Articles by Luke Pearson
Soccer Mommy's 'Evergreen' Offers Plenty of Comfort and Few Surprises
PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024
Nashville's Sophie Allison has been releasing albums as Soccer Mommy at a fairly steady two-year clip since her rise as a classic...
Norah Jones Closed Out Ottawa Jazz Fest with Twists and Tenderness
Confederation Park Stage, June 29
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
The park was packed and sight-lines were at a premium for the last big night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival, with Norah Jones ...
Butcher Brown Were Loose and Authentic at Ottawa Jazz Festival
OLG Stage, June 28
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
After the laid-back, Mediterranean breeziness of Gabi Hartmann on Thursday, it was a whole different kind of melting pot in the OLG tent ...
Gabi Hartmann Glowed with Careful Sophistication at Ottawa Jazz Fest
OLG Stage, June 27
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2024
Sponsored by the French Embassy here in Ottawa, it was an hour of official Francophonia in the OLG tent's 7:30 slot on Thursday...
Al Di Meola Faced the Rain at Ottawa Jazz Fest
Confederation Park Stage, June 26
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024
It was the wrong day to forsake the tented OLG stage (see you another time Commotions) for Confederation Park's open-air setup: it poured ...
Ottawa Jazz Fest Got a Jolt of Meathead Machismo from Moon Hooch
OLG Stage, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
After losing Thundercat to Bluesfest last year, there was perhaps some behind the scenes bemusement at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in the know...
Begonia Provided a Gateway at Ottawa Jazz Fest
OLG Stage, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024
The jazz gods intervened on the first night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival. After three days of sweltering temperatures there were sweaters...
Ghostly Kisses Do the Same, but Better on 'Darkroom'
PUBLISHED May 14, 2024
Heaven, Wait, Margaux Sauvé's ethereal 2022 debut as Ghostly Kisses, was a precocious if spotty album built from sparse electronic producti...
