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Returning after a three year absence, IMOO Fest 2018 will present three days of jazz and improvised music at multiple venues across Ottawa. Featuring many of the top names from the Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto improvised music communities, IMOO is also very happy to present Tokyo’s Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura as our featured “artists in residence” for the weekend.
IMOO Fest will open with a triple bill at General Assembly on Friday September 21st before shifting to Gigspace on Saturday and Sunday (September 22nd and 23rd) with four sets of music each evening. Afternoon matinees will also be offered at Glebe St. James United Church on Saturday and at The Record Centre on Sunday. See the full schedule below.
Friday September 21st at General Assembly
- Natsuki Tamura Solo, 7:00pm
- Adam Saikaley & Elizabeth Millar, 8:00pm
- Craig Pedersen Quartet, 9:00pm
Saturday September 22nd at Glebe St. James United Church
Saturday September 22nd at Gigspace
- IMOO String Quartet, 7:00pm
- Petr Cancura & Jesse Stewart, 8:00pm
- Nick Fraser New Quartet, 9:00pm
- This Is It! featuring Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura & Takashi Itani, 10:00pm
Sunday September 23rd at The Record Centre
- Nomad, 2:00pm
Sunday September 23rd at Gigspace
- Satoko Fujii Solo, 6:00pm
- David Mott & Jesse Stewart, 7:00pm
- Linsey Wellman Solo, 8:00pm
- The IMOO Orchestra directed by Satoko Fujii, 9:00pm