Archive 1997-2016
What Ottawa’s jazz scene lacks in size, it makes up for in character-building experience. So says Kellylee Evans, whose sultry singing voice and second-place finish thrilled jazz communities at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition held in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13.
Coloured veils, finger cymbals and chain-link belts rarely find their way into a gym bag. But that may change with more Ottawa women choosing an alternative path and looking to belly dancing to satisfy their aerobic fix and boost their self-image.
The fans may not be screaming and tearing down his front door, but then again, David MacDonald doesn’t play regular pop or rock ‘n roll.
It wasn’t by choice that The Tara Players, an Irish theatre group, moved out of its home in St. Patrick’s Hall on Gloucester Street last year. It was out of necessity.