j o e s o r b a r a [ d o t ] c o m . e v e n t s
november 2025
05
matthias mainz/ angela rawlings/ joe sorbara :: carry on - thinking from the end
kulturwerkstatt, friedrich-alexander-universität (nürnberg, germany)
8pm
matthias mainz - piano, preparations
angela rawlings - voice
joe sorbara - table percussion
06
matthias mainz/ angela rawlings/ joe sorbara :: carry on - thinking from the end
exploratorium (berlin, germany)
8pm
matthias mainz - piano, preparations
angela rawlings - voice
joe sorbara - table percussion
21
jared burrows/ françois houle/ joe sorbara
infidels jazz: new thing at zameen art house
zameen art house (vancouver, bc)
730pm
jared burrows - guitar
françois houle - clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
23
jared burrows/ françois houle/ joe sorbara
(with patrick boyle/ george mcfetridge/ james young)
the orange light (victoria, bc)
7pm
jared burrows - guitar
françois houle - clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
29
erica pomerance
improv lab (university of guelph)
950pm
erica pomerance - voice, guitar
with
germaine liu - drums, percussion, vibraphone
dan loughrin - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
30
dan loughrin, joe sorbara duo
(with midswim, stef.in)
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
dan loughrin - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
december 2025
12
never was
canadian music centre (20 joseph street, toronto)
time tba
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
january 2026
08
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
connor bennett - saxophones
jeff bird - bass guitar
jamie eriksen - saxophones
chelsea masse - guitar
christine mills - guitar
dave reidstra - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
em wright - percussion
16
joe sorbara solo
big percussion meeting
(with aiyun huang, mira martin-gray, david shotzko, raphael roter)
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
17
imaginary percussion ensemble
session: germaine liu - accompanying the final hour of
haeahn paul kwon kajander's how is where you are?
mercer union (1286 bloor street west, toronto)
5pm
germaine liu - percussion
joe sorbara - percussion
mark zurawinski - percussion
february 2026
16
julie lassonde with bri clarke, heather saumer, joe sorbara
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
7pm
julie lassonde - movement
with
bri clarke - movement
heather saumer - trombone, voice
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
march 2026
12
norman adams & joe sorbara
w/ limules
les 38r rencontres de musiques spontanée/
the 38th spontaneous music meetings
coopérative de solidarité paradis (rimouski, qc)
8pm
norman adams - tabletop cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
13
temporary ensembles night
error 403 (montréal)
8pm
norman adams - cello
raphael foisy-couture - bass
meghan gilhespie - voice
ben grossman - hurdy gurdy
mili hong - drums, percussion
terri hron - violin
daniel kruger - guitar
liberté-anne lymberiou - piano
naomi mccarroll-butler - woodwinds
julie richard - tuba
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
april 2026
08
never was
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
23
audiopollination presents jacob's ladder
improv lab, university of guelph (87 trent lane, guelph)
8pm
rick boersma, lois cherry, marcela echeverri, matthew endahl,
benedict hobson, hayden masnick, david lacalamita, sally ludwig,
ben o'brien, thomas rolf, joe sorbara, matthew renedero
30
ccmc
array space (x walnut avenue, toronto)
730pm
christine duncan - voice
mani mazinani - cat synthesizer
cheryl o - cello
john oswald - alto saxophone
rick sacks - vibraphone
casey sokol - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
may 2026
5
the rest
track could bend
wenona (1069 bloor street west, toronto)
830pm
jonathan kay - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
13
never was
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
14
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
tba - tba
24
musical flora presents jacob's ladder
st. john's downtown (23 water street, kitchener)
2pm
jashen edwards - trumpet
matt endahl - piano
bruce gremo - flutes
kathryn ladano - bass clarinet
max linsay - percussion
reagan mitchell - alto saxophone
lyanne schlichter - flute
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
claire whitehead - violin
26
tania gill, aline homzy, brittany pitt, mira riselli & sorbara
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
7pm
tania gill - piano
aline homzy - violin
brittany pitt - tenor saxophone
mira riselli - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
june 2026
10
never was
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
july 2026
08
never was
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
09
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
special guests
liberté anne - piano
genvieve gauthier - alto saxophone
with
nim agalawatte - bass vi
bruce gremo - flutes
germaine liu - drums, percussion
nico - violin
dave riedstra - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
stephen vickery - bass
mark zurawinski - drums, percussion
13
liberté anne, genvieve gauthier, dan loughrin, joe sorbara
(with FROTAE)
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
1pm
liberté anne - piano
genvieve gauthier - alto saxophone
dan laughrin - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
23
joe sorbara solo
(with FIVER, tube top)
ANAF club 344 (32 gordon street, guelph)
8pm
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
31
imaginary lines quartet
(with walter gershon/ reagan mitchell duo)
the emmet ray (924 college street, toronto)
7pm
brandon davis - bass
walter gershon - saxophones, percussion
jonathan kay - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
august 2026
01
imaginary lines quartet
(with K2)
gerard art space (1475 gerard street east, toronto)
8pm
brandon davis - bass
walter gershon - saxophones, percussion
jonathan kay - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
07
DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE: steve sladkowski & joe sorbara + NOPE (richard marsella & joe sorbara)
(with the lollipop people)
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
richard marsella - electronics, found objects
steve sladkowski - guitar
joe sorbara - table percussion
with
the lollipop people
08
no(body) by syreeta hector
(with the imaginary percussion ensemble)
summerworks festival
daniels spectrum aki theatre (585 dundas street east, toronto)
730pm
08
DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE: steve sladkowski & joe sorbara + NOPE (richard marsella & joe sorbara)
(with the lollipop people)
the rex hotel (194 queen street west, toronto)
11pm
richard marsella - electronics, found objects
steve sladkowski - guitar
joe sorbara - table percussion
with
the lollipop people
09
no(body) by syreeta hector
(with the imaginary percussion ensemble)
summerworks festival
daniels spectrum aki theatre (585 dundas street east, toronto)
530pm
12
never was
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
september 2026
09
never was
tranzac (194 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
october 2026
24
jared burrows, françois houle, joe sorbara with vinny golia
zameen art house (1515 anderson street, vancouver)
930pm
jared burrows - guitar
françois houle - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
with
vinny golia - woodwinds
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