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.
Additional articles may be found in COVID Corner.
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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
- Canada Post celebrates the incomparable Salome Bey
- Salome Bey’s iconic self-titled debut album gets digital reissue
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)
- In 2021, jazz went back in time to see the future
- For the jazz community, 2021 proved that improvisation is a life strategy
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