An engaging, lyrical saxophonist, Mike Murley stands among Canada’s most respected jazz artists. He has appeared on fourteen JUNO Award–winning recordings since 1990—seven as a leader or co-leader—and continues to shape the sound of Canadian jazz through a career spanning more than four decades.
May 2 | 8 - 10:30 PM
Ironwood Stage & Grill
All Ages
Tickets start at $20
https://www.jazzyyc.com/jazz-events/mike-murley-quartet/
Northern Light Theatre's 2026-2027 season, their 51st, features three plays about characters at a crossroads in their lives: turns that they could never have expected. The first production explores a woman who has been unceremoniously diverted off the path she had planned for her life and finds herself having to start over. The second play centres on two young men at the beginning of their journey into adulthood… with no clear plan laid out for them.
The Seed Paintings by Jim Macgregor opens at Bay 1 Gallery on May 22.
Did you know the Edmonton dance scene is one of the most vibrant in Canada? Members of the Edmonton dance community and the Alberta Dance Alliance are launching a new initiative, Dance Lives Here, on International Dance Day, April 29.
Nat Lazzarotto, Fraser Calhoun, and the Bowline Jazz Quartet have put together a low-key series at Congress Coffee Company playing jazz from and inspired by the 50s & 60s. Its a relaxed night that's very much about the room and the people in it. Come to listen or hang out and chat with friends.
The Band:
Nat Lazzarotto - Trombone
Fraser Calhoun - Tenor Sax
Alex Gonzalez - Piano
Steve Shepard - Upright Bass
Jon McCaslin - Drums
When: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Where: Harcourt House Annex Building, Art Education Room 1
10211 -112 Street NW, Edmonton
Price: SAA Members $95
Non-Members $120
Price includes all materials required.
Join GABS for a fun afternoon to create your own Jack Rabbit lantern (Height ~12”-18” TBC).
Drawing from abstraction, repetition, and pattern, the performance unsettles the perceived neutrality of minimalist aesthetics. Through shifting power dynamics and layered presence, the work makes visible what has often been rendered invisible within colonial systems of recognition.
