All in Arts Commons Presents
April 28th, the Canadian National Jazz Orchestra will bring together musicians from across the country for their first performance, uniting leading Canadian talent for the first-ever collaboration of this scope and scale. To make it happen, Arts Commons Presents and JazzYYC teamed up and brought the long-time dream of Kodi Hutchinson, Artistic Producer of JazzYYC, to life.
Universally recognized as one of the most difficult albums ever recorded to perform live, Arts Commons Presents is thrilled to welcome Classic Albums Live back to perform The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
You may think that you know this album back and front, but these facts might just surprise you!
This year's theme for IWD is #BreakTheBias, supporting the dismantling of deliberate and unconscious biases perpetuated within our society towards women. Are you looking for some inspiration to smash that glass ceiling & fire up your inner advocate? Well we’ve got more than a few role models for you this season.
Egyptologist, archaeologist, associate professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Language and Cultures at UCLA, Dr. Kara Cooney has spent her academic career exploring the history of female power. Looking as far back as our hunter-gatherer roots, to early agricultural society, to ancient Egypt and now the modern-day, Dr. Cooney brings one question to the forefront: Why are we as human beings so hostile to female power? Why do we think we’re not? And, when we do acknowledge it, why do we think it’s ok?
For any fan of jazz, Lincoln Center in New York City is synonymous with the best of the best. From swing to blues to any number of hybrid rhythms, it's a place where top-talent lives and legends perform. This March 3, Jazz at Lincoln Center will bring some of their best and brightest rising stars to the Jack Singer Concert Hall stage, and with them, bring an unforgettable performance celebrating some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.
National Geographic Live is back, live and in-person with a series of Explorers who are ready to take us from Ancient Egypt to inside a bear’s den to deep beneath the waves of our oceans, but first, Joel Sartore comes to Calgary to share his trials and tribulations of photographing thousands of at-risk and endangered animals to build his monumental photo ark. You can hear him speak live at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Sunday, February 6 and Monday, February 7, 2022. Find more information at artscommons.ca/photoark.
JUNO Award-winning triple threat bluesman Steve Strongman has had a career full of highs and lows which has made for some great stories to share. He's been stranded in the most Northern settlement in the world, in -57 degree weather to boot, and always travels with a set of headphones (because of course he does!)
Read on to learn more about this charismatic guitarist, singer, and songwriter who returns to the intimate Engineered Air Theatre this January 21 & 22, 2022.
Nostalgia, joy, and the anticipation of Christmas take centre stage this holiday season with celebrated Canadian jazz singer Tim Tamashiro’s production of Timmy’s Happy Christmas, 1974 taking place Friday, December 10 in the Jack Singer Concert Hall with tickets available now! Listen in as “Little Timmy” takes audiences along a retro Christmas adventure with light-hearted stories and a selection of Christmas hits — with a jazzy twist.
