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THE BEECHED WAILERS

The Beeched Wailers are a jazz quintet from Ottawa, Canada. They play music written by members of the band, and many other Ottawa composers. They host a Tuesday Night Jazz Jam (since March 2014), now at Irene’s Pub in the Glebe. Their album “The Johnson Lake Sessions” was released in 2016.

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PRIME RIB BIG BAND

Ottawa’s Prime Rib Big Band is an 11-piece band comprised of the finest players the city of Ottawa has to offer (hence the name ‘Prime Rib’). All music is original material composed by trumpeter and bandleader Ed Lister. This band draws its influence from such big band greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and the modern jazz harmony edge of Thelonious Monk.

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ENDEE4+

ENDEE4+ is a modern jazz band with as few as four players or as many as seven, that plays some of Nicholas' favourite songs written by friends, colleagues and idols.

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THE CONVERTIBLES

The Convertibles little BIG Band plays a wide variety of music, from classics of the big band era like Count Basie, Stan Kenton and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, all the way to more modern and funky sounds like The Soul Rebels and Lettuce.

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MACKENZIE RHYTHM SECTION

Hailing from the nation’s capital, MRS has spent the last 10 years playing sold out shows in festivals, halls and bars, making this band one of Canada’s premiere party-till-you-drop must see events. Dubbed Soulstep, MRS’s music is a clever mix of Funk, Soul and Rock n’roll with “an uptempo swing that jives and moves until you just gotta get up and boogie”.

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LOS GRINGOS

Los Gringos is a high-energy 9 piece jazz band, playing original music influenced by the music of Cuba and Brazil. Leaders Mark Ferguson and Peter Beaudoin put Los Gringos together in 1996 to explore their love of Latin music – with a big band jazz flavour. Los Gringos’ is a mainstay of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Playing mostly original material written and arranged by Mark, Los Gringos also keeps their fans connected through familiar tunes arranged in their own style.

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