Great year of discovery, improvisation and experimentation for the DOG Ensemble, directed by @wire.circus . Here are some snippets from their performance at the @cmcnational . More videos to come!
What a great semester of performances. Here’s a clip of the 2026 John and Claudine Bailey Visitor in Jazz @norikoueda_jazz soloing on her tune Komorebi with the Rebecca Hennessy Small Jazz Ensemble! 🔥
Rebecca Hennessy Small Jazz Ensemble:
Voice: Mina Iamonaco @mina_iamonaco
Sax: Bea Lagrisola @b.maj.7
Harmonica: Cale Fladager @cfladager11
Guitar: Carson Poyton @carson_poyton
Piano: Julian Belray @julianbelray
Bass: Michelle Gopaul @michellegopaull
Drums: Will Bentley @will_bentley_drums
#uoftjazz
Here's a pic of my first year class at the University of Toronto celebrating the end of the school year. I'm grateful to all of my students for the opportunity to spend some time with them checking out music. The future is bright with folks like these leading the charge. ❤️👍🔥🎂
Celebrate the end of the school year by coming to @therextoronto tonight! ✨
5 sets - 3 Large Ensembles:
5:00 pm: Vocal Jazz Ensemble Vocalists (dir. @thechristineduncan )
5:40 pm: Vocal Jazz Ensemble Vocalists
6:20 pm: Vocal Jazz Ensemble Vocalists
8:00 pm: Jim Lewis 12tet (dir. Jim Lewis)
9:00 pm: 10 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra (dir. @beddagemusic )
What a concert! 🎶✨ Huge thanks to @norikoueda_jazz , our 2026 John and Claudine Bailey Distinguished Visitor in Jazz, for an inspiring three days with us — and for joining our small ensembles and the 10 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra on stage tonight at Walter Hall.
