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Ewen Farncombe: pianoJesse Dietschi: bassEthan Ardelli: drums Gradient: a change in the magnitude of a property observed in passing from one moment to another. The term implies gradual transition on a continuous scale between two seemingly opposing elements. In Gradient, the Jesse Dietschi Trio travel along a continuum between modern jazz and contemporary classical chamber music, adjusting position as...

Mike Downes: bassRobi Botos: keyboardsTed Quinlan: guitarsJoaquin Nunez: percussion (Jan. 26)Davide Di Renzo: percussion (Jan. 27) Two nights! Jan 26 & 27 @ 8pm! Noted as a profoundly musical bassist with a keen melodic sense, Toronto-based composer, arranger and bassist Mike Downes has released a number of award-winning recordings for a variety of instrumentations: from...

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) is Canada’s first community-based, non-profit professional jazz orchestra. Founded in 1997 (registered as a charity in 2000), the WJO has matured to become an important part of Winnipeg’s cultural landscape, reflected in the ongoing support the organization receives from the Manitoba Arts Council, the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Winnipeg Foundation,...

Disaster Pony is a new jazz/EDM band led by Gordon Hyland, a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Toronto. With a Masters in Jazz Performance under his belt from the University of Toronto, Hyland has built up a reputation as an in-demand session player in Canada’s live music scene, playing hundreds of shows with the...

Celebrating their upcoming release 'A Canadian Songbook' Feb 21, 22, 23 & 24 Sets @ 8:30 & 10pm Tara Davidson - Alto SaxophoneJoel Frahm - Tenor SaxophoneWilliam Carn - Trombone Adrean Farrugia - Piano Dan Loomis - Bass Ernesto Cervini - Drums  Following up his ambitious JUNO Award-nominated 2022 album Joy (“a compositional tour-de-force, with strong melodies scored...

Marcus Lowry - Electric GuitarYannick Anctil - PianoAlex Le Blanc - Double BassWill Régnier - Drums Doors @ 6:30 / Show @ 7:30 Traces is the debut album from Montreal drummer, composer, and producer Will Régnier. The genre-defying instrumental music on Traces seamlessly blends a variety of styles to create a truly unique and engaging musical...

Scott Marshall: tenor and soprano saxophonesKevin Turcotte: trumpet and flugelhornMike Downes: acoustic bassTerry Clarke: drums The Solitude Suite is saxophonist and composer Scott Marshall’s sixth album of original music. Written for a unique chord-less configuration – and performed by Canadian jazz icons Kevin Turcotte, Mike Downes, Terry Clarke, and Marshall himself –  The Solitude Suite proves once again that Marshall is one...

REVOLUTIONS is programmatic suite of electrifying and thought-provoking songs and spoken-word pieces meant to serve as a call to the barricades. In a society that is ever more polarized and ossified, revolutionary thoughts and ideas move us forward to a more open future. But revolutionary action is hard… deciding to make a change is difficult...

Benny Benack III – trumpet, vocalsCaity Gyorgy – vocalsAnthony D’Alessandro – pianoMike De Masi – bassJim Doxas – drums Sets at 7pm and 9:30pm Hailed by The WholeNote Magazine as a pianist with a “natural feeling for swing and groove” and “scintillating technique,” Toronto-based Anthony D’Alessandro has been steadily carving out a name for himself...

Benny Benack III – trumpet, vocalsAnthony D’Alessandro – pianoJonathan Chapman – bassErnesto Cervini – drums Sets at 8pm and 9:30pm Hailed by The WholeNote Magazine as a pianist with a “natural feeling for swing and groove” and “scintillating technique,” Toronto-based Anthony D’Alessandro has been steadily carving out a name for himself across the country. Having already...