The Canadian Trad Collective is a new six-piece group bringing together some of Canada’s leading proponents of early jazz, performing together live across the Internet between cities. The collective will be appearing regularly on syncspace on the last Sunday of each month. The regular members are:

Ottawa woodwind virtuoso David Renaud (playing clarinet with this group) Toronto multi-instrumentalist Drew Jurecka (playing violin with this group) Ottawa pianist and trombonist Mark Ferguson (playing trombone with this group) Toronto guitarist Nathan Hiltz Ottawa low-end specialist Keith Hartshorn-Walton (playing tuba with this group) Ottawa drummer Lucas Denison For this July performance, the collective will appear as a quartet with David Renaud, Mark Ferguson, Keith Hartshorn-Walton, and Lucas Denison.

Join us for a spirited, fun-filled afternoon set of trad jazz.