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february 2024


01
india gailey: problematica (solo cello)
+ bennett/ gailey/ marchesseau/ sorbara
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

connor bennett - saxophones
india gailey - cello
nicole marchesseau - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



09
brubeck/ sorbara/ vickery
+ others tba
audiopollination guelph
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

matt brubeck - cello
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
stephen vickery - bass



10
temporary ensembles night
into the abyss (267 king street east, hamilton)
6pm

connor bennett - saxophones
allie blumas - flute, effects
jashen edwards - trumpet
colin fisher - reeds, guitar
becky katz - saxophones
annais linares - voice, electronics
oliver - electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
heather south - winds
carey west - voice
claire whitehead - violin



14
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

brandon davis - upright bass, bass guitar
madeleine ertel - trumpet
kelvin mansaray - violin
patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - upright bass, bass guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



22
norm adams & joe sorbara
w/ irene gregorio
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

norm adams - cello
joe sorbara - table percussion



23
norm adams & joe sorbara
w/ eschaton (connor bennett, aaron hutchinson)
into the abyss (267 king street east, hamilton)
7pm


norm adams - cello
joe sorbara - table percussion



january 2024


10
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

brandon davis - upright bass, bass guitar
madeleine ertel - trumpet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - upright bass, bass guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



27
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

jeff bird - bass guitar
emma bortolon-vettor - baritone guitar
ben finley - upright bass
ajay heble - piano
jonathan kay - saxophones, esraj
annais linares - voice, electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



december 2023


05
norm adams & joe sorbara
india gailey, meghan gilhespie, andrew mackelvie & joe sorbara
radstorm (2177 gottingen street, halifax, ns)
8pm

norm adams - cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
+
india gailey - cello
meghan gilhespie - voice
andrew mackelvie - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



november 2023


03
françois houle & joe sorbara
Hush CD release show!
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

françois houle - clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
with special guest, marilyn lerner - piano
+ other fun surprises



04
bry webb
run with me album release show
royal city church (50 quebec street, guelph)
730pm

bry webb - voice, guitar
w/
rich burnett - lap steel, guitar
thomas hammerton - keyboards
anna ruddick - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
stef yates - voice, guitar, percussion



08
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
w/
brandon davis - upright bass, bass guitar
kelvin mansaray - violin
racha moukalled - vibes
kae murphy - trumpet, reeds
adrian russouw - upright bass, bass guitar



10
temporary ensembles night
into the abyss (267 king street east, hamilton)
7pm

joel banks - bass
connor bennett - saxophones
erin corbett - modular synth
jashen edwards - trumpet
aaron hutchinson - trumpet, effects
christine mills - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
+ others tba



october 2023


11
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
w/
brandon davis - upright bass, bass guitar
kelvin mansaray - violin
racha moukalled - vibes
kae murphy - trumpet, reeds
adrian russouw - upright bass, bass guitar



19
guelph comedy festival: improv jam sandwich
10C (10 carden street, guelph)
8pm

comedians tbd
+
jonathan kay - saxophones
cathy nosaty - keyboards, accordion
joe sorbara - table percussion



september 2023


14
oval window music presents
an evening with françois houle
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

françois houle - clarinet
w/
josh cole - bass
jerrit dijkstra - saxophones
marco von orelli - cornet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion/p>

june 2023


04
counterstasis + kathryn ladano
open ears festival
registry theatre (122 frederick strreet, kitchener)
1pm

bill gilliam - piano
glen hall - woodwinds, electoacoustics
kathryn ladano - bass clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



08
w/ jared burrows, michael herring, jonathan kay
the emmett ray (924 college street, toronto)
8pm

jared burrows - guitar
michael herring - bass
jonathan kay - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



09
w/ jared burrows, michael herring, jonathan kay
+ matt brubeck, ben finley
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

jared burrows - guitar
michael herring - bass
jonathan kay - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



11
joe sorbara quintet
the emmett ray (924 college street, toronto)
9pm

ted crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
tania gill - piano
rebecca hennessy - trumpet
michael herring - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



19
kelvin mansaray/ patrick o'reilly/ joe sorbara
w/ new hermitage and joyful joyful
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

kelvin mansaray - violin
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



20
colin fisher/ adrian russouw/ joe sorbara/ marilyn yogarajah
downbeat machine
wenona craft beer lodge (1069 bloor street west, toronto)
9pm

colin fisher - percussion
adrian russouw - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
marilyn yogarajah - trumpet



may 2023


03
nine brothers
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

dan gooch - trumpet
jay hay - woodwinds
pete johnston - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



05
counterstasis
+ brian abbott/ paul newman duo
annette studios (566 annette street, toronto)
8pm

bill gilliam - piano
glen hall - woodwinds, electoacoustics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



10
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
w/
brandon davis - upright bass, bass guitar
kelvin mansaray - violin
racha moukalled - vibes
kae murphy - trumpet, reeds
adrian russouw - upright bass, bass guitar



17
aurealities ensemble
annette studios (566 annette street, toronto)

lina allemano - trumpet
christine duncan - voice
paul dutton - voice
matthias mainz - piano
albrecht maurer - violin
tom richards - trombone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
laura swankey - voice
emily wittbrodt - cello



19
aurealities ensemble
festival international musique actuelle victoriaville
victoriaville, quebec

lina allemano - trumpet
christine duncan - voice
paul dutton - voice
matthias mainz - piano
albrecht maurer - violin
tom richards - trombone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
laura swankey - voice
emily wittbrodt - cello



april 2023


14
temporary ensembles night @ the halifax public library
paul o'regan hall (5440 spring garden road, halifax)
4pm

india gailey - cello
meghan gilhespy - voice
lucas goudie - drums
geordie haley - guitar
andrew mackelvie - saxophones
mohammad sahraei - tar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



march 2023


02
blue moss w/ patrick o'reilly + joe sorbara
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
9pm

connor bennett - alto saxophone
david nardi - guitar
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



15
temporary ensembles night @ into the abyss
into the abyss records (267 king street east, hamilton)
7pm

nim agalawatte - no input mixing board
gary barwin - woodwinds
connor bennett - alto saxophone
eternal dreamer - synth, fx
mike hansen - percussion
david lee - bass
nicole marchesseau - objects
chris palmer - guitar
annie shaw - accordion, voice
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
emjay wright - percussion, voice



january 2023


03
patrick o'reilly & joe sorbara
the rex hotel (194 queen street west, toronto)
530pm

brandon davis - bass
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



10
patrick o'reilly & joe sorbara
the rex hotel (194 queen street west, toronto)
530pm

aline homzy - violin
patrick o'reilly - guitar
tim posgate - banjo
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



11
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
w/
brandon davis - bass
aline homzy - violin



14
ludwig/ mills/ sorbara/ wright
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
7pm

sally ludwig - voice
christine mills - guitar, violin
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
emjay wright - drums, percussion



17
patrick o'reilly & joe sorbara
the rex hotel (194 queen street west, toronto)
530pm

patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



24
patrick o'reilly & joe sorbara
the rex hotel (194 queen street west, toronto)
530pm

tania gill - piano
jonathan kay - tenor saxophone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



27
kay/ o'reilly/ sorbara
w/ stefan hegerat's incterus
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

jonathan kay - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



31
patrick o'reilly & joe sorbara
the rex hotel (194 queen street west, toronto)
530pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
racha moukalled - vibraphone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



december 2022


08
patrick o'reilly recital
walter hall, edward johnson building (80 queens park, toronto)
730pm

annie elgie - voice
madeleine ertel - trumpet
andrew furlong - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
mira martin-gray - samples
patrick o'reilly - guitar, direction
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
joe strutt - samples
laura swankey - voice

14
never was presents: bands that are not never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

julian anderson-bowes - bass
madeleine ertel - trumpet
thom gill - guitar

+

chris banks - bass
tania gill - piano
rebecca hennessy - trumpet
aline homzy - violin
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



22
the furniture music composition workshop
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
8pm

mira martin-gray - electronics
naomi mccarroll-butler - woodwinds
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



november 2022


09
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



28
joe sorbara solo
xen0hyena presents: joyride s1e2
bar orwell (1595 dundas street west, toronto)
7pm

joe sorbara - drums, percussion



october 2022


12
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



20
free improvisation night
annette studios (566 annette street, toronto)
10pm

sean mccarthy - soprano saxophone
cole mendez - piano
racha moukallad - vibraphone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



12
w/ ccmc
arrayspace (155 walnut avenue, toronto)
730pm

paul dutton - soundsinging
john oswald - alto saxophone
michael snow - piano
w/
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



september 2022


09
soundbound!
arbexpo 2022

the arboretum (guelph)
7pm

sophie brown - harp
ben finley - bass
annais linares - voice, effects
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
reza yazdanparnah - tar



10
thollem mcdonas & joe sorbara
w/ obstacle illusion (thollem & ac villa)

silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

thollem mcdonas - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



14
never was
w/ GEORGE: anna webber, aurora nealand, chiquita magic, john hollenbeck
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



21
temporary ensembles night
featuring norman adams (halifax)
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

norman adams - cello
nimal agalawatte - no input mixing board
connor bennett - alto saxophone
matt brubeck - cello
nicole marchesseau - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
claire whitehead - violin



august 2022


05
bates/ carter/ samworth/ sorbara/ strauss
8EAST (vancouver)
tba

meredith bates - violin
jp carter - trumpet
ron samworth - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
lucy strauss - viola



07
joe sorbara trio with jared burrows and nikita carter
general strike coffee (vancouver)
2pm

jared burrows - guitar
nikita carter - tenor saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



10
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



14
ben dwyer/ karen ng/ joe sorbara/ peter van huffel
emmet ray (924 college street, toronto)
8pm

ben dwyer - bass
karen ng - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
peter van huffel - alto saxophone



july 2022


13
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, clarinet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



june 2022


08
never was
w/ thollem macdonas
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
with special guest
thollem macdonas - piano



10
audiopollination guelph
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

tba



14
françois houle + joe sorbara
w/ tania gill + naomi mccarroll-butler
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

françois houle - clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
with guests
tania gill - piano
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone



15
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

ben finley - bass
ben grossman - hurdy gurdy
françois houle - clarinet
jonathan kay - tenor saxophone
dan loughrin - guitar, effects
nicole marchesseau - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
carey west - voice



18
alien radio with ted crosby
zula presents... something else!
tba (hamilton)
7pm

ted crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
françois houle - clarinet
james meger - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



22
counterstasis
w/ christine duncan
array space (155 walnut avenue, toronto)
8pm

bill gilliam - piano, preparations
glen hall - woodwinds, electroacoustics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
with special guest
christine duncan - voice



may 2022


03
joe sorbara sextet
w/ peripheral vision
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

ted crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
tania gill - piano
rebecca hennessy - trumpet
michael herring - bass
aline homzy - violin
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



07
a glimpse of something beautiful
keep hope alive festival
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm

jonathan kay - tenor saxophone
dan loughrin - guitar
nicole marchesseau - piano,br> joe sorbara - drums, percussion
claire whitehead - violin



07
this strange container
keep hope alive festival
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
9pm

christine duncan - voice, theremin
richard marsella - voice, etc
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
ronley teper - voice



08
riverchants
keep hope alive festival
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
1pm

jeff bird
christine duncan
daniel fischlin
jonathan kay
nicole marchesseau
lewis melville
joe sorbara
carey west
claire whitehead



11
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



29
nine brothers
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
7pm

dan gooch - trumpet
jay hay - tenor saxophone, clarinet
pete johnston - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



april 2022


01
thollem macdonas & joe sorbara
w/ obstacle illusion
array space (155 walnut avenue, toronto)
8pm

thollem mcdonas - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



10
**POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19**
nine brothers
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

dan gooch - trumpet
jay hay - tenor saxophone, clarinet
pete johnston - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



13
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
10pm

madeleine ertel - trumpet
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



march 2022


20
onceim (paris) + ggril (rimouski) + germaine liu and joe sorbara (toronto)
quarantine playground on SuoniTV

SuoniTV
2pm

onceim

juliette adam - clarinet
félicie bazelaire - cello
frédéric blondy - piano
xavier charles - clarinet
vianney desplantes - euphonium
jean dousteyssier - clarinet
benjamin duboc - double bass
elodie gaudet - viola
julien loutelier - percussion
louis laurain - trumpet
jean-sébastien mariage - guitare
frédéric marty - electric bass
diemo schwarz - electronics
alvise sinivia - piano
deborah walker - cello

ggril

rémy bélanger de beauport - theremin
clarisse bériault - soprano saxophone
thomas gaudet-asselin - double bass
éric normand - electric bass
robin servant - accordion

+ composers

germaine liu - percussion
joe sorbara - percussion



october 2021


09
bortolon-vettor/ finley/ sorbara/ yassemi
UPLIFT!
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
11am

emma bortolon-vettor - guitar
ben finley - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
shaghayegh yassemi - voice



september 2021


24
aurealities - a tribute to paul dutton
loft (köln)
8pm

lina allemano - trumpet
christine duncan - voice
anil eraslan - cello
matthias mainz - piano
albrecht maurer - violin
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
samuel stoll - horn
chris tonelli - voice



25
aurealities - a tribute to paul dutton
spreehalle (berlin)
8pm

lina allemano - trumpet
christine duncan - voice
anil eraslan - cello
matthias mainz - piano
albrecht maurer - violin
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
samuel stoll - horn
chris tonelli - voice



march 2021


21
joe sorbara, solo
the guelph jazz festival presents
a series of sixteen one on one concerts
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
1pm/ 145pm

joe sorbara - solo percussion

w/ christine bougie, dan fortin, marilyn lerner, alexei orechin,
david sait, brandon valdivia, reza yasdanpanah



28
le ggril + germaine liu, joe sorbara
performing 'quarantine playground' (liu/ sorbara)
carrousel international du film de rimouski
online concert: location tba
2pm

robert bastien, rémy bélanger de beauport, clarisse bériault,
isabelle clermont, sébastien corriveau, olivier d'amours,
alexis gagnier-michel, thomas gaudet-asselin, tom jacques, emie
lachapelle, germaine liu, marc-antoine mackin-guay, éric normand,
alexandre robichaud, robin servant, joe sorbara, ho-yi wang

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