j o e s o r b a r a [ d o t ] c o m . e v e n t s a r c h i v e . 2 0 2 1 -
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)
9
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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