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Welcome to our home for jazz in Calgary. Thank you for joining us in building a vibrant jazz community. 

Here on JazzYYC, you will find easy access to all the jazz happenings in our city. We present and promote jazz year-round. If you’re a live music fan, jazz has something for you. Visit our community jazz listings for the most comprehensive list of live music in Calgary.

And save the date for our International Jazz Days Festival running April 28 – 30, 2023.

Our Summer Festival running June 28 – July 2, 2023

And our Canadian Festival running Nov 9-12, 2023.

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Upcoming Events

  • Thursday, Feb 16th, 2023
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Venue Website:

Address:
1332 9 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2G 0T3

We invite you all to a free event at the wonderful The Collectors’ Gallery of Art in Inglewood, featuring Esteban Herrara on piano, on Thursday, February 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for Artistic Director Kodi Hutchinson’s International Jazz Days Festival announcement.


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Band members

Christine Jensen: saxophone
Ingrid Jensen: trumpet
Aretha Tillotson: bass
Kristian Alexandrov: piano
Tyler Hornby: drums

  • Tuesday, Feb 28th, 2023
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Address:
850 4 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Calgary Women’s Jazz Orchestra, along with special guests Christine and Ingrid Jensen and a rhythm section comprised of Tyler Hornby (drums), Kristian Alexandrov (piano), and Aretha Tillotson (bass), will be performing at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, on January 28 in celebration of women in jazz.


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  • Friday, Mar 24th, 2023
    8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Venue Phone: (403) 969-7257

Venue Website:

Address:
2505 14 St SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2T 3T8

The Ethan Disler Quintet is led by trumpet player Ethan Disler, and performs a vast number of genres including bebop, swing, Latin, and blues. All music is original arrangements composed by Ethan Disler and will include well-known standards to the jazz community. (more…)


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  • Saturday, Mar 25th, 2023
    8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Venue Phone: (403) 969-7257

Venue Website:

Address:
2505 14 St SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2T 3T8

“A night in Havana”.  This quartet was formed to fulfill a desire to explore further the rich musical tradition of pre-revolutionary Cuba and artists such as Compay Segundo, Ruben Gonzalez, and Ibrahim Ferrer.


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Latest news

Announcement: The Tune Up Scholarship for Young Women in Jazz Jan 18 - JazzYYC is proud to announce a new scholarship opportunity for aspiring jazz musicians. The Tune Up Scholarship for Young Women in Jazz is an award open to young women who wish to continue their studies in jazz after high school. Applicants can be between 16 and 25 years old and be continuing their jazz studies… Read More
JazzYYC seeks directors Oct 6 - Read More
JazzYYC Canadian Festival 2022 Sep 22 - Thursday November 10 to Sunday November 13Calgary Our Canadian Jazz Festival returns for four days of live music in some of Calgary’s most intimate, safe, and fun venues.   The headliners for this year’s Festival include some of the greatest Canadian jazz musicians playing right now, banded together in jazz supergroups like CODE Quartet and… Read More
Who’s who at JazzYYC Sep 6 - The new season for JazzYYC begins in September, and we are looking forward to bringing you another year of exciting programming.  To ensure that we can continue to deliver high-quality jazz events and activities for Calgary there are some personnel changes happening for our organization. Gerry Hebert has served on the Board of JazzYYC for… Read More
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