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April 8, 2026

John Korsrud's new Big Band, Butoh Jazz, Gnawa Grooves, Mississippi Blues & more

Infidels Jazz has a stacked weekend of live music ahead, with 11 concerts at 8 different venues! 

Pianist Jillian Lebeck is at Zameen Art House on Friday night, with a fantastic quartet featuring Jon Bentley! 

Lala Tamar & Itamar Erez are teaming up for the very first time at Pyatt Hall this weekend, and tickets are almost sold out! 

We're partnering with our friends at KW Studios for the first time on Saturday, with Butoh Jazz, a collaborative performance featuring the Kokoro Dancers & Tony Wilson! 

We're bringing Mississippi blues to the VIFF Centre on Sunday with Robert Connely Farr! He'll be performing alongside a screening of I Am The Blues.

John Korsrud has been a cornerstone of the Canadian creative music scene for over 35 years, and he'll be launching a new Big Band at the American on Sunday: Casual Sports Outfit! 

All of this, plus Ingrid Stitt & Jocelyn Waugh will be launching their new Quintet on Sunday at Hero's, featuring Brad Turner! Nathan Lintott & Cole Woodland will be playing Frankie's After Dark, and David Sikula & Bonnie Northgraves will be playing our Sound Stages series at Meo Chinatown.

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