On January 18th, two prominent Edmonton based jazz brothers, Don and Doug Berner recreate some of the most famous arrangements the Adderley Brothers had in their repertoire.

Philadelphia native, New York-based saxophonist Sam Taylor brings one of his heroes, saxophone legend, Larry McKenna, to the Yardbird Suite on January 24, 2020.

While this engagement marks his Edmonton debut at the Yardbird Suite, San Francisco-based Nicolas Bearde is a bona fide jazz master who first made his mark more than 30 years ago as a founding member of Bobby McFerrin’s wildly innovative a capella ensemble, “ Voicestra”.

Sivan Arbel (vocals), Shai Portugaly (piano), Sam Weber (bass), Evan Hyde (drums)

Tyler Hornby is one of Canada’s most innovative and sought-after drummers, and Piotr Lemanczyk is one of Europe’s leading bass players and composers.

Matthew Welch (alto saxophone, bagpipes and voice), Will Northlich-Redmond (guitar)

Mark Segger Sextet

Angelique Francis (bass, guitar, harmonica, piano and vocals)

Angelique Francis (bass, guitar, harmonica, piano and vocals)

Harrison² (Harrison squared) is a Toronto-based modern jazz quartet that features two up-and-coming instrumentalists, Harrison Vetro and Harrison Argatoff, alongside two mainstays of the Canadian jazz scene, Mike Murley and Steve Wallace.

Jazz Affair was formed ten years ago, making their way as one of the rare Canadian a cappella groups working in jazz.