CANADIAN Stage Ironwood Stage & Grill - 1229 9 Ave SE Harry Vetro’s Northern Ranger Thursday November 8 @ 7 pm Northern Ranger is a Toronto-based sextet led by musician/composer Harry Vetro. The band’s debut full-length self-titled album came out of Harry’s nation-wide journey including the six Indigenous cultural areas of Canada. Harry’s travels allowed him to interact with musicians from different genres and engage with Indigenous traditions. His music is rooted in traditional jazz yet captures elements of folk and world music. Proceeds from the album will go toward starting a music outreach program for Indigenous youth. Ticket $35 Student $25 Harrison Argatoff - Saxophone Lina Allemano - Trumpet Dan Pitt - Guitar Noah Franche-Nolan - Piano Andrew Downing - Bass Harrison Vetro - Drums Rachel Therrien Friday November 9 @ 7 pm Quebec born, New York City based trumpeter, composer and bandleader Rachel Therrien is already considered one of the most promising jazz musicians today. Her many accolades include winning the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival, being nominated for the Best Jazz Album Producer at the Independent Music Awards in New York City and winning the 2016 Stingray Jazz Rising Star Award. Rachel Therrien - Trumpet Benjamin Deschamps - Sax Charles Trudel - Piano Simon Page - Bass Ticket $35 Student $25 Alain Bourgeois - Drums Ethan Ardelli Quartet Saturday November 10 @ 7 pm Ethan Ardelli is a JUNO Award-Winning drummer and composer and one of the most in demand jazz artists in Canada, sharing the stage with acclaimed international artists such as Dewey Redman, Mark Turner, Mulgrew Miller and Greg Osby. Winner of the 2006 Grand Prix de Jazz at the Montreal International Jazz Festival as part of the David Virelles Quintet, Ethan has played on two JUNO award winning albums. Luis Deniz is a GRAMMY nominated & JUNO Award-Winning saxophonist originally from Camaguey, Cuba who has worked Ticket $35 Student $25 with David Virelles, Mark Turner, Hilario Duran, Paquito D’Rivera, and Roberto Occhipinti, among others. Ethan Ardelli - Drums Luis Deniz - Alto Saxophone Chris Donnelly - Piano Devon Henderson - Bass Barbra Lica Sunday November 11 @ 7 pm JUNO-nominated artist Barbra Lica is a fast-rising star in the Canadian Jazz scene. In the short period of time since her 2012 debut album release (That’s What I Do), she has been selected as one of Canada’s Top 5 Jazz singers by CBC host Tim Tamashiro, as well as one of 5 up-and-coming jazz artists in Toronto by blogTO. Barbra’s third release is the JUNO Award-nominated ‘I’m Still Learning’. She is an accomplished singer, songwriter and arranger, delivering jazz pop songs and heart-wrenching ballads with an equal measure of positivity and genuine emotion. Ticket $30 Student $20 Barbra Lica - Vocals Joel Visentin - Piano Tom Fleming - Guitar Marc Rogers - Bass Will Fisher - Drums Morgan Childs Quartet & Late Night Jam Session* Friday November 9 @ 10 pm Morgan Childs is a drummer and bandleader who has cemented his reputation as one of Canada’s foremost jazz musicians. Peers and elders alike have expressed admiration for Morgan’s unique blend of forward-looking, contemporary instincts with his warm, vintage aesthetic and thorough understanding of the jazz tradition. Morgan’s Quartet features three of Canada’s top players. Kelly Jefferson- Tenor Saxophone Lucian Gray - Guitar Neil Swainson - Bass Morgan Childs - Drums Ticket $15 Student $5 *One Set Concert to be followed by Late Night Jam Session. Jammers free. Canadian Jazz Festival - November 8th - 11th www.jazzyyc.com.