LOCAL (OTTAWA) RESIDENCIES

Saturday Nights @ Mercury Lounge (Monthly/Bi-Weekly) Time: 8:00 pm Address: 56 Byward, Ottawa, ON URL: www.mercurylounge.net More: Chic style, smooth sounds and sophisticated ambience fuse together with the New Jazz Lounge Combination. The group blends jazz, bossa nova, other Latin rhythms and hip-hop to paint luscious soundscapes Saturday nights from 8-10pm.

Friday Nights @ E18hteen (Weekly) Time: 8:00 pm Address: 18 York Street, Ottawa, ON URL: www.restaurant18.com More: Jazz and jazz influenced sounds, old and new. Over 25 wines by the glass, including champagne & sauternes, and specialty lounge & cheese plates available.

Thursday Nights @ Social (Bi-Weekly) Time: 8:00 pm Address: 537 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON URL: www.social.ca More: Old and new jazz, funk, funky breaks, latin music, jazzy hip-hop and more.

Saturday Nights @ Mambo Nuevo Latino (Bi-Weekly) Time: 8:00 pm Address: 77 Clarence Street Ottawa, ON URL: www.mambonuevolatino.com/ More: Latin rhythms of all kinds, from Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente and Sabu Martinez to Joe Cuba, Astor Piazzolla, Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim, music to excite the ear, the mind, and the feet! Full tapas menu available til late.