DECEMBER

DECEMBER 10TH 2019

Jacob Do Quintet

Jacob Do, recipient of the inaugural Oliver Jones Award, is an up and coming saxophone player in the Canadian jazz scene who received his formative music education in Edmonton.

DECEMBER 11TH 2019

Concordia Student Jam Hosted by Alex Johnson ft. Tommy Poirier & Sophie Brubacher

5pm to 7pm - Every Wednesday, students in the jazz program at Concordia University will play at Upstairs.

DECEMBER 11TH 2019

Dawn Tyler Watson Duo

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

DECEMBER 12TH 2019

The Hydra-Matics

Serving up the classic and seductive blues sounds of 1950s Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Los Angeles, and Baton Rouge, the Hydramatics paying hommage to the likes of Eddie Taylor, Jerry McCain....

DECEMBER 13TH 2019

Stephen Menold Oh My Mingus

Oh My Mingus Is a Montreal based group of Improvisers that are breathing life into Jazz.

DECEMBER 14TH 2019

Colin Hunter

A huge fan of the 1950s crooner-jazz repertoire, Colin Hunter has launched a few CDs and has hit the stage many times with the ever-talented vocal singer Kim Richardson.

DECEMBER 15TH 2019

Reddy/Anctil - Noel Jazz

featuring Roxane Reddy (vocals), Yannick Anctil (piano), Mathieu McConnell-Enright (basse)

DECEMBER 16TH 2019

Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas with Steve Raegele & Adrian Vedady

This week: The Upstairs Jam session is hosted by Jim Doxas (drums), and special guests

DECEMBER 17TH 2019

Closed at night for Private Event

DECEMBER 18TH 2019

Arden Arapyan & Sasha Djihanian - Soirée de Jazz Lyrique

Arden Arapyan was born in Montreal, Canada, into a family of Armenian descent. Throughout his life, Arden was exposed to many drastically varying styles of music.

DECEMBER 19TH 2019

Fuel Junkie blues band

Fuel Junkie is a blues act that builds upon the traditional trio and adds three powerful saxophones.

DECEMBER 20TH 2019

Jean-Pierre Zanella Quartet - Tribute to Jobim

Tribute to the great brasilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim

DECEMBER 21ST 2019

James Gelfand Christmas Trio

Classically trained from the age of 4, as both a Jazz and Classical pianist as well as a composer, Juno award winner, James Gelfand has received critical acclaim in both the jazz world and the film industry.

DECEMBER 22ND 2019

Latin Jazz Night

Featuring: Domier Gonzales (percussions), Michel Cantero (piano), Nestor Rodriguez (sax), Alex Bellegarde (bass)

DECEMBER 23RD 2019

Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas with Greg Amirault & Adrian Vedady

This week: The Upstairs Jam session is hosted by Jim Doxas (drums), and special guests

DECEMBER 24TH 2019

Closed - Happy Holidays!!

DECEMBER 25TH 2019

Closed - Happy Holidays!!

DECEMBER 26TH 2019

Jim Zeller acoustic duo

A dominant figure on the Quebec blues scene, Jim Zeller has the nasty habit of getting people in a frenzy everywhere he plays his harmonica.

DECEMBER 27TH 2019

Kevin Dean and the Big City Wranglers

Trumpeter Kevin Dean is a Professor of Music (Jazz Studies) at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University

DECEMBER 28TH 2019

Yoel Diaz & Cubarteto Cuban Jazz

This great pianist, songwriter, composer and arranger born in Holguin, Cuba, evolving on the at every concert

DECEMBER 29TH 2019

Suzi Silva Fad'azz

Suzi Silva, of Portuguese origin, is the instigator of this project, which aims to merge Fado and Jazz.

DECEMBER 30TH 2019

Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas with Kate Wyatt & Adrian Vedady

This week: The Upstairs Jam session is hosted by Jim Doxas (drums), and special guests

DECEMBER 31ST 2019

Dawn Tyler Watson - New Years Eve Party

Celebrate New Year's Eve at the Upstairs with vocalist Dawn Tyler Watson and her band!

JANUARY 2ND 2020

Bharath and his Rhythm Four

Their time-stamped authentic style, purist approach and incomparable energy, is inspired by the great American bluesmen who once scoured the juke joints of Chicago and the Midwest.

JANUARY 4TH 2020

Jean-Michel Pilc “Punk Milk” quartet

Featuring: Jean-Michel Pilc (piano), Mike de Masi (double bass) & Jim Doxas (drums)

JANUARY 5TH 2020

Latin Jazz Night

Featuring: Domier Gonzales (percussions), Michel Cantero (piano), Nestor Rodriguez (sax), Alex Bellegarde (bass)

JANUARY 12TH 2020

Longtoe sextet

Feat: Nicolas Lanctôt - guitar and compositions, Lucas Brisson - double bass, Alex Lepanto - drums, Christopher Kerr-Barr - trumpet, Patrice Luneau - Alto sax, Philippe Brochu-Pelletie - tenor sax

JANUARY 15TH 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Duo

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

JANUARY 17TH 2020

Laura Anglade Quintet

Originally from a small village in the south of France and raised in Connecticut, Laura is influenced by her parents’ gypsy jazz and classical backgrounds.

JANUARY 19TH 2020

Latin Jazz Night

Featuring: Domier Gonzales (percussions), Michel Cantero (piano), Nestor Rodriguez (sax), Alex Bellegarde (bass)

JANUARY 26TH 2020

MARACUJÁ Brazilian jazz

Feat. Elie Haroun (vocals), André Faleiros (bass), Sacha Daoud (drums) & John Sadowy (piano).

JANUARY 31ST 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Quartet

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

FEBRUARY 6TH 2020

Bharath and his Rhythm Four

Their time-stamped authentic style, purist approach and incomparable energy, is inspired by the great American bluesmen who once scoured the juke joints of Chicago and the Midwest.

FEBRUARY 19TH 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Duo

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

MARCH 6TH 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Quartet

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

MARCH 18TH 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Duo

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

MARCH 27TH 2020

Kevin Dean / Jean-Michel Pilc Quartet

Kevin and Jean-Michel, joined by a top notch rhythm section, will be reinventing standards and blues of the jazz repertoire.

APRIL 11TH 2020

Harpdog Brown & The Uptown Blues Band

Harpdog Brown has been immersed in the Canadian blues scene for over 30 years.

APRIL 24TH 2020

Kat Edmonson

In the decade since, Edmonson has emerged as one of the most distinctive performers in contemporary American music.

APRIL 24TH 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Quartet

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.

MAY 29TH 2020

Dawn Tyler Watson Quartet

Dawn Tyler Watson is a six-time consecutive winner of the Quebec Lys Blues Award for Best Female Artist.