Ottawa Junior Jazz band

The Ottawa Junior Jazz Band (OJJB) is an 18-piece big band featuring exceptional student musicians in grades 7 through 10 from across the Ottawa region. Now celebrating its 24th season, OJJB provides an exciting platform for young instrumentalists to build on their middle school experiences and foster a lifelong passion for the big band tradition.  OJJB has been awarded 24 consecutive Gold Standards at the Capital Region Music Festival.  The band has been awarded the Gold Standard at every performance they have had at Musicfest Canada's National Competition.   OJJB has been featured at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival and in 2009, traveled to Dallas to perform at the University of North Texas Jazz Festival.  The band has had the pleasure of performing on stage with jazz artists Mark Ferguson, Nick Dyson, and Mike Tremblay. Anyone who aspires to be the next member of OJJB is required to audition for entry into the band.  To learn more about the band, visit their website at http://ojjb.ca.