Jazz YYC International Jazz Days

April 27 - 30, 2023
Various Venues in Calgary
TICKETS NOW ON SALE

CALGARY- JazzYYC's annual International Jazz Days Festival runs Thursday April 27 until Sunday, April 30 presenting an amazing group of local musicians celebrating jazz around the world culminating in the Festival Jam on Sunday April 30, International Jazz Day.

Tickets are now on sale for shows such as Mike Rud & David Restivo Quartet, Lush Vocal Jazz, & Scott Morin presents PurpleJazz featuring Russ Broom. The Festival is being hosted in a variety of favourite Calgary locales including King Eddy and Ironwood Stage & Grill.
 
On Sunday April 30 the free JazzWalk throughout Inglewood and at the Calgary Central Library is the perfect event for families to experience free jazz from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Tickets are now on sale through www.jazzyyc.com.

April 27
Michelle Grégoire 
12:00 p.m.
Devonian Gardens

JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival starts at 12pm at Devonian Gardens with a free show featuring Calgary’s Michelle Grégoire. 

April 28
Mike Rud & David Restivo Quartet 
8:30 p.m. (two sets)
King Eddy

Mike Rud, guitar and vocals 
David Restivo, piano 
Jonathan McCaslin, drums  
Steve Shepard, bass 

Mike Rud is a JUNO award-winning jazz guitarist and songwriter. David Restivo is a 3-time winner of the National Jazz Awards' Pianist of the Year Award and a JUNO-award nominee. 

April 29
Simone Lutzko Trio 
3:00 p.m.
KAWA JAM at KAWA Espresso Bar

Simone Lutzko, saxophone 
Adam Pettigrew, bass 
John Glanville, drums 

The Simone Lutzko Trio is composed of young up and coming session players in the city of Calgary. Featuring Simone on saxophone and vocals the group presents a fresh and modern take on some of the most beloved jazz classics. 

April 29
Lush Vocal Jazz
8:30 p.m. (two sets)
Ironwood Stage & Grill

Glennis Houston, vocals 
Dave Kletke, vocals 
Elliott Steinberg, vocals 
Kim Szabo, vocals 
Trish Evans, piano 
Robin Tufts, drums 
Jason Clarke, bass 

Lush Vocal Jazz’s inaugural performance at JazzYYC International Jazz Day Festival features four exceptional vocalists coming together to do something new and unique for Calgary. 

April 30
Jazz Walk

11:30 a.m. 
Mark Alexander Trio 
Mad Hatter YYC, 917 9th avenue SE, Main Floor 

12:00 p.m. 
Tina Hartt Quartet 
Gravity Espresso and Wine Bar, 909 10th St SE 
 
12:30 p.m. 
JazzYYC Youth Lab Band
Calgary Central Library, 800 3 St SE
 
1:00 p.m. 
Sarah Matheson-Nadeau Quartet
Presented by Studio Bell, Home of the National Music Centre
NMC Performance Hall, 850 4 St. SE

1:00 p.m. 
Tim Williams 
In partnership with the Calgary International Blues Festival 
Jam's Diner,1209 9th Ave. SE 
 

1:30 p.m. 
Prashant Michael John 
MB Mumbai Bites,1214 9th Ave SE 
 
2:00 p.m. 
The Fox Big Band 
Presented by The Calgary Musicians Association & The Music Performance Trust Fund
Central Library, 800 3 St SE
 

2:30 p.m. 
Kim Szabo Trio 
Ami Tea,1357 9th Ave SE 

3:00 p.m. 
Natural Twenty 
Ol' Beautiful
1103 12th St SE 
 
3:30 p.m. 
Ambrose Big Band 
Central Library, 800 3 St SE 

Scott Morin Presents 
PurpleJazz 
Featuring Russ Broom 

7:00 p.m. (two sets)
Ironwood Stage & Grill
 

Scott Morin, alto saxophone 

Angela Wrigley, vocals 

Sheldon Zandboer, keys/organ 

Jim Johnston, drums 

Adam Pettigrew, upright and electric bass 

Johnny Summers, trumpet/flugelhorn 

Richard Harding, tenor saxophone and flute  

Featuring Russ Broom, guitar 

With arrangements from Craig Soby 

The Ironwood Stage and Grill and promoter/ JUNO-award winning producer Scott Morin are excited to give Calgary music and Prince fans a beautiful night filled with soulful, jazz, and funky music, penned by the genius of Prince, in addition to hard bop classics from the Blue Note Records era.  
 

Closing Festival Jam Hosted by Scott Morin's PurpleJazz

9:30 p.m. 

Ironwood Stage & Grill