What we’re about
Welcome to Note Lovers - Live Music Listening in Ottawa!
We like small venues where we can listen to great music and also chat together, get to know each other, and meet the musicians too. Live Jazz, Blues, and World/ International music mostly. Tango and Flamenco when we can find it. A little Bluegrass, R&B, Instrumental, Folk, Soul, Rock, Musicals, and occasionally Classical. Also, other stuff that looks like a good time.
If you're coming to a show, please say hello and sit with the group. We almost always book venues with open seating so we can bunch together. We'll be looking for you because we want to meet you! For this reason, make sure that your Meetup profile shows your portrait clearly. We're here to make friends...with you!
Also, please RSVP to your events, and change your RSVP to "not coming" if you change your mind. Buy tickets in advance wherever possible because great shows fill up.
Good times!
Carolyn
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Justin Duhaime at the Montgomery Scotch Lounge!Montgomery Scotch Lounge/ Oat Couture Oatmeal Cafe, Ottawa, ON
Hey, Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Justin Duhaime at the Montgomery Scotch Lounge!
Justin Duhaime is a passionate guitarist, composer, and teacher with a deep commitment to music. He is the recipient of the Ottawa Arts Council’s 2018 RBC Emerging Artist Award, the first musician to ever receive the award. As a freelance musician, Duhaime has performed in a wide array of musical styles including jazz, manouche, rock, pop, reggae, metal, and many more. He has garnered much attention with his jazz manouche project Gypsy Muse.
Date: Saturday Jan 11th, 2025.
Time: SHOW UP BY 7pm!! there are sets at 7:30pm and 9:30. You don't need a reservation. Doors open at 5 but I'm coming for 7 myself.
They used to have an online booking system. (I booked seats online back in the first week of December but apparently the seats reserved back then are not being honored and the system is taken offline). You may call in to reserve a seat only if you are booking for 6 or more people (but then an auto-gratuity will be added to your bill and you have to pay together!) I'm not reserving a group of 20 because I don't want an auto-gratuity and I don't want us to get "one bill." So please show up early to get a seat, chat and enjoy the show.
The venue holds 43 people. We are 21 people. Show up BY SEVEN PM please so that you are happy and get a seat.
Location: Montgomery Scotch Lounge. 750 Gladstone Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6X5 (this venue is also called the “Night Oat: an evening café” or “Oat Couture” during the day) Info on new style INFO on new look here
Tickets : They add the cover to your bill. 15$ per set
Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
- Chamber Quartet Quatuor Odin, coffee & croissants at Salle Jean-Despréz!Salle Jean-Desprez located, inside Maison du Citoyen (Gatineau City Hall) , Gatineau, QC
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for a Chamber Quartet, coffee & croissants at Salle Jean-Despréz!
This is the 6th of a lovely series of performances by local classical musicians. You’ll recognise some and be happy to meet the rest at a warm, friendly, croissant-and-coffee Sunday morning performance. Come for the coffee, croissant, company and music. The continental breakfast is included in your ticket.
On the Program today: Haydn, Mozart, Bisson, Meyer et Dvorak
Date: Sunday Jan 12, 2024
Time: Show up at 10am for coffee and conversation, the music is 11-12.Location: Gatineau City Hall, Salle Jean-Despréz, Maison du Citoyen, Address: 25 Laurier St, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3Y9. It’s an 15 minute drive from my house.
Tickets : main info link: INFO HERE
Ticket Option 1: SINGLE DAY at the door $25 or 27 includes tea coffee & croissants. You can call Laurie at 819-771-6454 so she holds you a spot and she does appreciate if you call her ahead (unless you bought the full season pass)
Photo of me below to make it easy for you to find me and I'll update it with what I'll wear closer to the date. *please be sure that your Meetup profile has your portrait photo because then we'll be looking for you also.
Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind.
Good times!
- Joshua Hyslop at RedBird Live! *wait list on RedBird website *sold outRedbird Live, Ottawa, ON
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joshua Hyslop at the Red Bird Live!
Vancouver based singer-songwriter Joshua Hyslop makes a triumphant return with new album Westward, via Nettwerk.Since emerging with his 2012 full-length debut Where The Mountain Meets The Valley, Joshua Hyslop has accumulated over 293 million streams worldwide, performed over 250 shows spanning North America and Europe, garnered critical acclaim and support throughout the media and industry peers and has carved out an impressive diehard fan base.
Listen to his voice, guitar LISTEN HERE
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Date: Thursday January 23rd, 2025
Time: show up at 7:30 to chat, music 8-10:30pmLocation Red Bird, 1165 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
More info: MORE INFOTickets : 28$. It will sell out. Purchase online at BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!
I’ll be there at 7:30 to get a nice seat and you should too. We’ll sit around and chat in a cluster and the music starts at 8. As always, be sure to find me and the group. I’m not sure what I’ll wear but I’ll try to send you a photo of that the week before. (I’m saying hi in the photo below) If your photo is on your profile, I'll be looking for you! Please RSVP to this meetup group if you're coming and cancel your RSVP if you change your mind .
Good times!
- Winter Jazz Festival: Gyorgy, George... double bill!Arts Court Theatre and Studio, Ottawa, ON
Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for the Winter Jazz Festival: Gyorgy, George- double bill!
The Winter Jazz festival is set downtown in a few buildings that all touch each other so we'll just skip from one to another with time for a couple drinks and chit- chat in between. Buy your tickets to shows all separately, or get the weekend pass and see it ALL !
This evening ***Ron is hosting these two...***Come to both! They are both at the same location.
FIRST ACT:
Caity Gyorgy is a 2 -time JUNO award winning Canadian vocalist known for singing bebop and swing music. 39$, BUY YOUR GYORGY ticket here! and show up at Arts Court Theatre,2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2 at 6pm, music plays 6:30 to 7:30.SECOND ACT:
George will be our second act from 9:00 to 10pm at Arts Court Theatre
Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue.
Anna Webber-tenor sax/flute
Sarah Rossy-voice/keyboards
Chiquita Magic-keyboards/voice
John Hollenbeck-drums/piano/composition
BUY YOUR GEORGE TICKET here! 39$.Date: Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Time: 6pm. Show up early! Sets of music at 6:30 and 9:00
**Tickets: Buy a ticket for EACH of the TWO sets!! ** Read the stuff above. Click on both links. Or buy the weekend pass if you want to spend 294$ and go to at least 8 shows. This would make for an epic weekend. Buy your tickets now, and be happy later because good music sells out!
Please have your portrait clearly visible on your MeetUp profile, send in your RSVP, and look for the group. I'm at the NAC that night with the group seeing the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra, Ron is hosting this show -thanks Ron!
Good times!
