Ally Fiola & The Next Quest – ‘Interblaze’ Album Release Show!

New Scotland Brewing Co. 16 Portland St Unit 101, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

Featuring special guest Jeff Coffin! Presented by the Halifax Jazz Festival Ally Fiola - Alto SaxophoneJeff Coffin - Tenor SaxophoneChris Mitchell - Baritone SaxophoneSimon Oakey - TromboneAddison Sowery-Quinn - SousaphoneShvan Kaban - GuitarAndrew Miller - Drums

$5 – $25

The Composers Collective Big Band: ‘The Toronto Project’ Album Release!

Revival 783 College St, Toronto, ON, Canada

What is the sound of a city? With The Toronto Project, the Composers Collective Big Band has put together its most ambitious project yet, commissioning Toronto’s top jazz composers to write about the neighbourhoods and aspects of their city that inspire them  the most. The Composers Collective Big Band is an 18 piece jazz ensemble...

Laila Biali on Tour!

May 25: Bremen, DE – KITO Altes PackhausMay 26: Cologne, DE – Salon de JazzMay 27: Stuttgart, DE – BIX Jazz ClubMay 28: Berlin, DE – A-TraneMay 29: Bad Meinberg, DE – Red Horn DistrictMay 31: Paris, FR – Sunset SunsideJune 1: London, UK – Ronnie Scott’sJune 17: Woodstock, GA – Elm Street Arts VillageJune 22: Winnipeg Jazz Festival*June 23: Medicine Hat Jazz Festival*June 24: Vancouver...

Projet Seb Parent Album Release!

Petit Campus 57-b Rue Prince-Arthur E, Montreal, QC, Canada

Projet Seb Parent is the eponymous debut album from 24-year-old Montreal drummer Sébastien Parent. While it was written with the rich tradition of big band music in mind, this music contains an eclectic range of stylistic influences from the genres that Parent grew up listening to, including rock, classical, neo-soul, country, trap and bossa nova. Each piece...

Dhaivat Jani PLUS: Sum // Parts CD Release!

Jazz Bistro 251 Victoria St., Toronto, ON, Canada

Dhaivat Jani PLUS is the brainchild of Toronto based composer, drummer and tabla player Dhaivat Jani. Originally hailing from Ahmedabad, India - the city of love, fun, food and heat - Dhaivat Jani and his group serve up original contemporary jazz music with a healthy dose of Indian classical music, rock and fluid improvisation. Sum...

Mira Choquette ‘In Reel Time’ CD Release – Montreal!

Upstairs 1254 MACKAY, Montreal, QC, Canada

“You had to be there,” the saying goes. But in the case ofIn Reel Time, the new album by Montreal vocalist Mira Choquette, you'll feel like you were at the recording session even though you weren't. The album has the intimate feeling of something happening in your living room. Or, more accurately, in someone else's...

Mira Choquette ‘In Reel Time’ CD Release – Toronto!

Jazz Bistro 251 Victoria St., Toronto, ON, Canada

“You had to be there,” the saying goes. But in the case ofIn Reel Time, the new album by Montreal vocalist Mira Choquette, you'll feel like you were at the recording session even though you weren't. The album has the intimate feeling of something happening in your living room. Or, more accurately, in someone else's...

Will Bonness ‘Is This a Dream?’ CD Release Tour!

Cross-Canada Tour , Canada

June 21: Medicine Hat Jazz Festival June 23: Winnipeg Jazz Festival June 24: Ottawa Jazz Festival June 28: Victoria Jazz Festival June 29: Vancouver Jazz Festival June 30: Calgary Jazz Festival

The Nimmons Tribute – Volume 2: Generational CD Release!

TD Toronto Jazz Festival: TD Main Stage in the OLG Grove 91 Charles St. W, Toronto, ON, Canada

Kevin Turcotte - Trumpet, FlugelhornTara Davidson - Alto & Soprano Sax, ClarinetMike Murley - Tenor SaxAlex Dean - Bari Sax, Bass ClarinetWilliam Carn - TromboneSean Nimmons - Piano, Fender Rhodes, ArrangementsJon Maharaj - BassEthan Ardelli - Drums Generational by The Nimmons Tribute is the second volume of a tribute project honouring the legacy of Canadian...