Joshua banks - PianoConnor Miskiman - BassJon Guenter - DrumsHazel Cavida - VocalsDana Anderson - Alto SaxophoneNick Lange - Tenor Saxophone With his first recording project, Para Sayo, Edmonton pianist Joshua Banks has proven himself to be a thrilling new compositional force in contemporary jazz. After studying the sounds of illustrious Asian pianists Hiromi Uehara,...
Joshua banks – PianoConnor Miskiman – BassJon Guenter – DrumsHazel Cavida – VocalsDana Anderson – Alto SaxophoneNick Lange – Tenor Saxophone With his first recording project, Para Sayo, Edmonton pianist Joshua Banks has proven himself to be a thrilling new compositional force in contemporary jazz. After studying the sounds of illustrious Asian pianists Hiromi Uehara, Kie Katagi, and Nahre...
Curtis Nowosad - drumsJoey Landreth - guitar & vocalsJocelyn Gould - guitar & vocalsJulian Bradford - bass
I Am Doing My Bestis the fourth full-length album from JUNO-nominated, NYC-based jazz drummer Curtis Nowosad. Slated for release in June 2025 on La Reserve Records, the album is co-produced by two-time JUNO-winning guitarist & singer-songwriter Joey Landreth, and features special guests Joanna Majoko on vocals and Andrew Renfroe on guitar. This is music for...
David Occhipinti - guitarAline Homzy - violinVirginia MacDonald - clarinetMichael Davidson - vibraphone and marimbaDan Fortin - contrabass Camera Lucida is a new recording by Canadian guitarist and composer, David Occhipinti. The recording has eight new compositions that feature David’s chamber music compositions and guitar improvisations alongside some of Canada’s finest musicians. On the opening...
David Bode, a New Orleans-born saxophonist, composer, and arranger, is set to release his debut album, Good Hang, on August 29, 2025. “After many recordings as a sideman or bandmember, I am very proud to present the first album under my own name,” says Bode, who leads a 19-piece big band ensemble that includes some...
Sets at 7pm & 9:30pm $15/set (or $25 for both) Divine Apology is a jazz album that travels through purgatory, memory, and longing with poetic precision and deep musical sensitivity. Composer, vocalist, and bandleader Saku Mantere crafts a richly textured work that draws as much from literature and philosophy as it does from the jazz...
Kate Wyatt - PianoAdrian Vedady - BassLouis-Vincent Hamel - Drums October 5: Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill (Montreal, QC.) 2 shows at 6:30pm and 8:45pm. October 10: 10,000 Hours (Ottawa, ON.) 7:30pm. October 11: Frontenac Public Library (Kingston, ON.) 3pm. Celebrated Montréal-based jazz pianist and composer Kate Wyatt returns with her electrifying new album Murmurations, a shimmering testament to group empathy and musical...
Andre Wickenheiser - TrumpetAllison Au - Alto SaxophoneAretha Tillotson - BassDave Laing - Drums Kinda Out West is Edmonton bassist Aretha Tillotson’s second album as a leader. A follow up to her Western Canadian Music Award winning 2024 album Introducing Aretha Tillotson, Kinda Out West is an ode to the musicians of her native Alberta...
Nov 8: 10,000 Hours - Vanier, ON. 7:30pm.Anthony D'Alessandro - solo piano Nov 15: Upstairs Jazz and Blues Bar - Montreal, QC. Anthony D’Alessandro – pianoRafael Salazar – trumpetDevon Gillingham – bassJacob Wutske – drumsShows @ 7pm & 9:30pm Nov 22: Canadian Music Centre - Toronto, ON. 7:30pm.Anthony D'Alessandro Quartet Nov 23: The Jazz Room...
Noam Lemish - Piano & CompositionsSundar Viswanathan - Alto & Soprano Saxophones, BansuriDan Fortin - Double BassNick Fraser - Drums Noam Lemish’s new album There’s beauty enough in being hereoffers a gently ravishing program inspired by a Fernando Pessoa poem about experiencing the numinous nature of even the most everyday occurrences. It’s the latest project...
The much-anticipated release of solo record Curtains of Light from jazz singer-songwriter Whitney Ross-Barris. Featuring multi-instrumentalist Michael Shand, drummer Ben Wittman, bassist Ross MacIntyre, guitarist Eric St-Laurent, trumpeter Rebecca Hennessy and saxophonist Amy Peck. Come to the beautiful, newly-opened Nancy and Ed Jackman Performance Centre in midtown Toronto and be gently immersed in Whitney's unique live music...
