Yardbird Suite

Yardbird Suite Official page of the YARDBIRD SUITE and Edmonton Jazz Society (EJS.) The Yardbird Suite - Edmonton In 1959 Yardbird Suite relocated to 9810 Jasper Avenue.
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Operated entirely by volunteers, The Yardbird Suite, is the only facility of its kind in Canada. Every weekend between the middle of September and the end of June (with the break for the New Year) a new jazz experience unfolds in the Suite's casual and intimate atmosphere. In addition to an average of 75 concerts per performance season, the Yardbird currently hosts weekly Tuesday Night Sessions, s

ponsors the Littlebirds Big Band, and provides concert space to other organizations. Our programming has enabled local musicians to play with some of the world's luminaries of jazz. In partnership with the CBC and Radio-Canada, we have broadcasted nationally. In the past we have provided jazz appreciation courses, weekend workshops with visiting musicians and sponsored various bands. On March 23, 1957, the original Yardbird Suite opened on 10444 Whyte Avenue. Founding members included Terry Hawkeye, Zen and Ray Magus, Ron Repka, Gary Nelson, Ken Chaney and Neil Gunn. When the Steak Loft moved from its original location on Jasper Ave and 98th Street into a new building further west on Jasper, the Yardbird Suite moved into the vacated Steak Loft premises. The Yardbird Suite operated in that location pretty well as the present operation is run, with the exception of the fact that the volunteers in those days were all musicians and their wives and girlfriends. It ran most often five nights a week. In 1967 an old VW garage across from the old CP station on the south side (corner of 102 Street and 81 Avenue) became Yardbird Suite new location. In 1973 the EJS re-organized and staged concerts at the Captain's Cabin on 89 Avenue and 99 Street, Palm's Cafe and other locations. On September 13, 1984, with a crew of dedicated jazz volunteers, the Yardbird Suite re-opened in its current location (known at the time as Malone Warehouse) at 11 Tommy Banks Way.

SUNDAY EVENING Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents Djabe. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm. Fink tickets through the link ...
06/17/2026

SUNDAY EVENING Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents Djabe. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm. Fink tickets through the link in our comments Edmonton Jazz Festival Society

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Zoltan Bubenyak, keyboards
Zoltan Zana, saxophone, ewi
Tamás Barabas, bass guitar
Attila Egerhazi, guitar, percussion
Áron Koos-Hutas, trumpet, flugelhorn
Peter Kaszas, drums, vocal

Advanced tickets for this event are being sold through Ticketweb, while quantities last, until 6pm the day of the show. If tickets are still available they will be sold at the door. Buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment and increased prices at the door.

DJABE is the number one Hungarian Jazz/World Fusion band. Since 1995 they have released more than fifty albums and have been performed in 44 countries at festivals, prestigious concert venues and clubs. Djabe has been working together with the world-famous Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett for more than 23 years and in 2023 Djabe started to work with Chieli Minucci, the New Yorker guitarist and leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group Special EFX founded in 1982.

The band has earned many international and domestic awards and recognitions including the Hungarian Music Award, the prestigious eMeRTon Award (Hungarian National Broadcast Services), International PRince Award. Their Sheafs Are Dancing album was nominated for the Surround Music Award in Los Angeles in 2004.

Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group.

SUNDAY MATINEE Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents A Portrait of Sheila. Doors 12pm. Music 1pm. Find tickets t...
06/16/2026

SUNDAY MATINEE Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents A Portrait of Sheila. Doors 12pm. Music 1pm. Find tickets through the link in our comments. Edmonton Jazz Festival Society

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Elsie Osborne, bandleader, vocals
Dianne Donovan, vocals
Shelley Jones, vocals
Sandro Dominelli, drums
Chris Andrew, piano
John Taylor, bass
Cindy McLeod, speaker

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Edmonton Jazz Collective celebrates the career of late pioneering vocalist and NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan.

Sheila had ties to many artists in Canada and around the world. A select few, led by close friend and vocalist Elsie Osborne, have been brought together to share music and stories from Sheila's nearly 80-year career. The matinee event will include special appearances by jazz vocalist and CKUA Radio host Diane Donovan, Edmonton-based songstress Shelley Jones, and radio host, Blues Festival Producer, and jazz singer Cindy McLeod.

Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group.

SATURDAY Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents Charley Rose Trio. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm. Find tickets through the...
06/15/2026

SATURDAY Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents Charley Rose Trio. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm. Find tickets through the link in our comments Edmonton Jazz Festival Society

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Charley Rose, sax
Enzo Carniel, piano
Ariel Tessier, drums

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Charley Rose uses the tenor saxophone as a narrative engine: sharp phrasing, sudden lyricism, and effects that warp the sonic texture. The trio blends avant-garde jazz with a Stravinskian sense of form and raw rock energy.

On stage, they shift from deep grooves to pure abstraction, breaking structures only to fuse them back together with Dadaist humor and formidable rhythmic precision. Their improvisations open doors without ever losing the pulse or the story. This is a trio that plays and listens at 100%, turning risk into pleasure.

Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TDTD Bank Group.

FRIDAY Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents MA:Q. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm. Find tickets through the link in our co...
06/15/2026

FRIDAY Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents MA:Q. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm. Find tickets through the link in our comments Edmonton Jazz Festival Society

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Mary Ancheta, keys
Dominic Conway, sax
Matt Reid, bass
Paul Clark, drums

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A Canadian Filipina, Mary Ancheta is based in Vancouver, Canada. Her new upcoming album 'When the Light Comes to Play,' deals with themes of resilience, moments of clarity, and the transitional state between waking and sleeping. The LP incorporates more piano than her 'Level Up' EP as MA:Q moves toward modern jazz with elements of funk, hip hop, afrobeat, and world. Mary Ancheta: keys, Dominic Conway: sax, Matt Reid: bass, and Paul Clark: drums. Guitarist Mike Stern is a featured guest on the track '20 Feet From the Street.' Ride the wave as MA:Q brings their groove-driven music of future-facing funk and jazz-fusion.

Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group.

WEDNESDAY Yardbird Suite welcome Edmonton Chamber Music Society's Summer Solstice Music Festival. Doors 6:30pm. Music 7:...
06/12/2026

WEDNESDAY Yardbird Suite welcome Edmonton Chamber Music Society's Summer Solstice Music Festival. Doors 6:30pm. Music 7:30pm.

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Gabrielle Despres, violin
Angela Chan, violin
Sam Rosenthal, viola
Bryan Cheng, cello

Edmonton Chamber Music Society is welcoming the summer sun with outstanding chamber music from world-class musicians. A laid-back concert and a chance to experience something new at Yardbird Suite.

TUESDAY Yardbird Suite presents Australia's Riebl Tedesco McGill (of The Cat Empire). Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets ...
06/11/2026

TUESDAY Yardbird Suite presents Australia's Riebl Tedesco McGill (of The Cat Empire). Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets now through the link in our comments.

Felix Riebl, vocal
Richard Tedesco, guitar
Ollie McGill, piano

Riebl Tedesco McGill is a new collaborative project bringing together three of Australia’s most accomplished and genre-defying musicians. Felix Riebl, Richard Tedesco, and Ollie McGill share decades of experience across diverse musical worlds, now combining their talents in an intimate and compelling trio project. Blending songwriting, instrumental mastery and deep musical storytelling, the ensemble creates an immersive listening experience that’s as rich in texture as it is in spirit.

Melbourne artist Felix Riebl is a globetrotting frontman and storyteller (the Cat Empire) whose latest solo album, Everyday Amen, finds joy in the contrast between stadium stages and domestic stillness. Flamenco guitarist Richard Tedesco, a pillar of the Australian flamenco scene for over three decades, brings fiery emotion and technical brilliance drawn from a lifetime of devotion to his craft. Ollie McGill, best known as the founding pianist of The Cat Empire, is a versatile composer and improviser whose work spans jazz, neo-classical, and award-winning pop.

Performing under the name Riebl Tedesco McGill, the trio present a curated blend of original works and arrangements drawn from their respective solo projects and collaborations - including moments from The Cat Empire’s rich catalogue. Designed for intimate venues, their performances offer a window into the inner workings of each artist’s craft, celebrating both individuality and the deep musical conversation they share as a collective.

SATURDAY Yardbird Suite presents a SOLD OUT PJ Perry Quintet. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm.PJ Perry, saxophoneBob Tildesley, tru...
06/11/2026

SATURDAY Yardbird Suite presents a SOLD OUT PJ Perry Quintet. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm.

PJ Perry, saxophone
Bob Tildesley, trumpet
Chris Andrew, piano
Paul Johnston, bass
Dave Laing, drums

PJ Perry has shared the stage with countless jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Michel LeGrand, Pepper Adams, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Harrell, Rob McConnell, Slide Hampton, Herb Spanier, Bobby Shew, Fraser McPherson, Tommy Banks, Joe LaBarbera, Clarence “Big” Miller, Red Rodney and many more talented artists, too numerous to list here. Recently, he was a featured soloist on the hit 2010 Broadway production of Come Fly Away, highlighting the songs of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla Tharpe.

FRIDAY Yardbird Suite presents Major Love. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets now through the link in our comments.Collee...
06/09/2026

FRIDAY Yardbird Suite presents Major Love. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets now through the link in our comments.

Colleen Brown, vox, guitar, keys
Shea Connor, drums, bgs
Trevor Mann, lead guitar, bgs
Murray Wood, bass

Edmonton super group Major Love is known for their muscular guitars, group harmonies, singalong hooks, and smiling swagger. They present songs focused towards beauty, joy, and community, in an age of tumult and angst.

Local rock trio Scenic Route To Alaska - with Trevor Mann on lead guitar and backing vocals, Murray Wood on bass/bgs, and Shea Connor rounding out the rhythm section on drums/bgs - bring an energetic warmth to support lead singer and guitarist Colleen Brown's vibrant and buoyant sounds.

TUESDAY Yardbird Suite presents Tuesday Jam hosted by Deborah Gano. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets now through the li...
06/05/2026

TUESDAY Yardbird Suite presents Tuesday Jam hosted by Deborah Gano. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets now through the link in our comments.

Deborah Gano, vocals
Cam Herron, guitar
Kessler Douglas, bass
Zechariah Lim, piano
Brynmor Lipinski, drums

Deborah In The End Is Seen is a local artist known for her powerful, soulful voice and commanding stage presence. Deborah is excited for this opportunity to reconnect with her jazz roots and share some of her favourite classic jazz standards with the audience. With a night that you won't forget, and a voice that's guaranteed to touch your heart. Come prepared to experience something you might've never experienced before.

As a young emerging artist on the Edmonton music scene, Deborah has become known for performances that showcase not only her vocal power, but her remarkable gift for improvisation. Making waves through the music scene with entirely improvised songs created in the moment. She has developed a reputation for transforming any kind of instrumentals into deeply moving musical experiences. Drawing from jazz, R&B, soul, and gospel influences, Deborah brings a combination of authenticity, creativity, and emotional connection to every performance.

New Yardbird Suite tees this June. $30 for a purple v-neck or a black-sleeved old style baseball shirt.Visit us and get ...
06/04/2026

New Yardbird Suite tees this June. $30 for a purple v-neck or a black-sleeved old style baseball shirt.

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11 Tommy Banks Way
Edmonton, AB
T6E2M2

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7:30pm - 11pm
Friday 7pm - 11pm
Saturday 7pm - 11pm

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+17804320428

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