CONTXTbyTrane

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

This Friday and Saturday in CONTXT:

Don’t miss your chance to experience two extraordinary performances featuring legendary percussionist Kahil El’Zabar and his longtime collaborator, acclaimed saxophonist David Murray.

For more than four decades, El’Zabar and Murray have captivated audiences around the world, selling out venues across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa with their powerful, genre-defying performances.

WE BE FREE is a dynamic and deeply expressive musical journey rooted in spiritual jazz, collective improvisation, and the ongoing exploration of freedom through sound.

🎟️ Tickets are nearly gone. Secure yours before they sell out:

https://tickets.contxtbytrane.com/events/contxtbytrane/2173764

06/16/2026

Saturday, July 4 in CONTXT, 254 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto

Chicago/Detroit based ensemble Teiku reframes unique and rare Eastern European ancestral passover melodies in an improvised music setting. The expansive possibilities of instant composition, the ritualistic origins of the melodies, and the inspiration of jazz pioneers like Ornette Coleman and Muhal Richard Abrams all contribute to the immersive world of Teiku.

Get your tickets here!
https://tickets.contxtbytrane.com/events/contxtbytrane/2203887

https://youtu.be/G42q4yvDDxI?si=1cuG9Tn2ZJyfd9ZQ

Excerpts from Teiku's June 2024 performance at Constellation in Chi...

06/15/2026

This Thursday night, ECMA-award winner Shelley Hamilton takes the stage at 918 Bathurst to deliver The Sade Experience, the ultimate live musical tribute to the Queen of Smooth.

If you love deep basslines, sultry saxophones, and pure, live neo-soul, this is the exact mid-week escape you’ve been looking for.

📅 Date: This Thursday Night June 18 (Doors at 7 PM)
📍 Location: 918 Bathurst St, Toronto
🎟️ Secure your spot before the room fills up.-> https://tickets.contxtbytrane.com/

06/12/2026

Join tUkU beY & bUdi on Sunday afternoons for an unforgettable celebration of music—past, present, and future.

Rooted in a rich musical legacy, tUkU’s captivating vocal soundscapes draw from the traditions of blues storytelling passed down through her family: Andy & the Bey Sisters, the late Andy Bey, and Canada’s First Lady of the Blues, Salome Bey.

Together, beY and bUdi take audiences on a unique musical journey through beloved vocal standards, inventive vocal interpretations of classic instrumental works, original compositions, and creative adaptations of literary texts. Their collaboration is naturally symbiotic, creating a melodic landscape that is both poetic and intuitive.

Experience an afternoon of soulful storytelling, improvisation, and musical exploration.

📅 SCHEDULE

• Sunday, June 14 | 1PM–4PM
• Sunday, June 21 | 1PM–4PM
• Sunday, June 28 | 1PM–4PM
• Sunday, July 12 | 1PM–4PM
• Sunday, July 19 | 1PM–4PM

🎟 Advance Tickets: $15
🎟 Door: $25

Tickets here: https://tickets.contxtbytrane.com/events/contxtbytrane/2204424

06/10/2026

Join us at CONTXT by Trane on July 4 for an evening of adventurous, boundary-pushing jazz with Teiku featuring Jason Stein. Blending Eastern European ancestral melodies, deep improvisation, and contemporary creative music, Teiku brings a distinctive sound shaped by founders Josh Harlow and Jonathan Barahal, joined by acclaimed bass clarinetist Jason Stein and legendary bassist Jaribu Shahid.

Doors at 6 PM | Music at 7 PM

Tickets: https://tickets.contxtbytrane.com/events/contxtbytrane/2203887

Thank you Detroit and Chicago for an amazing album release weekend. Next leg is coming up!

Come see us and tell your friends! Tickets can be found for most of these gigs at the link in our bio.
And of course, you can order Klang now from

June 26 Mechanic Street Concert Series
June 27 opening for (!)
June 28 presented by
June 29
June 30
July 1st with
July 2nd House Concert (Boston)
July 3rd
July 4th

06/09/2026

June is packed. 🎶

From Sunday afternoon improv sessions with tUkU beY x bUdi, to Samba and Latin Jazz with Afro Brasilica, salon-style evenings with Sunday Noir hosted by Nicky Lawrence, the quiet storm of Shelley Hamilton's Sade Experience, two nights of spiritual jazz with legends Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray, and an evening of poetry and live music with Lead to Ink — there's something here for every soul.
Come as you are. Stay for the music.

📍 254 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto — The Junction

More info and tickets: www.tickets.contxtbytrane.com

05/26/2026

Hey everyone- here’s another behind the curtain rehearsal video.

What would be a crime? You not being in the audience.

Come experience The Full Sade Experience for yourself.

THE SADE EXPERIENCE ft. SHELLEY HAMILTON
📍 918 Bathurst St, Toronto ON · 📅 June 18, 2026
🎟️ Ticket link in bio