What we’re about
Welcome to Note Lovers - Live Music Listening in Ottawa!
We like small venues where we can listen to great music and also chat together, get to know each other, and meet the musicians too. Live Jazz, Blues, and World/ International music mostly. Tango and Flamenco when we can find it. A little Funk, Bluegrass, R&B, Instrumental, Folk, Soul, Rock, Musicals, and occasionally Classical. Also, other stuff that looks like a good time.
If you're coming to a show, please say hello and sit with the group. We almost always book venues with open seating so we can bunch together. We'll be looking for you because we want to meet you! For this reason, make sure that your Meetup profile shows your portrait clearly. We're here to make friends...with you!
Also, please RSVP to your events, and change your RSVP to "not coming" if you change your mind. Buy tickets in advance wherever possible because great shows fill up.
Good times!
Carolyn
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Jazz Evening...Dánae Olano Trio, Junior Santos Quintet, and Rachel Therrien!NAC 1 Elgin Street Fourth stage, Ottawa , ON
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Dánae Olano Trio, Junior Santos Quintet, and Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project at the Fourth Stage!
Presented by Ottawa Latin Jazz Conference
Three groups of artists:
8:00 pm - Dánae Olano Trio (Toronto, ON) (photo from her Spotify)
8:50 pm - Junior Santos (Toronto, ON)
9:40 pm - Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project (Montreal, QC)Dánae Olano, a Havana-born pianist and graduate of the University of Arts (ISA) in Havana, is known for her versatile performances that blend classical and jazz influences. A founding member of the award-winning Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, she has performed at top jazz festivals and venues worldwide. In 2024, she released her debut album, Children's Corner, featuring original compositions and a notable rendition of Bud Powell's "Un Poco Loco."
Junior Santos is a Master Percussionist from the Dominican Republic, who began his musical journey by imitating his father's band. At 15, he performed with various bands across his homeland. Santos later studied at the Academy of Music in Puerto Plata and Humber College in Toronto. He co-founded Toronto’s first popular Merengue band, Dominicanada, in 1991, and has received Ontario Arts Council grants to produce his first full-length original album, blending Dominican rhythms with contemporary jazz fusion.
Rachel Therrien is a French-Canadian jazz trumpeter, composer and, bandleader. Besides the trumpet, she also plays flugelhorn. Winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival and the 2016 Stingray Jazz Rising Star Award, her 5th album VENA got nominated as Best Jazz Album of the Year at the Canadian JUNOs of 2021 and the Quebec ADISQ Awards 2020.
( words from NAC)Date: Friday Sept 20, 2024
Time: Show up at 7:30. Be on time to sit with the group! Music is 8:00pm – 10:30 with an intermission.
Location: Fourth Stage. NAC -National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1Tickets : 25$. BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!
Show up at 7:30pm and I’ll wait for you until 7:40 before going in myself. It’s a lovely venue with tables for four. We’ll get a few of those in a bunch and enjoy a drink before the performance.
Photo of me below and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. Please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please **RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind. **
Good times! - Bell Canto Wind Quintet at Salle Jean-Despréz!Salle Jean-Desprez located, inside Maison du Citoyen (Gatineau City Hall) , Gatineau, QC
Bell Canto Wind Quintet at Salle Jean-Despréz!
This is the first of a lovely series of performances by local classical musicians. You’ll recognise some and be happy to meet the rest at a warm, friendly, croissant-and-coffee Sunday morning performance. I mustn’t understate the croissant. Chatting with Laurie Rosewarne this morning about the series, (herself a classical accordion player featured on the tango nuevo May 4th event- smiling in the red top), apparently the croissants are the best in the city and they’re picked up that very Sunday morning from the Faithful Bakery FAITHFUL BAKERY! and served with jam which we will all, of course, courteously refer to as confiture. The continental breakfast is included in your ticket.
Bell Canto Romantic Winds Quintet has been performing in the region for over 25 years. It is comprised of renowned local musicians who regularly perform with orchestras such as the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Gatineau Symphony Orchestra and the Kingston Symphony.
On the Program today: August Klughardt, Paul Taffanel and Heinrich Kaspar Schmid
Date: Sunday Sept 22, 2024
Time: Show up at 10am for coffee and conversation, the music is 11-12.
Location: Gatineau City Hall, Salle Jean-Despréz, Maison du Citoyen, Address: 25 Laurier St, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3Y9. It’s an 15 minute drive from my house. It’s not far from you either!
Tickets : main info link: PONTICELLO INFO
Ticket Option 1: SINGLE DAY at the door $25 or 27 includes tea coffee & croissants. You can call Laurie at 819-771-6454 so she holds you a spot (safer) if you like or just show up. CONTACT LAURIE
Ticket Option 2: I bought the SERIES a few concerts between September to May and it works out to 16$ a ticket including the brunch. (less for student/senior) (e-transfer and she mails your tickets).
What else were you doing Sunday mornings? BUY TICKETS TO SERIES BY e-TRANSFER info HERE
I will post them on this Meetup sort of one at a time. You get 16 “any-day” tickets and there are 14 shows. You can bring 16 people to the first show or go to every one of the concerts with two spares for a friend, or whatever. If you’re not coming to a show, or you’re bringing 16 people to one show, it is courteous to let Laurie know by calling. The venue holds 254 in Gatineau. Some of the shows in Aylmer hold 130 so it’s polite to let her know if you can.
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also.
Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
- Justin Duhaime: acoustic Gypsy jazz house concertTBA, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Justin Duhaime: acoustic Gypsy jazz house concert!
Acoustic guitars and bass (trio) - Inspired by the legacy of legendary manouche guitarist Django Reinhardt, the music is driven by swinging and grooving rhythm guitar which functions as a vehicle for improvisation. They combine an eclectic mix of high energy swing, Latin grooves, virtuosic fast tempo tunes and luscious ballads. Find them at the confluence of the old and the new. (Eventbrite words) (photo from his website.)
Justin Duhaime - guitar
Christian Flores - guitar
Normand Glaude - standup bassDate: Saturday Saturday Sept 28, 2024
Where: A private residence in Hunt Club area. Exact location to be revealed to attendees 2 days before.Time: The home will be open to guests at 7pm and music starts at 7:30pm.
Duration: One set of approximately 60 minutes in length. Socializing afterward.Food & beverage: Snacks and beverages will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own beverage
Parking: Street parking as well as parking in drivewayTickets : 46$ includes tax and fees and refreshments. Buy online BUY YOUR TICKET HERE
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please **RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind. **
Good times!
- Ruby Waters at the Bronson Centre!Bronson Centre , Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Ruby Waters at the Bronson Centre!
raw, unapologetic folk rock indie pop.
Ruby Waters is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Métis and Slovak heritage, and grew up in Shelburne, Ontario… Her single "Blow" was released in 2021 and was named the 29th best Canadian song of the year in CBC Music's year-end charts for 2021. She received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022 for If It Comes Down to It.
“Waters isn’t one to shy away from acknowledging the role that cigarettes and alcohol can play as coping mechanisms for mental health issues. The artist’s debut EP, Almost Naked, introduces her at her most raw and vulnerable. While many of the tunes are rooted in tales of heartbreak, they carry an air of optimism and rejuvenation. Listeners are rooting for Ruby — her carefree attitude is contagious.” Jacob Carey CultMTL review
LISTEN HEREDate: Wednesday Nov 20, 2024.
Time: Doors 7pm. I’ll be there a little before that for the line up. Music at 7:30.
Location: Bronson Centre. 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6H5
Tickets : 29$ plus ticket fees. BUY YOUR TICKET HERE general admission. You print your receipt and the ticket is formally emailed to you 3 days before the show.
There are a few seats and more standing room at the front. You can get a drink in the venue. We’ll try to ***all bunch together and find each other in the line up at the door. ***Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. Please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also. Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
