazz – Year 2021
The Guardian's 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2021
Slate's The Best Jazz Albums of 2021

Jan. 5, 2022 - Best Jazz of 2021 Part 1

Jazz FM91's 25 Best Jazz Albums of 2021
CBC's Favourite Cdn Jazz Albums of 2021
JazzTime's Top 40 Jazz Albums of 2021
JazzTimes' Top 10 Historical Albums of 2021
JazzWise's Best Jazz Albums of 2021

Dec. 20, 2021 - Christmas jazz playlists:

Dec. 15, 2021 - Jon Baptista and the 2022 Grammys

Dec. 8, 2021 - Musical Advent Calendar

Dec. 1, 2021 - Artistic Digs Episode 9 featuring Tara Davidson

Nov. 24, 2021 - JazzWorks Jam Under the Ottawa River Watershed, Author: Dave Finlayson

Nov. 10, 2021 - 35 Best Canadian Jazz Artists Under 35 (CBC)

Nov. 3, 2021 - Stories from Home - Mike Downes

Oct. 27, 2021 - Ear To Ear: Celebrating Canadian Jazz Greats

Oct. 20, 2021 - Canadian jazz legend reflects on career, Africville roots

Oct. 13, 2021 - Royal Conservatory of Music renames school in honour of Oscar Peterson

Oct. 6, 2021 - This Vancouver jazz label is thriving during the pandemic (Cory Weeds)

Sept. 29, 2021 - Jazz Coalition shares online gallery of 104 musicians’ new works

Sept. 22, 2021 - COVID-19 and the Creative Music Ecology

Sept. 15, 2021 - What is This Music? Blog: Episode 28 Nick Fraser - Sibling Rivalry

Sept. 8, 2021 - What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments

Sept. 1, 2021 - Conversation with Roddy Ellias

August 25, 2021 - CKCU Playlist prepared by David Fraser

August 18, 2021 - Joni Mitchell among Kennedy Center Honourees for 2021

August 11, 2021 - Pandemic Prompts Changing of Lives

August 4, 2021 - Live Indoor Music Is Returning to Toronto and Jazz Musicians Are Thrilled

July 28, 2021 - Thompson Egbo-Egbo Portrays Oscar Peterson in New Heritage Minute

July 21, 2021 - Claire Devlin: Tenor of the Times

July 14, 2021 - Excitement and Challenges as Restaurants Start to Resume Indoor Dining

July 7, 2021 - Renee Rosnes Enlists All-Star Cast Quintet for Kinds of Love

June 30, 2021 - Can Streaming Pay? Musicians Are Pinning Fresh Hopes on Twitch: New York Times

June 16, 2021 - Stories from Home — Tara Davidson & William Carn

June 9, 2021 - Musicians Say Streaming Doesn't Pay: New York Times

June 2, 2021 - Post-Covid Piano, Author: Ron Drotos

May 26, 2021 - Canadian Guitar Master Lorne Lofsky

May 12, 2021 - How the Pandemic Has Upended the Lives of Three Touring Ottawa Musicians

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