About

Galt Jazz rose from the ashes of the pandemic in the summer of 2022 when founders Dave and Ruth Ottenbrite decided to give something of value to their new city of Cambridge and their new community of Galt. This year Galt Jazz seems to be on a mystical, spiritual collision with the proverbial 'Power of 3'. What!?!? Well, you could Google it or simply humour us on our path to musical, social and civic happiness... The Power of 3!

Consider... that Galt Jazz has just completed our 3rd full year of producing quality programming in our home base of downtown Galt.

... that we have 3 basic mandates:

- to help with the revitalization of our downtown core.

- to provide musicians with badly-needed opportunities to gift our community with musical culture.

- to act as a social entity by donating over $15,000 to our local Cambridge Food Bank.

... that we have organized 3 annual events to provide those donations to our Food Bank:                                                                       

-  2023's Dinner on The Grand

- 2024's Music on The Grand

- 2025's Cambridge Jazz Festival

... and that we seem to have caught the attention of our Community by winning/being awarded 3 separate honours:

- the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Arts and Culture Award

- the Bernice Adams Legacy Award for Music

- the King Charles lll Coronation Medal for Community service

The Power of 3? Yes, and we certainly do intend to draw YOU in with the power of Jazz when you attend our shows. We have turned many unsuspecting music lovers into Jazz lovers by presenting our kind of Jazz, accessible Jazz that you know and have enjoyed but did not realize its connection to Jazz. We truly believe in 'Music for Everyone'. So come out to our street shows on the last Sunday of the month from May- September and inside the Galt Club from November- April to enjoy some of the best Jazz in Cambridge and Waterloo Region.