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 is a critically-acclaimed vocalist, composer and arranger originally from Israel. She is a worldwide performer and an effervescent talent on the international jazz scene.

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.

Composer-bagpipe-sax wizard Matthew Welch (from Blarvuster) teams up with composer-guitarist-electronic-mad-scientist Will Northlich-Redmond (aka BlipVert); the result is nothing short of a journey into sonic mayhem.

Founded in 2008, The Mark Segger Sextet features a top shelf selection of Toronto’s most accomplished improvisors.

Born and raised in Ottawa, Angelique Francis is one of Canada’s top emerging Blues artists.

Born and raised in Ottawa, Angelique Francis is one of Canada’s top emerging Blues artists.

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.

María Grand is a musician with presence and vision, and already a breadth of experience playing with artists such as Mary Halvorson, Matana Roberts, Nicole Mitchell, Aaron Parks, Steve Lehman and Joel Ross.

It’s been a decade since the 2019 Edmonton Music Award winner Brett Miles has headlined at the Suite. He returns with his band with so much new music!

This concert will feature the best young jazz musicians in Edmonton.

Dave Herrick attended MacEwan College and St. Francis Xavier University and has been in the Edmonton music scene in a variety of roles and musical styles going on 30 years.

Recently coming off a short hiatus in Europe, the young quartet Good Information returns to debut a host of original compositions written while abroad.

Join the Louise Dawson Quintet as she transports you back in time to the adding her own neo-jazz arrangements of jazz standards as well as soul and popular music of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.

Sole Rhythm is Jenna Werhun's most recent artistic project that unites tap dancing and music within a band atmosphere.

Leah Harman is a professional saxophonist from Edmonton, Alberta, with a background in both classical and jazz saxophone.