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Odyssey Showcase: Celebrating Canada’s history and diversity through the arts.



Photo: Throwback to 2017! Group photo following the presentation of excerpts from Odyssey Showcase’s signature production of Canada Roars: A Musical Taste of Our Canadian Heritage/Notre patrimoine canadien, une odyssée musicale at the Canada Day Mayors breakfast.

Odyssey Showcase was once again proud to co-present Segue to Jazz with the Ottawa Jazz Festival on Sunday, June 23, 2024:

“As usual at jazzfest, there were weatherproof options, too. An eclectic assortment of shows took place in the tented OLG Stage at Marion Dewar Plaza, including [...] Segue to Jazz show, a made-in-Ottawa celebration of Black history and culture that showcased some of the city’s top talent.”

Lynn Saxberg, Peter Hum
Ottawa Citizen, published Jun 23, 2024

To help Odyssey Showcase continue to deliver programs of this caliber and to support future projects, donate today: odysseyshowcase.org

Photo credit: Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

Odyssey Showcase was once again proud to co-present Segue to Jazz with the Ottawa Jazz Festival on Sunday, June 23, 2024:

“As usual at jazzfest, there were weatherproof options, too. An eclectic assortment of shows took place in the tented OLG Stage at Marion Dewar Plaza, including [...] Segue to Jazz show, a made-in-Ottawa celebration of Black history and culture that showcased some of the city’s top talent.”

https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/ottawa-jazz-festival-first-weekend-featured-joy-filled-funk-esoteric-sounds-and-a-steady-drizzle

To help Odyssey Showcase continue to deliver programs of this caliber and to support future projects, donate today: odysseyshowcase.org

Ottawa Citizen Ottawa Jazz Festival

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The cast and crew of Segue to Jazz look forward to seeing you today: Sunday, June 23 at the Ottawa Jazz Festival at 2 PM! Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage ! Come check out the full day of events and concerts!

The cast and crew of Segue to Jazz look forward to seeing you today: Sunday, June 23 at the Ottawa Jazz Festival at 2 PM! Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage ! Come check out the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s full day of events and concerts!

It's Day 3! Tonight we're celebrating São João in collaboration with Axé WorldFest. Join us to experience a celebration of Brazilian culture and heritage, kicking off at 7:30pm at our OLG Stage (in Marion Dewar Plaza).

🎟 Purchase a Pass: ottawajazzfestival.com/tickets

Keep in mind there are no shows at the NAC or Jazz at the Castle today.

Don't forget: every evening during the Festival, the Lord Elgin Hotel’s restaurant, Forty-One hosts our Late Night Jamming house band at 10:30pm. You never know which of your favourite artists might drop by and join in the improvisational dialogue.

TOMORROW: The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the Ottawa Jazz Festival stage!

Be ready for incredible entertainment through song, dance and music from the talented and dynamic musicians and singers/performers of Segue to Jazz - not to be missed!

Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM (FREE)
Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage

https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/12979-Deborah-Davis-and-Segue-to-Jazz #

Left: BERNADETTE GARDENER (Tap dancer)

Right: DARIN KYLE (2001 World Tap Dancing Champion) performing alongside DEBORAH DAVIS (Producer and vocalist)

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Popular Jazz vocalists Michael C. Hanna, Stefan Keyes, and Deborah Davis, Poet Laureate Jamaal Amir Akbari, musicians Peter Brown, Peter Beaudoin, Gino Scaffidi, Martin Newman, Clément Paré and Catherine Gendron, award winning tapper Bernadette Gardner and world tap-dancing champion Darin Kyle return to the Ottawa International Jazz Festival with their tribute to Jazz.

Tribute to Jazz; From Africa to New Orleans to the True North Strong and Free.

The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the Ottawa Jazz Festival showcasing the journey of Jazz from its early roots of Gospel music and the blues to the contemporary jazz sounds of today with its Tribute to Jazz; a multifaceted, harmonious celebration of the profound impact of Black history and culture on music!

TOMORROW: The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the Ottawa Jazz Festival stage!

Be ready for incredible entertainment through song, dance and music from the talented and dynamic musicians and singers/performers of Segue to Jazz - not to be missed!

Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM (FREE)
Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage

https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/12979-Deborah-Davis-and-Segue-to-Jazz #

Left: BERNADETTE GARDENER (Tap dancer)

Right: DARIN KYLE (2001 World Tap Dancing Champion) performing alongside DEBORAH DAVIS (Producer and vocalist)

Odyssey Showcase

Popular Jazz vocalists Michael C. Hanna, Stefan Keyes, and Deborah Davis, Poet Laureate Jamaal Amir Akbari, musicians Peter Brown, Peter Beaudoin, Gino Scaffidi, Martin Newman, Clément Paré and Catherine Gendron, award winning tapper Bernadette Gardner and world tap-dancing champion Darin Kyle return to the Ottawa International Jazz Festival with their tribute to Jazz.

Tribute to Jazz; From Africa to New Orleans to the True North Strong and Free.
The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the Ottawa Jazz Festival showcasing the journey of Jazz from its early roots of Gospel music and the blues to the contemporary jazz sounds of today with its Tribute to Jazz; a multifaceted, harmonious celebration of the profound impact of Black history and culture on music!

Odyssey Showcase recognizes and honours National Indigenous Peoples Day.

From our very beginning, twenty-five years ago, Indigenous performers have been central to Odyssey Showcase experiences.

Image 1a:
Sarah Decontie - Algonquin First Nation performing during the  
2017 Odyssey Showcase educational presentation of Canada Roars: A Musical Taste of Our Canadian Heritage/Notre patrimoine canadien, une odyssée musicale and OS’s Canada Speaks, as part of the National Gallery of Canada’s opening of the Indigenous and Canadian Galleries.

Image 2a: 
Brad and Sage Picody - Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation performing with spoken word poet Jamaal Amir Akbari as part of the OS ensemble in the 2019 Odyssey Showcase presentation of The Gift of Jazz: From Africa to New Orleans to the True North Strong and Free, at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.

Image 3a: 2017 Odyssey Showcase group photo prior to Canada Speaks student activity following the presentation of Canada Roars A Musical Taste of Our Canadian Heritage/Notre patrimoine canadien, une odyssée musicale at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.

Odyssey Showcase recognizes and honours National Indigenous Peoples Day.

From our very beginning, twenty-five years ago, Indigenous performers have been central to Odyssey Showcase experiences.

Image 1a:
Sarah Decontie - Algonquin First Nation performing during the
2017 Odyssey Showcase educational presentation of Canada Roars: A Musical Taste of Our Canadian Heritage/Notre patrimoine canadien, une odyssée musicale and OS's Canada Speaks, as part of the National Gallery of Canada's opening of the Indigenous and Canadian Galleries.

Image 2a:
Brad and Sage Picody - Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation performing with spoken word poet Jamaal Amir Akbari as part of the OS ensemble in the 2019 Odyssey Showcase presentation of The Gift of Jazz: From Africa to New Orleans to the True North Strong and Free, at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.

Image 3a: 2017 Odyssey Showcase group photo prior to Canada Speaks student activity following the presentation of Canada Roars A Musical Taste of Our Canadian Heritage/Notre patrimoine canadien, une odyssée musicale at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.

The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the OJF stage!

Here are some more of the incredibly talented musicians and singers/performers of Segue to Jazz - not to be missed this Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM (FREE)
Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage

https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/12979-Deborah-Davis-and-Segue-to-Jazz #

Top right: JAMAAL AMIR AKBARI JustJamaal ThePoet (Poet Laureate)

Middle right: Martin Newman (bass)

Bottom right: DARIN KYLE (2001 World Tap Dancing Champion)

Top left: CATHERINE GENDRON (Sax)

Middle left:  CLÉMENT PARE (Keyboard)

Bottom left: STEFAN KEYES (Vocalist)

The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the Ottawa Jazz Festival stage!

Here are some more of the incredibly talented musicians and singers/performers of Segue to Jazz - not to be missed

This Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM (FREE)
Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage

https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/12979-Deborah-Davis-and-Segue-to-Jazz #

Top right: JAMAAL AMIR AKBARI JustJamaal ThePoet (Poet Laureate)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk3eqKqsW7c

Middle right: Martin Newman (bass)

Bottom right: DARIN KYLE (2001 World Tap Dancing Champion)

Top left: CATHERINE GENDRON (Sax)

Middle left: CLÉMENT PARE (Keyboard)

Bottom left: STEFAN KEYES (Vocalist)

Stefan O. Keyes

Some of the incredibly talented musicians and singers/performers of Segue to Jazz - not to be missed this Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM (FREE)
Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage

https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/12979-Deborah-Davis-and-Segue-to-Jazz #

Top left: PETER BROWN (Musical Director and keyboardist)

Top right: DEBORAH DAVIS (Producer and Vocalist) and MICHAEL HANNA (Vocalist and Showman)

Bottom left: PETER BEAUDOIN (Drummer)

Bottom right: GINO SCAFFIDI (Guitar)

Ottawa Jazz Festival!
Some of the incredibly talented musicians and singers/performers of Segue to Jazz - not to be missed this Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM (FREE)
Marion Dewar Plaza, OLG Stage

https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/12979-Deborah-Davis-and-Segue-to-Jazz #

Top left: PETER BROWN (Musical Director and keyboardist)

Top right: DEBORAH DAVIS (Producer and Vocalist) and MICHAEL HANNA (Vocalist and Showman)

Bottom left: PETER BEAUDOIN (Drummer)

Bottom right: GINO SCAFFIDI (Guitar)

Coming this Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 2 PM to the Ottawa Jazz Festival!

Join Deborah Davis and Segue to Jazz

OLG Stage
Marion Dewar Plaza
110 Laurier Ave W

FREE SHOW (No Tix Required)

Featuring:
Peter Brown (Musical Director, Keyboard) - Leader
Peter Beaudoin (Drum)
Martin Newman (Bass)
Gino Scafiddi (Guitar)
Catherine Gendron (Sax)
Clément Paré (Keyboard)

Deborah Davis (Vocals)
Michael Hanna (Vocals)
Stefan Keyes (Vocals)

Jamaal Amir Akbari (Award winning spoken word poet)

Darin Kyle (2001 World Tap Dancing Champion)
Bernadette Gardner (Tap dancer)

The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the OJF stage!

Popular Jazz vocalists Michael C. Hanna, Stefan Keyes, and Deborah Davis, Poet Laureate Jamaal Amir Akbari, musicians Peter Brown, Peter Beaudoin, Gino Scaffidi, Martin Newman, Clément Paré and Catherine Gendron, award winning tapper Bernadette Gardner and world tap-dancing champion Darin Kyle return to the Ottawa International Jazz Festival with their tribute to Jazz.

Tribute to Jazz; From Africa to New Orleans to the True North Strong and Free.
The Segue to Jazz ensemble returns to the Ottawa Jazz Festival showcasing the journey of Jazz from its early roots of Gospel music and the blues to the contemporary jazz sounds of today with its Tribute to Jazz; a multifaceted, harmonious celebration of the profound impact of Black history and culture on music!
Odyssey Showcase

Deborah Davis and Segue to Jazz FREE SHOW (No Tix Required)Featuring:Peter Brown (Musical Director, Keyboard) - LeaderPeter Beaudoin (Drum)Martin Newman (Bass)Gino Scafiddi (Guitar)Catherine Gendron (Sax)Clément Paré (Keyboard)

Come out THIS SUNDAY to catch our performance at the Ottawa Jazz Festival!!

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