The Collective of Cool Cats: Jazz-Classical from Beyond the Iron Curtain

Schedule

Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Heliconian Club | Toronto, ON

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Western Jazz meets the Eastern Bloc in a night of Sax, Droogs, and Rock & Roll!
About this Event

It's likely that the former Soviet Union is not what comes to mind when you think of American Jazz, this concert will change that.


Stride piano, wailing saxophones, tributes to Bill Evans & Thelonious Monk, plus more from composers across Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Region.


Works By:

Tsfasman, Kapustin, Babajanian, Mustafazadeh, Eshpai, Chugunov, and more!

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Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Canada

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CAD 22.90 to CAD 91.00

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