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Nov 7 2019

Bitches Brew with Bobby Previte & Charlie Hunter

If you haven't heard Bobby Previte, I urge you to check him out!!! I just had an opportunity to be in Bobby's Voodoo Orchestra along with Charlie Hunter, Bill Stevens and an amazing crew from the Greensboro, North Carolina area…

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Aug 7 2019

Merrickville Jazz Festival - Quartet featuring Kevin Breit

Greg Ritchie on drums, Chris Pond on bass and the one and only Kevin Breit will join me at the Mereickville Jazz Festival to play some jazz, roots style!

Oct 19th at Merickville, ON

https://www.merrickvillesjazzfest.com

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Jun 15 2018

Ottawa Jazz Festival Picks

The Jazz Festival is, I believe, one of Ottawa's greatest musical adventures of the year. I am biased of course, but very proud to be part of the team that puts this awesome festival together. The question I get asked…

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Apr 27 2018

SONGS of TALES

April 29th at NAC's Fourth Stage 
Featuring: 
Petr Cancura - woodwinds 
Jesse Zubot - violin & electronics 
Jean Martin - drums & electronics 
Gord Grdina - guitar 

A reminder about a very special show coming up this Sunday! 

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Oct 5 2017

Generation NOW at NAC on sale now!

NAC - Studio March 13th, 2018

Generation NOW with

Petr Cancura - saxophones
Michael Blake - saxophones
Rebecca Hennessy - trumpet
Marianne Trudel - piano
Remi-Jean Leblanc - bass
Greg Ritchie - drums

The creative drive that…

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Sep 7 2017

Walkin' With Mr PC at Bar Robo this Sunday

Walkin’ With Mr PC 

Inspired by the New Orleans Rock and Roll legend Lee Allen, Walkin’ With Mr. PC is like an early R&B band lead by a saxophone! Petr Cancura is an aficionado of crossing roots music and…

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Jan 12 2017

Crossroads show with Lynne Hanson!!!

The Crossroads series put on by the National Arts Centre's NAC Presents in partnership with the Ottawa Jazz Festival is one of my favourite projects. Not only do I get to play with some of my favourite musicians (Greg Ritchie…Read more
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Oct 10 2016

Schumann & Songwriters

I am very honoured to be hosting a Schumann & Songwriters series at the National Arts Centre this and next week!
 

Experience the Dazzling Virtuosity of Beethoven and Schumann at the NAC Orchestra’s Festival 
OTTAWA, 6 October, 2016 — From…

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Sep 23 2016

Apt 613 on Crossroads

Apt 613 did a fantastic story on this year's Crossroads series!
 

http://apt613.ca/nacs-crossroads-brings-collaborators-together-across-genres/

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Sep 12 2016

Sept 18th at Bar Robo: double bill Ottawa meets Vancouver!

Vancouver's Houle/Grdina/Loewen & 

Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang! ft. Cancura/Essoudry/Walton 

Sept 18th at Bar Robo 
http://barrobo.com 
692 Summerset St. West 
$10 

7:30pm 
Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang! 
Petr Cancura on saxophones 
Keith Walton on tuba 
Mike Essoudry on drums  

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Jun 18 2016

NAC Presents Kathleen Edwards

  
News Release 
For immediate release 
  
NAC PRESENTS 
KATHLEEN EDWARDS 
to kick off 
PETR CANCURA’S CROSSROADS JAZZ SERIES 
in partnership with the Ottawa Jazz Festival 
  
The series will also feature 
LYNNE HANSON, JUSTIN RUTLEDGE 
and more! 
TICKETS GO ON SALE JUNE…

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Feb 10 2016

Master Class Series at Carleton University

I will be hosting three Master Classes at Carleton University as part of my post as Artist In Residence. The first will be this Friday Feb 12th and will focus on the art of saxophone playing. The second will be…Read more
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Feb 9 2016

2nd Concert of Crossroads series with Lynn Miles

Dan Nawrocki took these fantastic photos of the second edition of the NAC Presents Crossroads series with Lynn Miles. I am learning so much through this series. I love folk music and the raw and direct art of story telling…Read more
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Nov 18 2015

Ottawa Citizen article

Yesterday I was featured on the front page of the arts section at the Ottawa Citizen as part of the promotion for Friday's Crossroads concert. A great article by Peter Hum!

http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/jazzblog/back-from-brooklyn-petr-cancura-finds-home-is-where-the-art-is
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Nov 18 2015

Friday show with Ian Tamblin

This Friday is the first of the Crossroads series concerts where we feature a fantastic singer songwriter with a killin' jazz quartet. The first one with Ian Tamblin this friday is getting some great press, including from Apartment 613:
http://apt613.ca/petr-cancura-on-taking-it-down-to-the-crossroads/…Read more
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Apr 15 2015

Spring is here!

And with that I am excited about some shows coming up:

4/17 Brooklyn Blowhards 
4/23 New Old Timers with Richie Barshay, Aryeh Kobrinsky and Jeremy Udden
4/24 Joe Morris with Jim Hobbs and Luther Grey
4/25 Down Home at Barbes…Read more
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Jan 28 2015

Brooklyn Blowhards & The New Old Timers this weekend!!!

Two awesome shows this weekend:

Saturday night at Barbes with The Brooklyn Blowhards:

Jeff Lederer - saxophonesPetr Cancura - saxophones
Kirk Knuffke - cornet
Brian Drye - trombone
Art Bailey - accordion
Allison Miller - drums
Mary Larosa Lederer -…Read more
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Jan 4 2015

APAP/Winter Jazz Fest

There is a lot of things going on next weekend, one of these awesome events is next friday, an evening of fun at Barbes with Down Home from 8-9pm and Ghost Train Orchestra from 9:30 - 10:30pm 

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Recording Studio - Down Home

Ghost Train Orchestra solo

Down Home live at Barbes