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Official single release – The Time Being

Official single release by The Canadian Jazz Collective (CJC) performing The Time Being, Composed By Lorne Lofsky, available on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. Canadian Jazz Collective Septet are proud to present their newly-released album Septology — The Black Forest Session for release on March 31, 2023. Formed in 2022, this exciting new ‘supergroup’, led […]

Official single release by The Canadian Jazz Collective Out

Official single release by The Canadian Jazz Collective (CJC) performing Dig That! Composed By Derrick Gardner. Canadian Jazz Collective Septet are proud to present their newly-released album Septology — The Black Forest Session for release on March 31, 2023. Formed in 2022, this exciting new ‘supergroup’, led by three of Canada’s most renowned and award-winning […]

Kirk MacDonald, Lorne Lofsky and Derrick Gardner lead new Canadian Jazz Collective

Saxophonist Kirk MacDonald, guitarist Lorne Lofsky and trumpeter Derrick Gardner lead a newly assembled all-star ensemble called the Canadian Jazz Collective, who are set to release their debut album Septology – The Black Forest Session. The septet also features clarinetist Virginia MacDonald, pianist Brian Dickinson, bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Bernd Reiter. The group takes a […]

Debut Album ‘Septology – The Black Forest Session’, Out March 31, 2023

HGBS Blue Records is proud to announce the March 31, 2023 release of Septology – The Black Forest Session by the newly assembled all-star ensemble, the Canadian Jazz Collective. The CJC is fronted by three of Canada’s most acclaimed and accomplished jazz treasures: saxophonist Kirk MacDonald, guitarist Lorne Lofsky and trumpeter Derrick Gardner. Augmented by […]

Canadian Jazz Collective Get Cooking at Ronnie Scott’s Debut

The all-star ensemble dazzled on their debut appearance at the iconic London jazz club Mix together a group of outstanding talents and you’ll get a stellar band, right? Not necessarily – the history of jazz (and rock, or football, for that matter) is littered with failed groupings which look good on paper but which fail […]

London JAZZNEWS Live Review

The Canadian Jazz Collective at Ronnie Scott’s Kirk MacDonald, Derrick Gardner, Lorne Lofsky, Brian Dickinson, Neil Swainson, Bernd Reiter & Virginia MacDonald The modern jazz audience has always been well acquainted with the sounds being pioneered in New York and other American cities. British jazz fans are also fairly tuned-in to the happenings of our […]

The Ronnie Scott’s Radio Show

On this week’s Ronnie Scott’s Radio Show, Ian Shaw is chatting Lorne Lofsky, Derrick Gardner and Kirk MacDonald from the Canadian Jazz Collective. Funkadelic will be bringing the funk, Alex Western-King and Cyrille Aimee the jazz, Stacey Kent and Vula will be singing as beautifully as they always do and we have livestream track from […]

London JAZZNEWS Feature/Interview

Canadian Jazz Collective (incl.Lorne Lofsky, Derrick Gardner and Kirk MacDonald) –European tour The world needs more Canada, as the saying has it. The May 2022 European tour by the seven-piece Canadian Jazz Collective will give a rare opportunity to hear seven of Canada’s top jazz musicians in an exciting new venture. They span the generations […]

CJC Sample Reel

Song List Dig That composer Derrick Gardner. Solos: Derrick Gardner & Virginia MacDonald The Time Being composer Lorne Lofsky Waltz You Needn’t composer Lorne Lofsky. Solo: Brian Dickinson Terre du Sable composer Derrick Gardner. Solo: Bernd Reiter Life Cycles Suite composer Kirk MacDonald. Solos: Kirk MacDonald & Lorne Lofsky