New Rep

Cycle (vocal)
Georgia on My Mind (vocal)
On the Street Where You Live (vocal)
Such Sweet Thunder
Splanky
Mambo Gozón
Khazar Coast
Another chart from At The Sands that Dean likes
TBD ish

Events

If you can’t make them all that’s ok, just don’t our best.

September 1st Rehearsal 1
September 8th Rehearsal 2
September 9th Sectional 1 – Liam’s House
September 11th Gig at Brothers Brewing with the Guelph Jazz Society Little Band (Friday!)
September 15th Rehearsal 3 – New Rep!
September 21st Cornerstone Jazz Jam XXXIII
September 22nd Rehearsal 4
September 29th Rehearsal 5
October 6th Rehearsal 6 – Open Rehearsal!
October 10th Brass Workshop and Lessons with Eric Probst
October 13th Sectional 2 – Liam’s House
October 19th Cornerstone Jazz Jam XXXIV
October 20th Gig at Quebec Street Mall
October 27th Rehearsal 7 – New Rep!
November 3rd Rehearsal 8
November 7th How to Swing Hard Workshop with Liam Gallagher
November 10th Rehearsal 9
November 16th Cornerstone Jazz Jam XXXV
November 17th Rehearsal 10 – Open Rehearsal!
November 24th Sectional 3 – Liam’s House
December 1st Gig at Quebec Street Mall
December 8th Gig at Brothers Brewing
December 15th Recording Session at U of G
December 21st Cornerstone Jazz Jam XXXVI
December 22nd Home for the Holidays Band Party!

All times 7-9pm! All days Tuesdays!

Rehearsals at Dublin Street United Church’s Harmon Room

Sectionals at Liam’s House

Open Rehearsals

Open rehearsals are an opportunity for us to deepen our ties with the community beyond performing for them, which while wonderful, is a very small slice of musicianship. By extending hospitality to people who are curious about what we do we than stay in touch with the impact of our tradition, give others a foot in the door to this world, and build the city’s support for our music. People will be invited to sit and watch, become stand partners, or ask questions. No photos, please.

New Rep and Rep In General

Going forward the goal is to do a 50/50 mix of old and new material. It’s good to always be learning new stuff, it keeps things fresh and invested, but it’s also nice to have the chance to spend some more time with old favourites. By getting to know charts really well we can start to get creative with how they’re out together and make improvisation and ensemble playing something more than the polite 16 bar breaks that some charts suggest. We’ll start working on memorising our music, even if we start with just one measure at a time.

Brass Workshop and Lessons with Eric Probst – Afternoon of October 10th

Eric Probst is a very good brass player and educator. He plays tuba and trombone and euphonium and baritone horn, and is accomplished in jazz, classical, and silver band music. He’s a funny as hell and easy to get along with.

The workshop is open to everyone, and will focus on brass techniques, how to make effective and economical use of practice time, and ensemble playing for brass musicians. The workshop will be followed by half hour private lessons.

Location, Time, and $$$ TBD

How to Swing Hard Workshop with Liam Gallagher

Not Liam again. Playing good swing feel on your own and in a group can be mystifying. The good news is that you don’t need to be jazz Gandalf to have good time and you don’t need to put up with the people who keeping blaming the drummer for missing their entrance! With a small selection of clear demonstrations and susinct exercises you too can swing hard, and learn to make artistic and expressive choices about how you feel and play time.

Location TBD, 1pm to 3:30pm, free$ for GJS ensemble members, $$$ for the public.

Cornerstone Jazz Jam

3rd Monday of the month from 6-9

If you’re in this band you’re already playing a lot of jazz and I’m sure you’re family is starting to miss you. That being said, jam sessions are the place where a lot of the vocabulary and cultural ways of making jazz music as opposed to any other style really start to make sense. The cowboy cookie is also excellent. Otherwise you know where I’ll be on the 3rd Monday of every month so this is your chance to know where not to be!

Membership

Fall 2026 Big Band

Guelph Jazz Society Annual Membership

Guelph Jazz Society Big Band Membership – Winter 2026