ForbinHood Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 What do you know about the blues Jaimoe...How about the North Mississippi All Stars?HOw do you do this colour thing again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 What do you know about the blues Jaimoe...How about the North Mississippi All Stars?HOw do you do this colour thing again?Through all my criticism of them (which pertains to their lacklustre albums), the NMA would be a nice fit for the Ottawa fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 even Derek TrucksFunny enough I heard someone went after him this year. We'll see. The first thing I said to his buddy was "You best get the Mule on the same day."I then, sadly, had to explain myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I realize some of these artists have already played the fest before, but for some its been awhile & if they added all these cats to the lineup, nothing could stop me from going..Bluesfest wishlist:Coco MontoyaRoy Rogers Tinsley EllisRL Burnside Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Otis Clay Deborah ColemanStudebaker John and the HawksLong shot wild-card pick:The great Otis Rush!I heard rumor he has played some shows since his stroke in 2004. I doubt he'd want to make the trip up here now-a-days, but I can still wish...Anyone else would be the gravy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I hope Xavier Rudd makes it on the bill this year.He pretty much lives in Ottawa, and has been doing the same show for 5 years now...I think MMJ is a reasonable wish for Bluesfest. The Black Keys' new disc should be out and they love playing Ottawa.I'd love that Tom Petty wish to come true.Lots of wishes for me but I'm gonna keep them in for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 J.J.Cale, Sonny Landreth, King Sunny Ade, Santana, Mule, Dub Trinity, Maca Be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 J.J.Caleyes yes yes, good call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 RL Burnside Long shot wild-card pick:The great Otis Rush!I'd love to see Rush at the Fest. And if Burnside got booked that would either be a huge coup or a foolish move since he's dead... or is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Oops...I was listening to his 1997 show from the Horeshoe while I posted.. I guess he also came to mind after having to miss the fest back 2001 due to his car accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: Bluesfest dream team, Feb. 19.I always look forward to hearing about the Bluesfest lineup every year. The 2007 festival will be very, very tough to top.Since the Allman Brothers Band is hitting the road this summer, I believe that hosting them at the LeBreton Flats location this time would be an unforgettable experience. The (formerly Grateful) Dead are also resurfacing after four years to play for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. I'm not sure if they're going to tour, but I've got my fingers crossed. For them to play Ottawa would be simply electric.Any of the off-shoot groups birthed from these jam-band giants (Ratdog, Gov't Mule, The Derek Trucks Band) would be wonderful to see, too.Jamie Douglas,Ottawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 best letter to the editor ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 yeah who is this Jamie Douglas?!?!?full marks to him/her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Harry Manx & Kevin Breit will be playing Bluesfest on July 9th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyBeats Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 I don't know when the lineup will be released but I'm thinking of setting up my lawnchair sometime next week so I can get a prime spot, I need space to recline!FunkyBeats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 I don't know when the lineup will be releasedCitizen is reporting lineup will be released April 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Harry Manx & Kevin Breit will be playing Bluesfest on July 9th.Sa-weet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 These days, Steve Earle, who is going to be one of the headliners at this summer's Bluesfest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 good news i was bummed about having to miss his show here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 good news i was bummed about having to miss his show here! I've missed his last several shows, glad I finally get a chance to see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 jazzfest news, Ott-Cit:'As good as it gets': Jazz fest lands giants; Mehldau, Marsalis and Hancock to play Confederation Park this summer--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Three of the biggest names in jazz will be among the headliners at this summer's Ottawa International Jazz Festival. The Citizen has learned that pianist Herbie Hancock, fresh from his surprise Grammy for album of the year -- the first jazz recording in more than four decades to capture the honour -- will play on the main stage in Confederation Park on Sunday, June 22. Backed by an all-star band including saxophonist Chris Potter, guitarist Lionel Loueke and bass player Dave Holland, Hancock will perform music from River: The Joni Letters, his jazz interpretations of Joni Mitchell's music that won the Grammy. A vocalist for the show is still to be announced. Tina Turner, Norah Jones and Corrine Bailey Rae were among the singers on the CD. A week later, on June 29, jazz's latest crown prince of the piano, Brad Mehldau, will play on the main stage with his acclaimed trio, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard. It will be the third festival appearance for Mehldau's trio, but its first outdoor show since 2002, when he transfixed a large Confederation Park crowd with his bold, modern innovations. The pianist performed a pair of sold-out indoor concerts in 2006. The festival's opening night on June 20 will feature Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, whose last concert on the big stage in 1999 was among the best attended, and most memorable, in the festival's 28-year history. The orchestra ended its concert by playing as it marched, New Orleans-style, through the overflow crowd. The 15-piece band will come complete with its A-list of heavy-hitters, including a killer trumpet section made up of Marsalis, Sean Jones, Ryan Kisor and Marcus Printup. The orchestra's repertoire is expected to include music from its Congo Square project, a post-Katrina tribute to New Orleans. "I feel like we've done the impossible by nailing these three groups," executive producer Catherine O'Grady said yesterday as she confirmed parts of the lineup. "This is just about as good as it gets." O'Grady said a few more big names are close to being signed for the festival, which runs from June 20 to July 1 at its usual four venues -- Confederation Park, the Fourth Stage and Studio in the National Arts Centre and the auditorium at Library and Archives Canada. While the full lineup will not be announced until April 8, O'Grady revealed that the popular atmospheric Swedish trio E.S.T., led by pianist Esbjörn Svensson, will return on June 22 at Library and Archives. The show will be one of three "special concerts" that will require admission not covered by festival passes. Also on tap is Nordic Connect, the splendid quintet featuring the Canadian Jensen sisters, Ingrid on trumpet and Christine on saxophone, and pianist Maggi Olin. The group plays June 26 on the main stage. Another top-notch Canadian quintet, this one with saxophonists Mike Murley and Tara Davidson and pianist David Braid, is booked for the NAC Studio on June 28. For fans of more traditional jazz, the festival will offer 83-year-old swing clarinetist Buddy DeFranco on the main stage on June 21. Jazz strings will be the theme this year for the late afternoon Connoisseur series at Library and Archives. Among the artists booked are bassist Alain Caron playing with pianist Lorraine Desmarais (June 24), guitarist Mimi Fox (June 25) and Quebec vibraphonist Jean Vanasse on June 29. The festival will actually run an extra day this year so it can offer free programming in Confederation Park on Canada Day -- a Tuesday this year -- a practice started a few years ago when the festival moved its dates ahead to late June from mid-July to avoid a scheduling conflict with Bluesfest. The Canada Day lineup, done jointly with the National Capital Commission, is in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 CMON TINA TURNER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 A week later, on June 29, jazz's latest crown prince of the piano, Brad Mehldau, will play on the main stage with his acclaimed trio, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard. It will be the third festival appearance for Mehldau's trio, but its first outdoor show since 2002, when he transfixed a large Confederation Park crowd with his bold, modern innovations.I was at the 2002 Mehldau show, and it was awesome. With Hancock also part of the festival, I may buy a pass this year.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 That's great news. I like that Alain Caron will be there too. If I'm not mistaken, he was in UZEB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I like that Alain Caron will be there too. If I'm not mistaken, he was in UZEB.You're not mistaken.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidmonkey Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Great news about Mehldau. All three shows I have been to were incredible. I was planning on heading to Toronto and Quebec City for the spring shows but now I may just wait until JazzFest. Everyone should see him (and Alain Caron, so just buy a pass). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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