Ottawa Junior Jazz Band
The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band (OJJB) is an 18 piece big band consisting of grade 7, 8, 9 and 10 students from the Ottawa Region. For 17 years, OJJB has set out to provide a platform for students to further expand upon their musical experiences from middle school, and promote an interest in big band music. OJJB has been awarded 16 consecutive Gold Standards at the Capital Region Music Festival and was awarded the Gold Standard at Musicfest Canada Nationals in 2006, 2009, and 2010. OJJB has been featured at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival from 2002-2018 and has also performed at the prestigious University of North Texas Jazz Festival in 2009. The band has had the pleasure of performing on stage with jazz artists Mark Ferguson, Ron Di Lauro, and Mike Tremblay. Anyone who aspires to be the next member of OJJB is required to audition for entry into the band, which is held yearly in the month of June. UPCOMING PERFORMANCES: OJJB, CYJO, PRIME RIB BIG BAND - CONCERT SUNDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2018, 7:00 PM Carleton University - Alumni Theatre The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band, Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Prime Rib Big Band will be putting on a joint concert. OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL SATURDAY JUNE 23, 2018, 12:00 PM OTTAWA CITY HALL The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band performs at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival Youth Series. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTREAL 2018 SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018, 12:00 PM Rio Tinto Alcan Stage, Montreal The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band travels to Montreal to perform at the Montreal Jazz Festival. ----------------------------------------------------- Past events this SEASON: LDHSS JAZZ & SPAGHETTI NIGHT FUNDRAISER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017. 6-8 PM ADMISSION //ADULTS: $15 in advance - $20 limited tickets at the DOOR// LONGFIELDS-DAVIDSON HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL (149 Berrigan Dr, Nepean, ON K2J 5C6) The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band performs at Longfields Music Departments annual Jazz and Spaghetti Fundraiser. COMBINED OJJB/NACJB CONCERT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2017. 8:00 PM ADMISSION //ADULTS: $15// STUDENTS & SENIORS $12// LONGFIELDS-DAVIDSON HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL (149 Berrigan Dr, Nepean, ON K2J 5C6) The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band and the Nepean All-City Jazz Band are playing their seasonal concert in December. This will be there first concert of the year featuring some fine young musicians. CAPITAL REGION MUSIC FESTIVAL - www.crmf.on.ca SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2018 - TIME SLOT TBA LONGFIELDS-DAVIDSON HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL (149 Berrigan Dr, Nepean, ON K2J 5C6) The band will be performing at the Capital Region Music Festival (Ottawa), which is a Musicfest Canada Nationals sanctioned regional. JAZZ FEST DES JEUNES SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018. ADMISSION: $10 ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE ANDRÉ-LAURENDEAU, (7450 Boulevard Cousineau Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y 3L4) The band will be travelling to St.Hubert Quebec to play in the Jazz Fest Des Jeunes. The festival is a Musicfest Canada Nationals sanctioned regional. PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY JAZZ FESTIVAL APRIL 13-15, 2018 http://www.pecjazz.org/jazz-education-program.html --------------------------------------------------- |  OJJB Members:
2018-2019
* Leah Reavie - Alto Sax
* Erica Le - Alto Sax
* Spencer Chan- Tenor Sax
* Myah Berry - Tenor Sax
* Alexander Cass - Baritone Sax
* Vedaant Srivastava - Trombone
* Sherilyn Wen - Trombone
* Edwin Yu - Trombone
* Isabelle Ngo - Bass Trombone
* Freeman Jiang - Trumpet
* Mehru Baig - Trumpet
* Alex Choe - Trumpet
* Natasha Hall - Trumpet
* Alyssa McDormand - Trumpet
* Alison Kerfoot - Drum Set
* Kevin Huang - Piano
* Simon Cavanagh - Bass Guitar * VACANT - Electric Guitar |