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Newfoundland vocalist and saxophonist Natasha Blackwood’s Love Songs for Good Machines is a jazz album with pop sensibilities rooted in modern-day folk storytelling. These songs are love letters to the working class, addressing themes of labour, love and resilience. They are sharp and witty, tongue-in-cheek, and rich with subtle Newfoundlandia. They bring to mind the...

Kari van der Kloot’s third album Window draws elements from different genres of music while keeping the spirit of jazz at the forefront. Window is anchored by Kari’s ethereal vocals floating over rich, earthy layers of flutes and synthesizers, and nuanced and thoughtful playing by the rhythm section. Featuring ten original compositions (including a setting...

Four nights at the Rex! June 5, 6, 7, & 8.Sets at 8:30 and 10pm Since moving to Montreal in 2010, saxophonist and composer Tevet Sela has quickly become a prominent figure in Canada’s vibrant jazz scene. His first seven albums - Tevet Sela (2003), Coming True (2007), Jazz Flute (2010), Lying Sun (2014), The...

Newfoundland vocalist and saxophonist Natasha Blackwood’s Love Songs for Good Machines is a jazz album with pop sensibilities rooted in modern-day folk storytelling. These songs are love letters to the working class, addressing themes of labour, love and resilience. They are sharp and witty, tongue-in-cheek, and rich with subtle Newfoundlandia. They bring to mind the...

Craig Brenan - TromboneJim Brenan - Tenor & Soprano SaxophonesDavid Lavoie - TrumpetSean Craig - Alto & Baritone SaxophonesEarl MacDonald - PianoRubim De Toledo- BassDave Laing - Drums Imagine: ten-year-old twin brothers Jim and Craig, standing nervously in the doorway of the Palms Cafe in Edmonton on a warm summer night in 1979. Their dad...

One of the great new voices in Spanish language Latin music" (World Music Central),  Amanda Martinez is releasing her highly anticipated new album, Recuerdo, with a joyful feel-good concert at beautiful Koerner Hall. This special evening features special guests Rebecca Hennesy, Aviva Chernick, Donne Roberts, Waleed Abdulhamid, and Jorge Lopez, along with Amanda Martinez's incomparable...

Craig Brenan - TromboneJim Brenan - Tenor & Soprano SaxophonesDavid Lavoie - TrumpetSean Craig - Alto & Baritone SaxophonesEarl MacDonald - PianoJon Wielebnowski - BassAfo Fapujuwo - Drums Imagine: ten-year-old twin brothers Jim and Craig, standing nervously in the doorway of the Palms Cafe in Edmonton on a warm summer night in 1979. Their dad...

Jonathan Deppisch - Alto SaxophoneJonny McCormack - Tenor SaxophoneAllison Ochoa - Baritone SaxophoneLiam Shearer - TrumpetZach Semanuik - TrumpetNicholas Froman - TromboneAudrey Ochoa - TromboneMatthew Laird - SousaphoneBramwell Park - DrumsBlair Wilkie - Drums Heralded as Edmonton’s premier party brass band, Brasstactics have brought the fiery spirit of New Orleans brass  band music to the...

Jonathan Deppisch - Alto SaxophoneJonny McCormack - Tenor SaxophoneAllison Ochoa - Baritone SaxophoneLiam Shearer - TrumpetZach Semanuik - TrumpetNicholas Froman - TromboneAudrey Ochoa - TromboneMatthew Laird - SousaphoneBramwell Park - DrumsBlair Wilkie - Drums Heralded as Edmonton’s premier party brass band, Brasstactics have brought the fiery spirit of New Orleans brass  band music to the...

Christian Antonacci - Trumpet & FlugelhornMatt Greenwood - Electric GuitarBrian Dickinson - PianoChristopher Parnis - Double BassAaron Blewett - Drum Set For several years now, bassist Christopher Parnis has been making a name for himself on the Canadian jazz scene as both an elevating sideman and a driven bandleader. In 2019, he began assembling a...

Autumn Dominguez - Alto SaxophoneMike Clement - GuitarSeth Collins - PianoJake Noble - Bass, CompositionsTanner Guss - Drums  Jake Noble is a bassist and composer based in New Orleans, where he is well known as both a bandleader and in-demand sideman. His debut album Letting Go of a Dream was initially conceived as a platform...

Marie Goudy – Trumpet, VoiceJocelyn Barth – VoiceStu Harrison – PianoNick Arsenault – Bass, VoiceAndrew Scott – Drums, Voice Featuring Alison Young – Alto Sax (10)Produced by Elizabeth Shepherd Hold On to Me is the debut full-length album by Toronto jazz-pop quintet Paloma Sky. It features ten tracks composed and arranged by bandleader and trumpet player Marie Goudy, ...