GAIA JAVA: Crumble String Quartet on April 22
The members of the Crumble String Quartet (Margot Lange and Julia Sandquist on violin, Mary Young on viola and Catherine Campbell on cello) – started rehearsing and performing as…
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CBC: Stittsville’s phonograph fanatics
CBC’s Hallie Cotnam interviewed Sacred Heart students Devyn Barrie and Connor Boudreau about their collection of 78’s and phonographs. It’s a fascinating and entertaining interview. You can listen here and see photos…
GAIA JAVA: Carol Tieu with Stéphane Klander on April 15
Carol and Stéphane have entertained us previously on a couple of occasions, and it was always very enthusiastically received. On some numbers people even got up and started dancing! So…
GAIA JAVA: Guitarist Howie Hooper on April 8
Those of you who have heard Howie Hooper before will know that you should come in again this Friday. The impressive thing about Howie is his commitment as a mainstay…
GAIA JAVA: Guitarist double bill on April 1
Andrew Waines has been active in the music industry since 2013. He played rhythm guitar with the Jordan McIntosh Band for two years, including performances at Ottawa Bluesfest, Boots & Hearts…
GAIA JAVA: Amanda Bon and Danny Artuso March 18
Amanda and I have been in touch by email for a long time, and last summer we finally met, thanks to the hospitality of the Ambassador of Sweden! We…
GAIA JAVA: Michael Allen performs on March 11
Once again Michael steps in to entertain us at Gaia Java! Michael Allen grew up in Ottawa and is currently helping part-time at a daycare while he is working on…
GAIA JAVA: Roland Doucet plays again on March 4
Roland is a real gentleman – always very willing to go the extra mile to satisfy his listeners with requests etc. and the range of audience to which he…
Gretchen Martin with Alan Sandeman at Gaia Java on Friday
Of all the artists who play at Gaia Java, I think I have had the most requests about ‘when are they playing again?’ for Gretchen Martin. When she arrives…
VIDEO: Jim Bryson’s The Depression Dance
Jim Bryson released a new video today for his song The Depression Dance. “A video project in which we had people send us “dancing” videos. They arrived from all over…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus: Invitation to join open house rehearsals
(via West Ottawa Ladies Chorus) Get your voice out of the bathroom and automobile and bring it to a music rehearsal. The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus is having Open House…
Musician Jim Bryson finds his place back home in Stittsville
“There were no houses behind here, and we had dirt bikes and we used to drive through the bushes, we used to snowmobile around. There were all these bike trails…
Neil Bateman and Pierre Monfils at Gaia Java on Friday
If I count carefully, Pierre may have played in the shop more than any other artist. He first snuck in under the guise of helping Neil Bateman, but as…
Jazz sextet “The Free Associations” at Gaia Java this week
We have had many jazz soloists, quite a few duos, and the occasional trio jazz combo in the shop. But I think this will be the first time we have…
GAIA JAVA: Singer-songwriter Greg Kelly on Friday, February 5
Look at this picture – do you recognise this man? If you have been at any of our music evenings over the last year you probably will find his face…