The Canadian National Jazz Orchestra (CNJO) is a world-premiere project showcasing a tapestry of top Canadian jazz talent, including musicians, composers, and arrangers from coast to coast. A co-production between Arts Commons and JazzYYC, the CNJO is coming to Calgary, live, on April 28, 2022 as part of the JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival.

Conceived by Calgary’s jazz collaborative JazzYYC, the CNJO is the living embodiment of Canada’s illustrious record of developing elite jazz talents. The CNJO is a country-wide uniting of jazz artists with an aim to build public awareness of jazz, and to inspire and educate young Canadian musicians. Each composer, and each piece, embodies the uniqueness and breadth of Canadian jazz music.