September 19–25, 2026 · Red Deer · The fifth year
Festival Central
The record of the 5th Annual Red Deer Jazz Festival.
The jam · free
Sat, Sept 19
2–3 PM · Taylor Towers
Feature concert
Fri, Sept 25
8–10 PM · Sunnybrook United
Two dates, one week
Saturday, September 19 · 2–3 PM · Free
The Community Jazz Jam
Taylor Towers. The longest-running jazz jam in Red Deer history opened the festival.
Friday, September 25 · 8–10 PM · All ages
The Feature Concert — Half Step Trio
Jeremy Doody · guitar | Curtis Phagoo · bass | Tyler Reimer · drums
Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton Street. Two sets of standards arranged for a trio, then the stage opened for the Community Open Sessions and players from the community joined them. The whole night was recorded, audio and video.
The week, as it was posted
- Red Deer, thank you for 5 years in a row!
Last night, the Half-Step Trio enchanted us with a beautiful night of live jazz music. - Celebrating Jazz 5 Years in a row!!
The 5th annual Red Deer Jazz Festival, September 19–25: jam, dance, feature concert. - The Community Jazz Jam opens the Fifth Annual Red Deer Jazz Festival — Saturday, September 19The Community Jazz Jam (formerly the SwingTime AllStar Jam) returns Saturday, September 19, 2–3 PM at Taylor Towers, and opens the Fifth Annual Red Deer Jazz Festival. Free. Musicians of all levels welcome.
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