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 5 -
october 2025
18
marilyn crispell
improv lab (university of guelph)
8pm
marilyn crispell - piano
jonathan kay - saxophones, esraj
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
+
marilyn crispell - piano
w/
matt brubeck - cello
matt endahl - fender rhodes
jonathan kay - saxophones, esraj
kayla milmine - soprano saxophone
patrick o’reilly - guitar
heather saumer - trombone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
tyler wagler - bass
claire whitehead - violin
mark zurawinski - drums, percussion
september 2025
10
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
patrick o'reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums
27
patrick o'reilly . music by & for ken aldcroft
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
730pm
patrick o'reilly - guitar
+
annie elgie - synth, voice
gorgia korba - bass
fionn ling - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums
august 2025
13
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
racha moukalled - vibraphone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - bass
joe sorbara - drums
july 2025
09
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
racha moukalled - vibraphone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - bass
joe sorbara - drums
june 2025
02
norm adams & joe sorbara
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
norm adams - table-top cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
04
norm adams & joe sorbara
w/ françois houle
studio 2H (saanichton, bc)
2pm
norm adams - table-top cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
05
norm adams & joe sorbara
w/ allotropes
the orange light (612 david street, victoria, bc)
730pm
norm adams - table-top cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
06
norm adams & joe sorbara
w/ meredith bates & chris gestrin
open studio series
cranberry valley artist retreat (200 wright road, salt spring island, bc)
7pm
norm adams - table-top cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
07
norm adams & joe sorbara
workshop presentation
8EAST (8 east pender street, vancouver, bc)
2pm
norm adams - table-top cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
07
norm adams & joe sorbara
w/ peggy lee, lisa k. miller, clyde reed
8EAST (8 east pender street, vancouver, bc)
8pm
norm adams - table-top cello
joe sorbara - table percussion
11
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
racha moukalled - vibraphone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - bass
joe sorbara - drums
21
counterstasis + kathryn ladano
something else! festival
hamilton central public library (55 york boulevard, hamilton)
2pm
bill gilliam - piano
glen hall - woodwinds, electroacoustics
joe sorbara - drums
+
kathryn ladano - bass clarinet
may 2025
06
joane hétu, daniel kruger, naomi mccarroll-butler & joe sorbara
mardi speghetti
casa del popolo (4873 saint laurent blvd, montréal)
8pm
joane hétu - alto saxophone, etc.
daniel kruger - acoustic guitar
naomi mccarroll-butler - alto saxophone, etc.
joe sorbara - drums
14
never was
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
930pm
brandon davis - bass
bea labikova - woodwinds
racha moukalled - vibraphone
patrick o'reilly - guitar
adrian russouw - bass
joe sorbara - drums
16
imaginary percussion ensemble
w/ sarah hennies, tristan kasten-krause
rebound . the music gallery . east end united church basketball court (310 danforth avenue, toronto)
8pm
germaine liu - vibraphone, drums, cymbal, objects
joe sorbara - xylophone, drums, cymbal, objects
mark zurawinski - marimba, drums, cymbal, objects
21
sketchpad, dan loughrin & joe sorbara
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
mike kasir - piano
chelsea masse - acoustic guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve szigeti - electric guitar
claire whitehead - violin
em wright - objects, radio
dan loughrin - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
31
imaginary lines quartet
undercommons collective
annette studios (566 annette street, toronto)
8pm
brandon davis - bass
walter gershon - saxophones, percussion
jonathan kay - saxophones, esraj
joe sorbara - drums
march 2025
19
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
nim agalawatte - no input mixing board
connor bennett - woodwinds
jashen edwards - trumpet
aaron hutchinson - trumpet, sampler, electronics
germaine liu - drums, percussion
chelsea masse - guitar
aidan o’brien - electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
em wright - objects, voice
29
imaginary percussion ensemble
halocline trance presents...
(w/ anamai, stefana fratila, joseph shabason, ben gunning group)
standard time (165 geary avenue, toronto)
8pm
germaine liu, joe sorbara, mark zurawinski
+ yang chen, colin cudmore, raphael roter
february 2025
15
joe sorbara sextet
sellers & newell (672 college street, toronto)
8pm
ted crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
tania gill - piano
rebbecca hennessy - trumpet
michael herring - bass
aline homzy - violin
joe sorbara - drums
january 2025
15
temporary ensembles night
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
jashen edwards - trumpet
matt endahl - piano
jamie eriksen - woodwinds
robin jessome - trombone
patrick o’reilly - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
claire whitehead - violin
mark zurawinski - drums, percussion
25
joe sorbara sextet
silence (46 essex street, guelph)
8pm
ted crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
tania gill - piano
rebbecca hennessy - trumpet
michael herring - bass
aline homzy - violin
joe sorbara - drums
26
joe sorbara sextet
furniture music composition workshop
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue, toronto)
230pm
ted crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
tania gill - piano
rebbecca hennessy - trumpet
michael herring - bass
aline homzy - violin
joe sorbara - drums
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