Triple Star Power Every Night at Ottawa International Jazz Festival '09

Ottawa (Wednesday, April 8, 2009): Dynamic, award-winning programming continues in the 29th year of the TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival. After its extraordinary lineup last year, 2009's star power is bigger with more music and more concerts! From June 25 - July 5 the Ottawa Jazz Festival will present over 800 musicians in more than 160 concerts over 11 days.

This year music lovers will be treated to three concerts each night on the Main Stage at Confederation Park. For the first time in the Festival's history, two Concert Under the Stars shows will be presented each evening, one at 7:30 pm and the other at 9 pm. The 7:30 pm series will feature stars: Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy, Kind of Blue at 50 featuring Jimmy Cobb's So What Band, Trombone Shorty, Julian Lage Group, Esperanza Spalding, The Three Tenors, Bad Plus, Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band.

The 9pm Concert Under the Stars features: Roberta Gambarini Quartet; SMV with Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten; Gary Burton Revisited with Pat Metheny; Al Green; Maria Schneider Orchestra; Chris Botti Quintet; Wayne Shorter Quartet; Chucho Valdés; AL Di Meola; and Charles Lloyd Quartet.

The Great Canadian Jazz series at 6pm features the nation's most prolific jazz musicians: Alicia Borisonik Argentinian Project, this year's Juno award-winner Jane Bunnett Embracing Voices with Grupo Desandan, Steve Koven Trio, Josh Rager Sextet, Brandi Disterheft Sextet, Andr Leroux Quartet and Le Delphinus Jazz.

“We are delighted to program such a diverse and distinguished group of artists for our audience," explains Executive Producer Catherine O'Grady. “This year's line-up is a power house of the world's finest jazz musicians."

Festival Passes are:

Gold Circle Pass: $205
Student Pass: $50

Bronze Pass: $110

Confederation Park Single Tickets: Prices vary (see website for more details)

Connnoisseur Series Pass: $80
Pass Plus for June 27: $15

All Tickets and Passes available at:

• Rideau Centre Kiosk (after April 27), located at 2nd Level near Lacoste;
  
• TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Office: 61A York Street, 1-888-226-4495, (613) 241-2633 or online at www.ottawajazzfestival.com;
  
• Ticketmaster (613) 755-1111 or www.ticketmaster.ca;
  
• Confederation Park Sales Centre; June 25 - July 5.

Confederation Park Tickets, Bronze and Student Passes available at:

• Compact Music - 785.5 Bank Street and 190 Bank Street;
  
• CD Warehouse - 499 Terry Fox Drive, 1383 Clyde Ave., 1717 St. Laurent Blvd.;
  
• Metro Music - 695 Bank Street;
  
• Rob's Music - 175 Richmond Road in Westboro (new location!) 613-722-1010.

Bronze and Student Passes available at: The Ottawa Folklore Centre - 1111 Bank Street.

Single Improv, Studio, Bronze, Student Passes and Single Confederation Park tickets available at Sounds Unlikely Record Shop - 5 Arlington Avenue (Off Bank St.) 613-565-1661.

For more information on Festival line-up, artist bios, photos and tickets please visit www.ottawajazzfestival.com, or contact:

Suzan Zilahi,
Director of Media, Sponsorship & Marketing
(613) 241-2633 or [email protected].