2022 JUNO NOMINEE: VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Debut Album Out Now
Ostara in Concert
Join the Ostara Project for an upcoming concert in Ontario. We’ll be playing material from our JUNO-nominated album, as well as new material from our upcoming album, Roots and Wings.
Music
2022 JUNO NOMINEE
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
THE OSTARA PROJECT
Videos
ROOTS AND WINGS Tour
UPCOMING DATES
Please check back as we update our tour dates.
PREVIOUS DATES
SEP 16, 2024
Uxbridge, ON
Uxbridge Secondary School
Masterclass
SEP 15, 2024
Toronto, ON
Humber College
Sisters In Jazz Day
SEP 14, 2024
Toronto, ON
Alliance Française
SEP 13, 2024
Waterloo, ON
Jazz Room
MAR 10, 2024
Vancouver, BC
Magee Secondary Theater
MAR 9, 2024
White Rock, BC
Blue Frog Studio
MAR 8, 2024
Salt Spring, BC
ArtSpring
MAR 4, 2024
Vancouver, BC
VSO School of Music
Big Band Masterclass
MAR 3, 2024
Whitehorse, YK
Yukon Arts Center
MAR 2, 2024
Dawson City, YK
KIAC Ballroom
FEB 13, 2024
Quebec City, PQ
Capitole de Québec
Rideau Showcase
JUL 7, 2023
Montreal, PQ
Montreal Jazz Festival
TD Main Stage
JUL 1, 2023
Edmonton, AB
Edmonton Jazz Festival
The Yardbird Suite
JUN 30, 2023
Saskatoon, SK
Saskatoon Jazz Festival
Victoria Park Main Stage
JUN 28, 2023
Toronto, ON
Toronto Jazz Festival
The Pilot
JUN 27, 2023
Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Jazz Festival
National Arts Centre
JUN 25, 2023
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Jazz Festival
Performance Works
JUN 24, 2023
Victoria, BC
Victoria Jazz Festival
Hermann’s
JUN 23, 2023
Medicine Hat, AB
Medicine Hat Jazz Festival
Esplanade Theatre
JUN 22, 2023
Winnipeg, MN
Winnipeg Jazz Festival
Esplanade Theatre
NOV 13, 2022
Vancouver, BC
Pyatt Hall
NOV 12, 2022
Calgary, AB
Central Library Theatre
NOV 10, 2022
Edmonton, AB
The Yardbird Suite
NOV 6, 2022
Whitehorse, YT
Yukon Arts Centre
NOV 5, 2022
Haines Junction, YT
St. Elias Centre
FEB 13, 2022
Vancouver, BC
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
About
For Canadians, the arrival of spring is momentous: the air is fresh and full of possibility as tender green shoots reach up towards the light and the cycle of rebirth and renewal begins again. The Ostara Project, named for the Germanic goddess of the spring equinox, embodies hope and growth by showcasing the strength and creativity of Canadian women in jazz.
Ostara artists are all top-tier musicians, composers and bandleaders who reflect the geographical, cultural and creative diversity of Canada’s musical landscape. Lead by award-winning jazz musicians Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff, The Ostara Project includes Rachel Therrien, Allison Au and Valérie Lacombe, with guest artists invited on a per-project basis. Individually, they are outstanding artists: collectively, they are a force.
Ostara’s self-titled debut album (Cellar Live, 2022) received a JUNO award nomination 2023. Two upcoming albums—Roots (instrumental) and Wings (vocal)— feature original compositions that celebrate the cultural, ethnic and familial backgrounds of Ostara artists plus an impressive roster of guests: Shruti Ramani, Emilie- Claire Barlow, Laila Biali, Dawn Pemberton and Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson.
In a genre and industry where women are severely underrepresented, the Ostara Project is a powerful example of perseverance, community and creativity. New growth rising, stretching to claim space, propelled by joy. This is the music of
Ostara.
Check out the individual projects of the talented artists who have contributed to The Ostara Project: