Yardbird Suite

SUNDAY MATINEE Edmonton International Jazz Festival presents A Portrait of Sheila. Doors 12pm. Music 1pm. Find tickets through the link in our comments. Edmonton Jazz Festival Society

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

Elsie Osborne, bandleader, vocals
Dianne Donovan, vocals
Shelley Jones, vocals
Sandro Dominelli, drums
Chris Andrew, piano
John Taylor, bass
Cindy McLeod, speaker

Advanced tickets for this event are being sold through Ticketweb, while quantities last, until 12pm 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.

Edmonton Jazz Collective celebrates the career of late pioneering vocalist and NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan.

Sheila had ties to many artists in Canada and around the world. A select few, led by close friend and vocalist Elsie Osborne, have been brought together to share music and stories from Sheila's nearly 80-year career. The matinee event will include special appearances by jazz vocalist and CKUA Radio host Diane Donovan, Edmonton-based songstress Shelley Jones, and radio host, Blues Festival Producer, and jazz singer Cindy McLeod.

Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group.

WEDNESDAY Yardbird Suite welcome Edmonton Chamber Music Society's Summer Solstice Music Festival. Doors 6:30pm. Music 7:30pm.

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Gabrielle Despres, violin
Angela Chan, violin
Sam Rosenthal, viola
Bryan Cheng, cello

Edmonton Chamber Music Society is welcoming the summer sun with outstanding chamber music from world-class musicians. A laid-back concert and a chance to experience something new at Yardbird Suite.

TUESDAY Yardbird Suite presents Australia's Riebl Tedesco McGill (of The Cat Empire). Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Get tickets now through the link in our comments.

Felix Riebl, vocal
Richard Tedesco, guitar
Ollie McGill, piano

Riebl Tedesco McGill is a new collaborative project bringing together three of Australia’s most accomplished and genre-defying musicians. Felix Riebl, Richard Tedesco, and Ollie McGill share decades of experience across diverse musical worlds, now combining their talents in an intimate and compelling trio project. Blending songwriting, instrumental mastery and deep musical storytelling, the ensemble creates an immersive listening experience that’s as rich in texture as it is in spirit.

Melbourne artist Felix Riebl is a globetrotting frontman and storyteller (the Cat Empire) whose latest solo album, Everyday Amen, finds joy in the contrast between stadium stages and domestic stillness. Flamenco guitarist Richard Tedesco, a pillar of the Australian flamenco scene for over three decades, brings fiery emotion and technical brilliance drawn from a lifetime of devotion to his craft. Ollie McGill, best known as the founding pianist of The Cat Empire, is a versatile composer and improviser whose work spans jazz, neo-classical, and award-winning pop.

Performing under the name Riebl Tedesco McGill, the trio present a curated blend of original works and arrangements drawn from their respective solo projects and collaborations - including moments from The Cat Empire’s rich catalogue. Designed for intimate venues, their performances offer a window into the inner workings of each artist’s craft, celebrating both individuality and the deep musical conversation they share as a collective.

SATURDAY Yardbird Suite presents a SOLD OUT PJ Perry Quintet. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm.

PJ Perry, saxophone
Bob Tildesley, trumpet
Chris Andrew, piano
Paul Johnston, bass
Dave Laing, drums

PJ Perry has shared the stage with countless jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Michel LeGrand, Pepper Adams, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Harrell, Rob McConnell, Slide Hampton, Herb Spanier, Bobby Shew, Fraser McPherson, Tommy Banks, Joe LaBarbera, Clarence “Big” Miller, Red Rodney and many more talented artists, too numerous to list here. Recently, he was a featured soloist on the hit 2010 Broadway production of Come Fly Away, highlighting the songs of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla Tharpe.