2025 JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival

Six days of live jazz music featuring Calgary high school bands and international jazz trombone sensation Karin Hammar. A celebration of youth in jazz presented by Calgary Association for the Development of Music Education (CADME) in partnership with JazzYYC.

For a full list of events and to buy tickets, including all high school performances; the Calgary Women’s Jazz Orchestra performance with Karin; CADME’s 12th Annual Slide Into Spring; and our International Jazz Day event on Wednesday April 30, JazzYYC Youth Lab Bands perform with Special Guest Karin Hammar, visit our website.

Stockholm based trombonist Karin Hammar had already notched up a long list of music references. Alongside tours and album releases with jazz stars like Kenny Werner, Tim Hagans, Steve Swallow, Gary Burton, and Maria Schneider, it was first and foremost Nils Landgren, her kinsman on both instrument and native country who nudged her into the spotlight for example as member of the Jazz Baltica Orchestra or the EBU Big Band.