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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

Advance Tickets - $40+SC
Tickets At The Door - $50+SC

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

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.

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 comments Edmonton Jazz Festival Society

Advance Tickets - $40+SC
Tickets At The Door - $50+SC

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

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.

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.