Ottawa Jazz Festival

10/14/2026

JAZZ JEMS 🎷

Real ones remember this Ottawa Jazz Fest poster. Do you? 👀

👇 Comment the year it hit Ottawa’s radar. Get it right and your next drink at the 2027 festival could be on us!

How to play:

→ One guess per account. Your first guess is your answer, so make it count.

→ Contest closes when the next poster releases. The answer drops on our Stories!

→ Got it right? One winner that chooses the correct year will receive a drink voucher for the 2027 festival. Check your DMs. We’ll ask for your email and send your Showpass voucher there. We’ll only ever message you from this account.

10/13/2026

Artist Applications are now open for Ottawa Jazz Festival 2027!

📆 Deadlines:
November 1st, 2026 - Out of Town Artist Applications Due
January 31, 2027 - Local (Ottawa/Hull) Artist Applications Due

🔗 Apply Online: https://ottawajazzfestival.com/perform/
📷: The Free Label by Curtis Perry Photography

10/01/2026

Side Effects of Jazz Music May Include… 🧠🎶

09/24/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED: On November 14th we are excited to collaborate with Marshes Golf Club again to present a cozy harvest evening at Ironstone Grill.

Relax and enjoy a specially curated fall menu while relaxing to the soulful sounds of Rebecca Noelle.

🎟 Tickets on sale now: https://www.showpass.com/harvest-harmonies-2026/

09/17/2026

We can’t wait for Ottawa Jazz Festival 2027 either. But which artists do YOU want to see perform next year?

We wanna hear from you! Comment Below 🎶

📷: Kamara Morozuk Photography

09/14/2026

Dutch composer and pianist Joep Beving brings his new album Liminal to The Bronson on Saturday, October 17!

🎟️ available at Vertigo Records or online: https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/joep-beving-the-bronson-tickets/14845733?pl=spectrasonic&refid=JF

Joep Beving invites the listener into that rush of possibility: sounds that embrace the luminous and the fantastical, and take refuge in slower spells of deep contemplation of our place in the universe.

“Uncertainty has become the only thing we can be sure of,” Joep concludes. “In that space of not-knowing, we look for new ways to move beyond broken systems and constant crises. With this music, I wanted to explore our small but meaningful place in the bigger picture, stepping away from human-centered thinking and towards a way of creating *with* nature, rather than apart from it.”

09/02/2026

They won’t suspect a thing 🤫

08/04/2026

Ibrahim Maalouf shares his thoughts on connecting with audiences, celebrating cultural exchange, and the role jazz festivals play in bringing different musical traditions together.

🎥Video: Colin Ziraldo
🎙️Host: rebecca

07/31/2026

W I L L ∞ W | June 26, 2026
OLG Main Stage, Ottawa Jazz Fest

🎥: Colin Ziraldo

07/31/2026

Last Call ⏰ Share your feedback & enter to WIN a Nordik Spa visit!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNZCQGB

Thank you for being part of the 2026 Ottawa Jazz Festival! 🎷

Share your feedback by completing our festival survey for a chance to win a Nordik Spa-Nature Chelsea Day Pass. Your input helps shape future festivals.

Complete the survey using the link below by August 1 for your chance to win.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNZCQGB