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June 28, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

This event is a presentation of the 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival.
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.
Advance Tickets – $40+SC
Tickets At The Door – $50+SC
Get tickets HERE
Doors open at 6pm.
Music starts at 7pm.
Born out of the Atlantic Jazz Nights concert series at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, the Atlantic Jazz Collective’s mission is to develop and promote jazz in Atlantic Canada and beyond through exciting international collaborations. The group (Mike Murley, Jim Vivian, and Florian Hoefner) presents their debut album “Seascape (Alma Records, May 2025) that features revered UK-based vocalist, Norma Winstone. Her 1987 ECM album Somewhere Called Home was described as “one most original yet idyllic of vocal jazz recordings” by Allmusic. The ensemble will be completed by one of the outstanding drummers of the Canadian scene, Ottawa native, Nick Fraser.
The repertoire includes reimagined versions of pieces by Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Ralph Towner, Steve Swallow and others. A brilliant wordsmith whose timeless, poetic lyrics have set the standard for the contemporary jazz art song, Winstone has written original lyrics to these previously instrumental pieces.
Venue Phone: (780) 432-0428
Venue Website: https://yardbirdsuite.com
Band members
Norma Winstone, vocalMike Murley, tenor saxophone
Florian Hoefner, piano
Jim Vivian, bass
Nick Fraser, drums
Parking is available in the City of Edmonton lot just outside our doors. $6 maximum from 5pm to 2am or $2.50 per hour.
Tickets will also be available at the door if not previously sold out online. Doors open at 6pm. Music starts at 7pm.
Anyone with mobility concerns wanting to reserve an accessible table please email ed@yardbirdsuitejazz.com
Yardbird Suite has cabaret seating: seats are available first-come, first-served. Please be aware that a couple seated at a table for four may be sharing the table with new friends if the performance is busy.