Past Events

Album launch of CODE RED

CODE Quartet is a collective based out of Montreal. Formed four years ago by Christine Jensen on saxophones, Lex French on trumpet, Adrian Vedady on acoustic bass, and Jim Doxas on drums, the group came together with the equal goals of composing and improvising in a chordless-quartet setting.

Concerts & Workshops

Christine Jensen Quartet with Dave Restivo

Phil Dwyer and Friends

Christine Jensen Quintet

Laila Biali (leader) – piano/vocals, Ben Wittman – drums, Jeff Campbell – bass, Christine Jensen – sax

Showtimes
Thu, Jun 27 – 6:00 PM, Montage Music Hall,Club Pass or $30/door
Thu, Jun 27 – 10:00 PM, Montage Music Hall, Club Pass or $30/door
Fri, Jun 28 – 6:15 PM,  Max of Eastman Place, Club Pass or $30/door
Fri, Jun 28 – 10:00 PM, Max of Eastman Place, Club Pass or $30/door

The great American pianist and composer, Marc Copland returns to Montreal to perform his unique brand of lyrical jazz pianism. Marc has been busy in 2011 with the release of Crosstalk with Greg Osby, Doug Weiss, and Victor Lewis, and notable week-long engagements at the legendary Village Vanguard (with the Greg Osby group) and Birdland (with Gary Peacock and Victor Lewis.

Marc Copeland – piano
Christine Jensen – saxophone
Adrian Vedady – bass
Kevin Warren – drums

15$ 1 set – 25$ 2 sets

The Canadian jazz musician Christine Jensen is back with her third jazz orchestra album, “Harbour.” She tells Tom about a track called “Fantasy On Blue,” which was inspired by Miles Davis’s famous jazz album “Kind of Blue.”

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Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival 2024

Hosted by NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater

features the dynamic post-bop stylings of Ingrid Jensen and the Center Song Project. Led by the award-winning Native American vocalist, Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Big Band joins the lineup to showcase the Indigenous roots of jazz through a groundbreaking 16-piece ensemble of all-star American Indigenous musicians.

Reserve tickets for Sat., May 11 here.

with Ira Coleman & Louis Vincent Hamel

Christine Jensen-saxophones
Steve Amirault-piano
Ira Coleman -contrebasse
Louis-Vincent Hamel-drums

• Christine Jensen – alto/soprano saxophone
• Adrian Vedady – upright bass
• Steve Amirault – piano
• Jim Doxas – drums

Christine Jensen: saxophone
Helen Sung: piano

An intimate evening where musical dialogue develops through compositions and improvisations by Montreal-based saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen and New York pianist Helen Sung, two musicians inspired by art and nature.

In connection with the exhibition Parall(elles): A History of Women in Design