The official line-up won't be announced until April 8 but like the mouth of an irrepressible soloist pressed against a leaky horn, the 2008 edition of the TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival is already making musical announcements that are setting the senses a-tingle.
The strategic whispers - aimed at creating a buzz before Ottawa's headlines are inevitably hogged by the ubiquitous BluesFest - trace a chronological history of jazz from its origins in New Orleans to its modern twinning with the world of pop.