Gospel Piano and Blues | Ernie Cox

Tickets on Sale for the 2nd Annual Christmas Gospel Celebration

Jordan — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:18:19 +0000

Come celebrate Christmas with two unforgettable evenings of joyous gospel and Christmas gospel music led by Ernie. Sing the carols in black gospel style, led by the choir and soloists, along with Ernie and his band.

This year Ernie is back in Studio Hall, complete with a full band and horn section anchored by NYC sax player and arranger Mike Webster. The choir, along with the smooth and soulful sounds of The London Trio Plus (20 voices in total) will be back on stage for both nights’ performances. Last year’s shows were sold out, and this year’s are expected to do the same. Join in the annual tradition!

Tickets for the December 2^nd and 3^rd performances are $37.00 which includes 13% HST and a $3.00 ticket facility fee.

Get tickets at the NAC Box Office or purchase from NAC here! (buying online means a service charge — buying in person doesn’t)

Join Ernie for a Benefit Concert at First Unitarian Church on October 22nd

Jimmy — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:38:05 +0000

Join Ernie along with Don Cummings on organ, Phil Bova on drums, Pete Pereira on sax, and the eight voices of the fabulous London Trio Plus, for an evening of Ernie’s signature bluesy songs and uplifting black gospel. Come to a benefit concert for the Ottawa West End Community Chaplaincy Service.

The concert happens Saturday, October 22nd, at First Unitarian Church. The church is at 30 Cleary Ave, and the music starts at 8 p.m.

For tickets, call 613-726-1418.

And Remember to Keep the Dates!

For the 2nd Annual Christmas Gospel Celebration.

This year the concerts are in early December – on Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 3rd, both at 8 p.m.

Ernie returns to the NAC’s Studio Hall with a full band and horn section featuring the fabulous New York City wonder Mike Webster, choral inspiration from The London Trio Plus and Choir, and vocal soloist Iyono Ede. A separate newsletter and poster announcement will be mailed out soon, along with ticket information.

Start the Christmas season right and keep the dates! That’s December 2nd and 3rd, at the NAC Studio Hall. Tickets soon!

Great news! Ernie’s playing at the Ottawa Bluesfest!

Jordan — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:22:22 +0000

Hey! Great news! Ernie’s playing at the Ottawa Bluesfest, World Gospel Jam, Saturday July 9, at 4 p.m. for an hour of great gospel music. With Don Cummings on B3 organ, Phil Bova on drums, Vitas Paukstaitis on bass, and up from New York City, sax player extraordinaire Mike Webster, along with the London Trio Plus, soloists Andrea Karam and Iyono Ede, it promises to be a soulful, joyous and uplifting performance.

Tickets are $35.00 including HST, which gives you single all day access, and a chance to hear other great gospel acts for the day, including grammy award winner Kirk Franklin. The ticket price goes up to $47.00 after July 2^nd, so get your tickets early and save yourself some money.

Tickets can be purchased directly from Ernie right here, or email ernie@erniecox.com requesting the number of tickets you want, send us a cheque and we will mail them directly to you. Or, call 613-230-6089 and we will hold your tickets for pick up .

Remember the date: Saturday, July 9, 4 p.m. LeBreton Flats Park. See you there!

Ernie’s Playing at the 4th Stage on April 8th — Tickets On Sale Now!

Jordan — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:28:18 +0000

Good news! Ernie’s coming back to the NAC 4th Stage for a night of blues & black gospel — and this time he’s bringing a new, intimate trio setup with him.

For this one night, Ernie’s going to cover piano and vocals, with Don Cummings on B3 organ and Phil Bova on drums. Special guest vocalists will join the trio for the evening, along with the wonderful sax playing of Mike Webster — all the way from NYC.

The small, personal vibe of the 4th Stage is perfect for Ernie’s new trio format — the soulful grand piano and a big helping of that classic Hammond B3 sound make for a wonderful, one-night-only performance.

Capacity is just 180 seats, and both of Ernie’s 4th Stage shows last year sold out almost two weeks early. Don’t miss out!

Tickets are $30 and on sale now: online through ticketmaster ordirectly at the NAC box office.

The show is Friday, April 8th at 7:30pm.

See you there!

Ernie’s Preaching Throughout January

Jordan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:38:42 +0000

For those of you who’ve missed Ernie’s inspiring messages from the pulpit, you can find him preaching every Sunday in January (except the 16th), at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church.

Services start at 10AM, and the church is at 579 Parkdale Avenue, in Ottawa. There’ll be some music, too — hope to see you there!

A Video From the Christmas Gospel Celebration!

Jordan — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:35:24 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone! The concerts were amazingly successful, we want to thank everyone for coming, and we’ll post a recap about the whole night once Christmas calms down a bit.

In the meantime, though, here’s a video (shot with my iPhone) of the whole group, with Andrea Karam soloing, doing Jesus, What a Wonderful Child. Have a wonderful Christmas!

An Update From Ernie — What’s In Store for the Big NAC Concerts Next Month

Ernie — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:50:29 +0000

Hey, everyone. Already there’s quite a buzz going around for the upcoming Christmas Gospel Celebration at the NAC Studio Hall, December 17 and 18.

Last February we sold out two nights of blues and gospel at the 4th stage – the tickets were gone two weeks early. The NAC people suggested we go for a larger venue this time, so instead of the 4th Stage, with tables and chairs and room for 150, we’re moving into an auditorium-type setting with tiered seating, where every one of the 300 seats affords a great view.

Again, we’ll have some of Ottawa’s best musicians making up the band, along with a horn section featuring Michael Webster from New York City – he’s doing the horn arrangements, and will also be playing sax with the horn section as well as soloing.

Our core singers will be the London Trio Plus +, giving us eight voices, along with some additional singers, bringing the choir to about 15. Local and legendary blues/jazz singer Andrea Karam will be singing with the backup group, and she’ll solo as well.

We’re planning for two sell-out evenings, with some grand and glorious gospel, and the addition of some uplifting and stirring Christmas gospel which will surely get your hands clapping and toes tapping.

As well, we’re going to devote part of the evening to some of your favourite carols. So come planning to sing! The ushers will be handing out booklets with words, so you can sing along to some of the carols with the band and the choir – all in soulful gospel style.

Once more, we’re anticipating a sell-out both evenings, with the goal of making A Christmas Gospel Celebration an annual tradition.

So get your tickets early! You can buy them online or at the NAC box office. Come and bring your friends – hope to see you there!

A Christmas Gospel Celebration at the NAC

Jordan — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:54:36 +0000

The dates are confirmed! Get ready for two unforgettable evenings of gospel music, just in time for Christmas — December 17th and 18th.

This time, Ernie’s moving up to the larger NAC Studio Hall, as he & his band bring you two evenings of spectacular music, along with a 15-voice choir and horn section. These are two great nights we’re calling a Christmas Gospel Celebration — you’ll be hearing and signing the carols in true gospel style.

These are going to be Ernie’s biggest and best concerts yet — guaranteed to inspire and delight.

Tickets are $30 plus HST and facility fees, bringing them to $36.59.

You can buy them online right here. Sadly there’s an extra fee (of $6.50!) if you buy your tickets online that we couldn’t get around — so if you’re anywhere near downtown, avoid those service charges and just get them at the NAC Box Office instead.

Book early — Ernie’s last two shows completely sold out almost 2 weeks in advance.

More to come!

One More Time is Available to Order

Jimmy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:43:06 +0000

Ernie’s new CD, One More Time, is now available for mail order. Click here to access Ernie’s online store. With taxes and shipping (if you’re in Canada), it comes to exactly $20.00.

The CD is also available to buy on the iTunes Music Store as well.

Finally, you can find the CD locally in Ottawa at Compact Music and all CD Warehouse locations.

And an extra-special thanks to everyone who came out for the concerts on February 19 & 20th. The response was phenomenal, and we’re already getting some future dates confirmed so we can do it again. If you want to stay up-to-date for any big announcements, click here to subscribe to Ernie’s email newsletter. We don’t send it out too frequently, and it’s 100% spam-free — your email address is never given out to anyone else.

Audio From Ernie’s CBC Radio One Interviews

Jimmy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:55:08 +0000

In case you missed them in the lead-up to the release of One More Time, we’ve now got audio files online for Ernie’s CBC Radio One interviews! Both are great, and go quite in-depth on why Ernie plays gospel music, how he got his start, and some of the history and early years of the black gospel tradition.

Here’s Ernie’s interview with In Town & Out‘s Ashley Wright (.m4a, 15.2 megs)

and here’s Ernie talking to All in a Day‘s Alan Neal (.m4a, 7.38 megs)