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After a successful, 12-year sojourn playing jazz in Scotland, drummer and composer Chris Wallace returned to Canada in 2013. Since then he’s appeared with a…

Back to The Basment for their fourth visit, the Dirty Catfish Brass Band has become a constant at local festivals and venues within Winnipeg and…

For years, guitarist Amos Hoffman and pianist Noam Lemish have been collecting Jewish melodies from around the world. With a varied set list of songs…

Digging way, way back into the blues-drenched sounds of clarinet-driven 1920’s New Orleans jazz, the Dime Notes have unearthed a repertoire of stomps, blues, and…

Band leaders Israeli-born alto saxophonist Tevet Sela and Canadian jazz pianist John Roney haved joined forces to share a musical vision. The 10 original compositions…

Toronto’s neo-jazz ensemble the Avi Granite 6 performs the music of guitarist and composer Avi Granite. Touring to promote its latest recording, Orbit, the group’s…

Canadian jazz pianist Adrean Farrugia and American tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm first met in 2009 and simpatico developed immediately, both playful and, at times, fierce.…

Harrison² (pronounced Harrison squared) is a Toronto-based jazz quartet featuring up-and-coming instrumentalists Harry Vetro (drums) and Harrison Argatoff (sax), alongside Canadian jazz legends Mike Murley…

Award-winning Canadian trumpeters Dean McNeill and Brian O’Kane join forces once again for what promises to be an exciting evening of jazz trumpet with special…

Christine Tassan has been steering her musical ship with boundless enthusiasm and confidence for over 20 years. Blessed with an absolutely contagious dynamism, she is…

Since its album debut Das Taxibåt in September of 2013, The Daniel Karlsson Trio has been building a well-deserved reputation as being one of the…

Montreal’s JazzLab Orchestra has been a respected and creative force of the Canadian jazz scene since 2004. The group explores musical writing in many styles,…

JUNO Award winner Ernesto Cervini is a sought-after drummer, composer, and bandleader and an influential presence on Canada’s modern jazz scene and beyond. He has…

Saxophonist Mark DeJong has over 20 years of professional experience as a musician, educator, director, composer, bandleader, promoter, contractor, presenter, and sideman. A graduate of…

New York guitarist and composer Avi Granite is best known for his Toronto-based neo-jazz sextet Avi Granite 6. Drawing inspiration from jazz, funk, punk, and…

Carl Mayotte and his group deliver a magical concert where solos and virtuoso flights follow one another as in an action film that would keep…

An award-winning Créole banjoist/vocalist, Don Vappie is the living embodiment of 300 years of the melting pot that is New Orleans music. Best known as…

Pretzil Stex is a new jazz quartet collaboration by Jeff Presslaff (piano), Matt Steckler (sax), Eric Platz (drums), and James Hamilton (bass), born from sessions…

One of the most in demand musicians on the Toronto jazz scene, bassist and composer Mark Godfrey has worked Barbra Lica, Matt Dusk, and the…

Saxophonist and composer Benjamin Deschamps is well-known on the Canadian jazz scene for his first three critically acclaimed albums. Having played across Canada and in…

Originally from Saskatchewan, drummer Chris Wallace is back in his home province after nearly 25 years living and working in UK/Europe and Toronto. He's assembled…

Bassist RJ LeBlanc's new project HEYDAY showcases the talents of five of Montreal’s most versatile and prolific musicians: Erika Angell (vocals), Jérôme Beaulieu (keyboards), Kevin…

Led by jazz greats Kirk MacDonald (saxophone), Lorne Lofsky (guitar), and Derrick Gardner (trumpet), this intergenerational septet takes a collaborative approach presenting original Canadian jazz, blending the…

Based in Genoa, Massimiliano Rolff is one of the most renowned and active composers and jazz bassists in Italy. He has toured the globe working…

Guitarist and composer Sylvain Cossette and his quintet are touring Canada to promote the group’s latest recording, Second Cycle. Each of the album’s nine compositions…

With a 20-year career as a sideman working with some of the most respected artists in jazz, NO FILL3R represents the debut band project from Canadian bassist and composer…

The instrumental jazz collective No Codes, consisting of Benjamin Deschamps, Sébastien Pellerin, Louis-Vincent Hamel, and jazz veteran Frank Lozano, presents their second album, Usual Suspects,…