Calendar · Live music across Canada

December 2026

All the live culture programmed across Canada during December 2026.

56 upcoming shows

56 live jazz and music shows programmed across Canada during December 2026. Updated nightly.

56 shows · 16 venues · 8 cities · updated nightly · September 11, 2026

56 shows

Toronto15 Calgary14 Montréal10 Waterloo7 Winnipeg7 Edmonton1 Halifax1 Vancouver1

Jazz25 Hard bop1 Latin jazz2 Soul / Funk5 Blues2

02DEC

Jazz

McGill Jazz Combos

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:00 p.m.

03DEC

Jazz

Littlebirds Jazz Combos

Yardbird Suite· Edmonton· 07:00 p.m.

03DEC

Jazz

Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas with special guest

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:30 p.m.

03DEC

Blues

Strange Brood – Fresh Cream 60th Anniversary Celebration

Hugh's Room Live· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

03DEC

Jazz

Racines - Zal Sissokho et Laurent Perrault-Jolicoeur

· Montréal· 12:00 a.m.

04DEC

Soul / Funk

Live Jazz by Redline Trio

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

04DEC

Blues

Otis - Ali Blues Group

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:00 p.m.

04DEC

Jazz

Jazz at the Columbus Centre: A Very Jazzy Christmas

Jazz at the Columbus Centre

Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre· Toronto· 07:30 p.m.

From $28Tickets →

04DEC

Ego Spank Does Prince

West End Cultural Centre· Winnipeg· 02:00 a.m.

05DEC

Jazz

Barbra Lica: A Jazzy Holiday Evening

Barbra Lica

Old Mill Toronto· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

From $40Tickets →

05DEC

Sonja Gustafson

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

06DEC

Roy Patterson Quartet

Roy Patterson

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

07DEC

Sanah Kadoura Sundays

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

07DEC

Jazz

WEEKLY SUNDAY LIVE JAZZ TRIBUTE

· Calgary· 07:30 p.m.

07DEC

Jazz

The Bad Plus

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Hollywood Theatre· Vancouver· 10:00 p.m.

07DEC

The Danny Carroll Trio with Special Guest Vocalist Kevin Aichele

Special Guest Vocalist Kevin Aichele

Fort Garry Hotel· Winnipeg· 01:00 a.m.

09DEC

Jazz

McGill Jazz Combos

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:00 p.m.

10DEC

Jazz

Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas with special guest

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:30 p.m.

11DEC

Soul / Funk

Live Jazz by Redline Trio

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

11DEC

Soul / Funk

Najib <br> LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - a Christmas Party

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:00 p.m.

11DEC

Jazz

Broadsway

Hugh's Room Live· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

11DEC

Quisha Wint

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

12DEC

Jazz

Coffee Cats Presents Live Jazz

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

12DEC

Jazz

Trios Series: Carl Mayotte invites Jonathan Barber

Trios Series

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:00 p.m.

12DEC

Rob Fekete Quintet

Rob Fekete

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

12DEC

Latin jazz

Suzie Vinnick

Old Mill Toronto· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

From $35Tickets →

12DEC

Jazz

Orchestre national de jazz & Marianne Trudel

Orchestre national de jazz

· Montréal· 12:00 a.m.

13DEC

Jazz

Bowline Jazz Quintet: Finding our voice with the gritty thing

· Calgary· 07:30 p.m.

13DEC

Swing Into the Holidays ft. Caity Gyorgy & Christian Wiggs

Caity Gyorgy

Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston· Toronto· 07:30 p.m.

13DEC

Tom Reynolds Trio

Tom Reynolds

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

13DEC

Toronto All-Star Big Band

Old Mill Toronto· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

From $20Tickets →

13DEC

Curubande Allstars - Concurso de Salsa

West End Cultural Centre· Winnipeg· 02:00 a.m.

14DEC

Sanah Kadoura Sundays

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

14DEC

Jazz

WEEKLY SUNDAY LIVE JAZZ TRIBUTE

· Calgary· 07:30 p.m.

14DEC

Jazz

The Stray Horns play Ella's Swingin' Christmas

The Stray Horns

Jazz Winnipeg· Winnipeg· 08:00 p.m.

14DEC

Jazz

The Stray Horns play Ella's Swingin' Christmas - Jazz at the Fort Garry Hotel

The Stray Horns

Fort Garry Hotel· Winnipeg· 01:00 a.m.

15DEC

Jazz

Live Jazz at Hotel Blackfoot

· Calgary

15DEC

Martin Loomer and his Orange Devils

The Monarch Tavern· Toronto· 06:30 p.m.

17DEC

Jazz

Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas with special guest

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill· Montréal· 07:30 p.m.

18DEC

A Côig Christmas

The Carleton· Halifax· 06:30 p.m.

From $45Tickets →

18DEC

60th Anniversary of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, featuring Quinn Greene and vocalist TBA

Centre Culturel Fanco-Manitobain (CCFM)· Winnipeg· 06:45 p.m.

18DEC

Soul / Funk

Live Jazz by Redline Trio

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

19DEC

Latin jazz

Kellylee Evans Wintersong

Hugh's Room Live· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

19DEC

Tom Nagy's Christmas Spectacular (Friday)

Tom Nagy's Christmas Spectacular

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

19DEC

Jazz

Charlie Brown Christmas 2PM

Hugh's Room Live· Toronto· 02:00 p.m.

19DEC

Jazz

Charlie Brown Christmas 5PM

Hugh's Room Live· Toronto· 05:00 p.m.

20DEC

B-Jazzed Orchestra: A Big Band Christmas

B-Jazzed Orchestra

Old Mill Toronto· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

From $20Tickets →

20DEC

Jazz

Charlie Brown Christmas 8PM

Hugh's Room Live· Toronto· 08:00 p.m.

20DEC

Tom Nagy's Christmas Spectacular (Saturday)

Tom Nagy's Christmas Spectacular

The Jazz Room· Waterloo· 08:00 p.m.

20DEC

Soul / Funk

B-Jazzed: A Holiday Afternoon With Avery Raquel

B-Jazzed

Meadowvale Theatre· Toronto· 02:00 p.m.

21DEC

Sanah Kadoura Sundays

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

21DEC

Jazz

WEEKLY SUNDAY LIVE JAZZ TRIBUTE

· Calgary· 07:30 p.m.

22DEC

Hard bop

Whitney Smith Big Steam Band

Whitney Smith Big Steam

The Monarch Tavern· Toronto· 06:30 p.m.

24DEC

Marco Castillo

Smith - Inn at The Forks· Winnipeg· 12:30 a.m.

28DEC

Sanah Kadoura Sundays

· Calgary· 07:00 p.m.

28DEC

Jazz

WEEKLY SUNDAY LIVE JAZZ TRIBUTE

· Calgary· 07:30 p.m.

Frequently asked questions

How many jazz shows are programmed?: 56 upcoming live jazz and music shows across Canada, updated nightly.
Where do these shows come from?: We gather the programme from more than 40 sources (venues, festivals and listings) into a single place.
How often are the listings updated?: Every night. We gather the programme from more than 40 sources (venues, festivals and listings) into a single place, so new dates appear the next day.