Lulaworld 2025: Joaquin Nuñez with Dayramir González & Natasha Roldán

Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON, Canada

Ruta de la Clave, the highly anticipated debut album from Juno-winning Cuban-Canadian percussionist, composer, producer, and bandleader Joaquín Núñez, is the result of five years of creative exploration. Produced in collaboration with acclaimed New-York based Cuban pianist and jazz innovator Dayramir González, the album offers a rich sonic journey tracing the evolution of Cuban music...

The George Crotty Trio ‘Heart Music’ Album Release Tour!

June 13: Bossa Bistro - Washington DCJune 14: Kennett Flash - Kennett Square, PAJune 15: Barzakh - Brooklyn, NYJune 18: Nietzsche's - Buffalo, NYJune 20: Small World Music Centre - Toronto, ONJune 21: Silence - Guelph, ONJune 22: Something Else! Festival - Hamilton, ONAugust 20: Casa del Popolo - Montreal, QCAugust 21: The Burren -...

Joshua Banks ‘Para Sayo’ Album Release Celebration!

Yardbird Suite 11 Tommy Banks Way, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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 ‘Para Sayo’ @ The Edmonton International Jazz Festival

La Cité Francophone 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury 91e rue, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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 ‘I Am Doing My Best’ Album Release Celebration!

Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10 th Street, basement, New York, New York, United States

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 ‘Camera Lucida’ Album Release Celebration!

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

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 ‘Good Hang’ Album Release Celebration!

The Broadside 600 N Broad Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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...

Saku Mantere ‘Divine Apology’ Album Release Celebration!

Diese Onze 4115 St Denis St A, Montreal, QC, Canada

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 Trio ‘Murmurations’ Album Release Tour!

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...

Aretha Tillotson ‘Kinda Out West’ Album Release Celebration!

Yardbird Suite 11 Tommy Banks Way, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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...

Noam Lemish: ‘There’s beauty enough in being here’ Album Release Concert

Heliconian Hall 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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...