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 17 consecutive Gold Standards at the Capital Region Music Festival and has won a Gold award every year it has attended Musicfest Canada's National Competition. OJJB has been featured at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Montreal International Jazz Festival 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, Mike Tremblay, Nicholas Dyson and Jason Logue. 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 2018-19: LDHSS JAZZ CAFE FUNDRAISER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018. 7-9 PM ADMISSION //ADULTS: $10, STUDENTS / SENIORS $5. LONGFIELDS-DAVIDSON HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL (149 Berrigan Dr, Nepean, ON K2J 5C6) The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band performs at Longfields Music Departments annual Jazz CafeFundraiser. COMBINED OJJB/NACJB CONCERT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 2018. 7:30 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 annual joint concert. CAPITAL REGION MUSIC FESTIVAL - www.crmf.on.ca SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2019 - 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, MARCH 30, 2019. 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. ----------------------------------------------------- Past events: PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY JAZZ FESTIVAL APRIL 13-15, 2018 http://www.pecjazz.org/jazz-education-program.html 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. --------------------------------------------------- | OJJB Members:
2019-2020
* Erica Le - Alto Sax
* Jeffrey Jin - Alto Sax
* Alex Pei - Tenor Sax
* Jasper Tian - Tenor Sax
* Abby Denne - Baritone Sax
* Sherilyn Wen - Trombone
* Jade Rempel-Facey - Trombone
* Rayan St. Amant - Trombone
* Edwin Yu - Bass Trombone
* Alyssa McDormand - Trumpet * Natasha Hall - Trumpet * Richard Wang - Trumpet
* Jimmy Johnson - Trumpet
* Tomor Sopa - Trumpet
* Richard Ma - Drum Set
* Emma Huang - Piano
* Cate Wichmann-Young - Bass Guitar * Mathieu Lampron - Electric Guitar  |