136 results for tag: Jazz

Emilie-Claire Barlow

Emilie-Claire Barlow is one of the most distinctive voices in Canadian jazz. A seasoned singer, arranger and producer, she has built an international career anchored by fourteen albums, including La plus belle saison (to be released on February 6, 2026), a heartfelt tribute to the Québec repertoire, co-produced with ... Read More

The PianoMen

Back for their 14th visit to The Bassment, David Fong, Don Griffith, Kim Salkeld, and Paul Suchan are ready to tinkle and tickle the 88s. While each of these accomplished professors of the piano has a distinct style, they have no problem accompanying each other. You’ll hear solos, duos, quartets, and everything from sensitive ... Read More

Solstice: The First 50 Years!

This concert kicks off the 50th season for Solstice! There will be some songs from those early years, a few new songs, and some fan favourites. With nine voices blending beautiful harmonies and a rhythm section that keeps everything swinging, Solstice has been performing vocal jazz and entertaining audiences for 50 years. ... Read More

The Aretha Tillotson Quartet

Aretha Tillotson is a JUNO-nominated bassist, band leader, composer, and faculty member at MacEwan University, where she teaches bass and theory. Her debut album, Introducing Aretha Tillotson, won a 2024 Western Canadian Music Award for Jazz Artist of the Year. This concert features her second album, Kinda Out West, which ... Read More

The Gerard Weber Group

The Gerard Weber Group perform the music of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, as well as original works for jazz sextet. With extensive training as a concert saxophonist and performer, Weber contributes a refreshing, polished sound to the jazz quintet setting as he and his bandmates explore the soundscape of electronic effects. The ... Read More

Yves Léveillé Quartet

Pianist and composer Yves Léveillé is a passionate and intelligent creator of new music. A recipient of the André Gagnon Prize, Yves is recognized for his compositions, arrangements, and for numerous musical collaborations with leading jazz musicians, singers, songwriters, actors, and directors. He is also known for ... Read More

Alain Bédard & the Auguste Quartet

For over 20 years, Alain Bédard has enjoyed a prolific career as leader of the Auguste Quartet. Having performed hundreds of concerts on four continents, the quartet is a singular voice of modern jazz, specializing in music that tells a story, breathes, and evolves. Faithful to its original acoustic roots and featuring ... Read More

Don Griffith

Piano Fridays is the perfect way to start your weekend – live piano with great food and drink. Don Griffith sits down at the Yamaha S6 grand piano at 4:30 to sing and play three sets of blues, ragtime, classical, boogie-woogie, rock, jazz, and pop standards.   Read More

Toon Town Big Band

The Toon Town Big Band plays works ranging from the iconic Count Basie, circa 1935, right up to Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, circa 1999. You’ll hear songs recorded by Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and others, including instrumentals by Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, and Buddy Rich. The Toon Town Big Band ... Read More

Brett Balon

Piano Fridays is the perfect way to start your weekend - live piano with great food and drink. Brett Balon has an appealing repertoire of both modern and classic jazz tunes. Brett sits down at the Yamaha S6 at 4:30 to play three sets.     Read More