O, modern jazz music! You contain a barrel full of notes, don’t you? Those who play you must have consummate skill and imagination with which to zip those many notes around like a Superball thrown in a racquetball court by Sandy Koufax. I thrill to your skill… and maybe I stop listening just a little bit. Your city! Your festivals! Your summer! Like a good sunscreen, Ottawa Life has you covered.O, Monterey Quartet! How splendidly you play your jazz instruments! I listen to you with wonder and some exhaustion. Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series will provide a unique look at some of your favourite summer events.We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season. Show to snack to: Your light and fluffy mini puffs would blend well with the sweet sounds and airy vocals of Stacey Kent (July 2) ![]() Show to snack to: Comfort food and with Jim Bryson (June 30)Ĭhef Recommended: Add some maple syrup to your mini puffs to be extra sweet Menu: Comfort foods like grill cheese and Mac & CheeseĬhef Recommended: One of the signature Mac & Cheese dishes "We're a comfort food trailer and depending upon what kind of music you're listening to our food can be pretty comforting as well." -Corinne Carroll (Culinary Meltdown) ![]() Show to snack to: Sip and be hip with the 24th Street Wailers (June 26) Show to snack to: Food from the Caribbean and Beach Boy Brian Wilson (July 3) go together like waves and a surf board Menu: Caribbean Cuisine (Roti, Jamaican patties, etc.)Ĭhef Recommended: Patties slathered in Mugena hot sauce Ideally you should try the Jamaican patties." ![]() "Oh my gosh, there is such a variety of Caribbean food. Show to snack to: With all the dancing you'll do to Trombone Shorty (June 27) you're going to need a juicy thirst quencher Vendor Recommended: The Carrot Cake (carrot, banana, raises, pecans, peach, cinnamon and silan) Menu: Fruit and vegetable juice and smoothies There's a lot of ingredients and when you combine them together you get something beautiful." Show to snack to: Settle into a Jibber Jazz Jam-Along (June 24-July 1, except Canada Day) by the Confederation Park Fountain "ALL jazz music goes good with Lebanese cuisine." -Ozzy (Ozzy's Food on Wheels)Ĭhef Recommended: Chicken Shawarma Platter Show to snack to: Blue Raspberry and the blues would have gone well together at Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite (June 22) Show to snack to: Enjoy a Shake A Salad and lemongrass iced tea while being blown away by Japanese "death jazz" sextet Soil & "Pimp" Sessions (July 2) Vendor: Slushy Bear ![]() Menu: Thai dishes like Pad Thai, Green Curry Chicken and Springrolls. Show to snack to: With a combo of pork ribs, pulled pork and chicken, try not to feel guilty chowing down while checking out vegetarian Micheal Franti (July 2) Menu: Ribs, pulled pork, chicken, baked beans and slawĬhef Recommended: The Vegetarian Nightmare Show to snack to: This would be a tasty treat while listening to Sarah McLachlan (June 25). Menu: Various ice cream flavors including Black Cherry, Maple Walnut, Mint Chocolate Chip and Pralines and Cream Here's a look at where you can go to "jazz" up your taste buds. Thankfully, there's a variety of vendors in the park serving up hot eats and cool treats. With a buffet of musical selection well into the early morning hours, festival goers at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival are going to have to stop sometime for some chow between shows.
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