BADBADNOTGOOD | Ottawa Jazz Festival 2026
Schedule
Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Confederation Park | Ottawa, ON
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BADBADNOTGOODFri, Jun 19, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
OLG Main Stage, Confederation Park
Chester Hansen - Bass
Alexander Sowinski - Drums
Leland Whitty - Guitar & Woodwinds
Felix Fox-Pappas - Keys
Juan Carlos Medrano Magallanes - Percussion
Kaelin Murphy - Trumpet / synth
Toronto-based jazz ensemble BadBadNotGood make expansive music that straddles the line between '70s soul-jazz, alternative hip-hop, and experimental electronica. The musicians gained attention in the early 2010s playing jazz covers of tracks by the likes of and . BBNG (2011) and BBNG2 (2012), their first two records, further developed that approach with reinterpretations of songs by and as well as and . III (2014), their last fully instrumental LP for a decade, gave them their commercial breakthrough; it crowned Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and became the first of many BBNG projects nominated for Canada's Polaris Music Prize. The collaborative IV (2016) brought in guests ranging from frontman to saxophonist and marked the band's Canadian chart debut. Talk Memory (2021), their third straight number one on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, explored fusion, new age, and orchestral influences with string arrangements from . Their Instrumental sixth album, Mid Spiral (2024), originally issued as three themed digital EPs, resulted from a week of recordings with several auxiliary players. In addition to their own albums, BadBadNotGood have shared bills with the likes of rap legend (Sour Soul), post-hardcore group (New Heart Designs), and contemporary soul singer (Slow Burn). "Alien Love Call," off the collaboration, earned BBNG their first Grammy nomination (in the category of Best Remixed Recording).
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Confederation Park, 100 Elgin St,Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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