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SELECTED UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

  • May 28, 2026 - w Chris Andrew @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 29, 2026 - Tribute to Bitches Brew @ OSPAC

  • June 6, 2026 - w The Campfire Heros @ Blackjack's

  • June 24, 2026 - w Montuno West @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

  • June 25/26/27/28 - w Canadian Jazz Summit @ MacEwan University

  • June 26, 2026 - w Anastasia Litviniuk @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

  • July 8, 2026 - w Cara McLeod @ Festival Place

  • July 10, 2026 - Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery (Creston, BC)

  • July 11, 2026 - Starbelly Jam (Crawford Bay, BC)

  • August 13 to 28 - with Andrea House @ Edmonton Fringe Festival

  • September 12, 2026 - Vernon Jazz Society (Vernon, BC)

  • September 26, 2026 - w Fernanda Cunha @ Yardbird Suite

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SELECTED PAST PERFORMANCES

2026

  • May 24, 2026 - w Tommy Charles @ Candlelight Concerts

  • May 23, 2026 - w The Payback @ Blue on Whyte

  • May 17, 2026 - w Yacel Sagarra (Chiba, Japan)

  • May 14, 2026 - w Ayumi Suzuki (Tokyo, Japan)

  • May 11, 2026 - w Yacel Sagarra (Tokyo, Japan)

  • May 10, 2026 - w Yacel Sagarra (Nagoya, Japan)

  • May 9, 2026 - w Yacel Sagarra @ Chove chuva (Osaka, Japan)

  • April 26, 2026 - w Doug Berner @ Jazz and Reflections

  • April 10, 2026 - w Shockolad @ MacEwan University

  • April 4, 2026 - w Montuno West @ La Bodequita Stereo (Calgary)

  • April 3, 2026 - w Montuno West @ Yardbird Suite

  • March 25th, 2026 - w Rubim de Toledo Trio @ the Common

  • March 18th, 2026 - w New Standards @ the Common

  • March 15th, 2026 - w Candle Light Concerts

  • March 14th, 2026 - w Dan Davis @ Sugar Swing

  • March 11th, 2026 - w New Standards @ the Common

  • March 4th, 2026 - w New Standards @ the Common

  • February 13, 2026 - w Maracujah @ Blues on Whyte​

  • January 30, 2026 - w Tom Van Seters @ Yardbird Suite

  • January 18, 2026 - w Shockolad @ Deep Freeze Festival

2025
 

  • December 13, 2025 - w The Payback @ The Commercial Hotel

  • October 11, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ Yardbird Suite (EdmontonOctober 10, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ Ironwood (Calgary)

  • September 28, 2025 - w/ Shockolad (Halifax)

  • September 26–27, 2025 – Ottawa Latin-Jazz Festival (Ottawa)

  • September 20, 2025 - w The Campfire Heros @ Blackjacks (Nisku)

  • September 18, 2025 - w Shockolad @ La Cite Francophone

  • September 16, 2025 - w The Leach Qunitet @ Yarbird Suite

  • August 29, 2025 - w the Payback @ Blues on Whyte

  • August 28, 2025 - Rubim de Toledo Trio @ Art in the Park in Paul Kane Park

  • August 19-22, 2025 - Director of the MacEwan Summer Music Workshop

  • July 26–27, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ Calgary Folk Festival

  • July 11, 2025 - w/ Parkland Music Project @ Yardbird Suite

  • July 4&5 - w Shockolad @ the Pysanka Festival (Vegreville)

  • June 28, 2025 - w / Shockolad @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

  • June 26, 2025 - w/ Jeremiah McDade @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

  • June 22, 2025 - w/ Shockolad @ Festival Place Patio Series

  • June 21, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ Medicine Hat Jazz Festival

  • June 8, 2025 – w/ Distro Salsa @ Yardbird Suite (Edmonton)

  • June 7, 2025 – w/ Distro Salsa @ Yardbird Suite (Edmonton)

  • June 5, 2025 - w/ Andrea House @ La Cite Francophone (Edm)

  • June 1, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ cSpace (Calgary)

  • May 31, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ Starlite Room (Edmonton)

  • May 24, 2025 – w/ Montuno West @ Frankie's (Vancouver)

  • May 13, 2025 - w/ Anastasija Litvinyuk @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 3, 2025 – w/ The Payback @ The Commercial

  • April 23–27, 2025 – Adjudicator @ Cantando (Whistler, BC)

  • April 8, 2025 – w/ Ton Van Seters @ Yardbird Suite

  • March 29 – w/ Kennedy Jenson @ Yardbird Suite

  • March 15 – w/ Campfire Heroes @ Blackjacks (Nisku)

  • March 9 – w/ Leesila Dawkins @ Yardbird Suite

  • March 5–7 – Adjudicator @ JazzWorks

  • February 12 – w/ New Standards @ The Common

  • February 8 – w/ Campfire Heroes @ Blackjacks (Nisku)

  • January 19 – w/ Dave Babcock @ Swing and Skate

  • January 17 – w/ Live Music Club @ Naked Cyber Cafe

  • January 14 – w/ Lisi Sommer @ Yardbird Suite
     

2024
 

  • December 15 – w/ Obsessions Octet @ Capital Theatre

  • November 30 – w/ Montuno West (CD Release) @ Ironwood Stage & Grill (Calgary)

  • November 29 – w/ Montuno West (CD Release) @ Yardbird Suite (Edmonton)

  • November 23 – w/ The Payback @ Rocky Mountain Icehouse

  • November 17 – w/ The Edmonton Winds @ Triffo Theatre

  • November 2 – w/ The Payback @ Blues on Whyte

  • October 11 – w/ Igor Hnydyn @ MacEwan University

  • September 15 – w/ Rubim de Toledo Trio @ The Carrot

  • September 14 – w/ Fernanda Cunha @ Yardbird Suite

  • September 6 – w/ Brenan Brothers @ Yardbird Suite

  • August 19 – w/ Montuno West @ Edmonton Fringe Festival

  • August 2 – w/ The Devotees @ Blues on Whyte

  • July 20 – Rubim de Toledo Trio @ Pão de Maçã (Santos, Brazil)

  • July 7 – w/ Montuno West @ Starbelly Jam Festival (Crawford Bay, BC)

  • July 5 – w/ Montuno West @ Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery (Creston, BC)

  • July 4 – w/ Montuno West @ Asylum for Art (Calgary)

  • June 30 – w/ Edmonton Jazz Orchestra @ Edmonton Int'l Jazz Festival (Winspear Centre)

  • June 28 – w/ Montuno West (opened for Lakecia Benjamin) @ Edmonton Int'l Jazz Festival

  • June 26 – w/ Brenan Brothers @ Edmonton Int'l Jazz Festival

  • June 25 – w/ Up and Over Trio (opened for Ulysses Owens) @ Edmonton Int'l Jazz Festival

  • June 14 – w/ Parkland Project @ Yardbird Suite

  • June 7 – w/ The Devotees @ Blues on Whyte

  • June 1 – w/ Up and Over Trio @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 28 – Rubim de Toledo Quartet @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 21 – w/ reClaim @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 14 – w/ Andrea House @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 3 – w/ Tina Hartt @ Yardbird Suite

  • April 5 – Lecture @ Rhythm Changes Conference (Graz, Austria)

  • March 29 – w/ Ayumi Suzuki @ The Terrace (Chiba, Japan)

  • March 24 – w/ Yacel Sagarra @ Chove Chuva (Osaka, Japan)

  • March 23 – w/ Yacel Sagarra @ Otowa Saryo (Kyoto, Japan)

  • March 9 – w/ Fred Mack @ Yardbird Suite

  • February 25 – w/ Dave Babcock @ St. David’s United Church

  • February 24 – w/ Mboya Nicholson @ Yardbird Suite

  • February 16 – w/ The Payback @ Rocky Mountain Icehouse

  • January 26 – w/ Tina Hartt @ Stage North (Slave Lake)
     

2023
 

  • December 22 – w/ The Payback @ Soho

  • December 8 – w/ Dave Babcock @ Yardbird Suite

  • December 5 – w/ Up and Over Trio @ Yardbird Suite

  • November 25 – w/ Kent Sangster @ Yardbird Suite

  • November 9 – Rubim de Toledo Global Jazz Project @ JazzYYC Festival (Calgary)

  • November 3 – w/ Montuno West @ Vic Lewis Band Festival (Canmore)

  • November 2 – w/ Montuno West @ Asylum for Art (Calgary)

  • November 1 – w/ Montuno West @ MacEwan University

  • October 27–28 – w/ Montuno West @ Yardbird Suite

  • October 15 – w/ Julia Vari @ Yardbird Suite

  • October 14 – w/ Tom Van Seters @ Yardbird Suite

  • September 30 – w/ Audrey Ochoa @ Asylum for Art (Calgary)

  • September 23 – w/ Audrey Ochoa @ Yardbird Suite

  • September 22 – Rubim de Toledo CD Release @ Yardbird Suite

  • September 17 – w/ Audrey Ochoa @ Kaleido Festival

  • August 17 – w/ Andrea House @ La Cité Francophone

  • August 9–13 – Musical Director @ Jacob’s Pillow (Beckett, MA)

  • August 1–2 – Musical Director @ National Arts Centre (Ottawa)

  • July 30 – Musical Director @ Festival des Arts (Saint-Sauveur, QC)

  • July 2 – Rubim de Toledo Global Jazz Project @ Edmonton Int'l Jazz Festival

  • June 27–28 – w/ John Beasley @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

  • June 24 – w/ Maracujah (opened for Cimafunk) @ Soho

  • June 6 – w/ reClaim Collective @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 27 – w/ Red Deer Symphony Orchestra @ Red Deer

  • May 25 – w/ Obsessions Octet @ Yardbird Suite

  • May 20 – w/ The Payback @ Blues on Whyte

  • May 13 – w/ Bach Tots @ cSpace (Calgary)

  • May 6 – w/ Campfire Heroes @ Blackjacks

  • May 5 – w/ Jeremy Price @ Yardbird Suite

  • April 29 – w/ Andrea House @ Vermilion Folk Club

  • April 25 – w/ reClaim Collective @ Co*Lab

  • April 18 – w/ Joel Gray @ Continental Treat

  • April 17 – w/ Jen Lindemann & RCA Band @ Winspear Centre

  • April 15 – Rubim de Toledo Global Jazz Project @ Yardbird Suite

  • April 14 – w/ Chris Andrew @ Frankie’s (Vancouver)

  • March 31 – w/ The Payback @ Soho

  • March 30 – w/ Andrea House @ Festival Place

  • March 25 – w/ Joel Gray @ Sugar Swing

  • March 22 – w/ PJ Perry @ Rigoletto’s

  • March 22 – w/ reClaim @ New Standards (The Common)

  • March 18 – w/ Tom Van Seters @ Yardbird Suite

  • March 17 – w/ Campfire Heroes @ Blackjacks

  • March 4–10 – Musical Director @ SMU Meadows School of the Arts (Dallas, TX)

  • February 28 – w/ PJ Perry @ Rigoletto’s

  • February 18–19 – w/ Dean McNeill @ Yardbird Suite

  • February 14 – w/ Jen Lindemann @ Hotel Macdonald (Opera Fundraiser)

  • January 22 – w/ Chris Andrew @ MacEwan University

  • January 21 – w/ Joel Gray @ Sugar Swing

  • January 18 – w/ Joel Gray @ Candlelight Concerts

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Media Quotes

"Rubim de Toledo, now one of my favourite jazz artists in this country. " - Stephan Bonfield, Calgary Herald (2022)

"The Drip is a 5-star album in my books!" - Tony Hillier, Plant Jazz Australia (2023)

"Renowned bassist, composer, and ensemble leader, Rubim de Toledo, continues to expand his rich stock of original compositions with his captivating release, The Drip. On this addicting and upbeat new album, the Brazilian-Canadian artist delves even deeper into his tropical heritage. Indeed, using creative bass lines, he explores the vibrant and multifaceted musical landscapes of Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, as well as drawing inspiration from Afrobeat, ethiojazz, funk, and the world of contemporary jazz." - Angel Romero, World Music Central (2023)

"If there exists one word to try and encapsulate the sheer abundance of groove in The Drip, it would be “punch” ... Nine tracks of back-to-back-to-back momentum and drive, every break in the sonic stream implies re-entry … Switching between upright and electric bass, Rubim de Toledo is a curator of low end … Across this galaxy of funk, it is de Toledo that remains integral to the sound of the ensemble.” – Yoshi Maclear Wall, the Whole Note Magazine (Volume 29 Issue 3 Dec 2024/ Jan 2024)

“The fact remains that nine tracks are far too short because we let ourselves be swept away by this album, and all the same, suddenly, everything stops… but basically, that’s the effect of all excellent albums.” – The Drip Review, paris-moves.com byThierry de Clemensat (2023)

"Jazz melodies and rhythms often associated with Brazilian, Cuban and West African traditions are paired and interweaved, creating an album that could be described as World Jazz. De Toledo combines these sounds expertly" - The Drip Review, Sounglines by George Newton (2023)


"Edmonton’s Rubim de Toledo has shown himself to be one of the most consistently inspired musical tailors in Alberta jazz, an excellent, in-demand bassist, a gifted composer-arranger and a smart bandleader, too." - Edmonton Journal (2017)
 

""The Dig features seven songs, with each track highlighting a different aspect of Toledo's incredibly diverse creativity and high-level musicianship. The album kicks off with a song titled "Saddleback," which tips the hat off to some of the best fusion-jazz out there. The bass tone is warm and dynamic, perfectly highlighting Toledo's articulation and his ability to drive the mix, without ever overpowering it..." - Jazz Corner (2021)

"Coming from a Brazilian background, Toledo taps on the rich history of jazz in Brazil as well as the Caribbean to bring a worldly dimension to his music." - World Wide Waves, 2020 by Faiz Haque   

"Rubim de Toledo: a Canadian from Alberta, of Brazilian origin and a well-established musician … The first thing to grab me was his big rounded tone, gifting the tunes with a richness and beauty that captivated from start to finish." - Concert Review - John Fenton, Auckland, New Zealand

 
 
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