Mavis Staples, BadBadNotGood among Jazz Festival headliners

Legendary U.S. soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples and critically acclaimed Toronto four-piece BadBadNotGood are among the headliners of this year's Ottawa Jazz Festival.

Festival organizers announced the majority of this year'slineup on CBC Radio'sAll In A DayThursday afternoon.

The festival is scheduled to runfrom June 19 until July 1, with stages atConfederation Park, the National Arts Centre, Mercury Lounge and Queen Street Fare.

More artists are expected to be confirmed inthe coming days and weeks.

June 19

• Angel Bat Dawid and Tha Brothahood
• V for Vena
• The Mesmerists

June 20

• Giveton Gelin
• Petr Cancura with TOny Scheer, Kenny Wollesen and Rob Jost
• Bill Frisell: Harmony (featuring Petra Haden, Hank Roberts and Luke Bergman)
• Elisapie

June 21

• JW-Jones Big Band
• Puss n Boots

June 23

• Under the Surface
• Jaimie Branch
• Peter Hum's Ordinary Heroes
• Theo Bleckmann
• Jacques Kuba Seguin
• Mavis Staples
• Les Filles de Illighadad

June 24

• Jochen Rueckert Quartet
• Yazz Ahmed Quartet
• Kris Davis
• Gene Perla Quintet
• Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
• Tchavolo Schmitt Quartet

June 25

• Veronica Swift with the Emmet Cohen Trio
• Hiromi
• Jocelyn Gould Quartet
• Nile Rogers and Chic
• Ghost-Note

June 26

• Lina Allemano Four
• Portico Quartet
• Rachael and Vilray
• Tara Kannangara
• Shabaka & The Ancestors

June 27

• Vula Viel
• Fire!
• Ana Moura
• Alex Goodman Quartet

June 28

• Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio
• Tim Berne

June 30

• Tim Berne
• Jazz Youth Summit
• Allison Miller
• CodeQuartet
• BadBadNotGood

July 1

• Blakdenim
• Jazz Youth Summit