The TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 and is now a multi-week festival of jazz music, featuring performers from all around the world. It is held in the summer in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and takes place at various locations throughout the city. The main events are held at Confederation Park in the downtown area. The festival is quickly growing into one of the biggest jazz festivals in Canada.
Ticket Price: $73.45 - $282.50
Headliners
Festival lineup
- APEX: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green
- Ana Moura
- Apex Jazz Band
- Atomic
- Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
- Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman
- Brian Browne Trio
- Caridad Cruz
- Chet Doxas Quartet
- Coeur de Pirate
- Django Libre
- Elio Villafranca
- Elliott Brood
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- Erik Truffaz 4tet
- Francois Bourassa Quartet
- Gord Grdina Trio plus Mats Gustafsson
- Ilan Bar-Lavi
- J.P. Allain Trio
- Jacek Kochan Quartet with Seamus Blake
- Jaffa Road
- Jaga Jazzist
- James Cotton
- Jaron Freeman-Fox and the Opposite of Everything
- Jill Barber
- John Geggie, Nick Fraser and Nancy Walker
- Jonas Kullhammer Quartet
- Joshua Redman/ Brad Mehldau Duo
- Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band
- Kelly Craig Sextet
- Kenny Wheeler
- Koptor
- Kurt Elling
- Laila Biali Trio
- Lee Fields & The Expressions
- Los Gringos
- Lucky Peterson
- Magnolia Rhythm Kings
- Marianne Trudel Septet
- Matt Andersen
- Megan Jerome
- Mermaid Beach
- My Tiny Circus
- Nancy Walker Quartet
- Nathalie Khoriaty
- Ohbijou
- Omri Mor
- Paco De Lucia
- Peter Brown Trio
- Phronesis
- Pink Martini
- Return to Forever IV
- Richard Galliano and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Duo
- Robert Fontaine Quartet
- Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
- Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
- Shad
- Shooglenifty
- Sisters Euclid
- Sol da Capital
- Soulive
- Tania Gill Quartet
- The Back-Talk Organ Trio + 1
- The Belle Brigade
- The Lucas Haneman Trio
- The PepTides
- The Thing
- The Unsupervised
- Tigran Hamasyan
- Vijay Iyer
- Way Out Northwest
- Youssou N'Dour
- k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang
Festival News and Rumors

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