H ii Regions is an ensemble with jazz roots born just as Montréal’s health restrictions were being relaxed for the first time. Never knowing which session would be their last, the trio’s music emerged spontaneously with raw passion and fury and incredible emotional release. Their music evokes the past and combines jazz, Afro-Caribbean influences and improvised music. Their goal is clear: transforming pre-COVID musical forms into music that reflects our “new realities.”

Aaron Leaney – tenor saxophone and bells
Nicolas Caloia – electric bass
Jahsun Promesse – drums and percussion

The New Thing is a monthly series dedicated to free jazz and improvised music. It’s presented by Infidels Jazz, with help from the VJO Society, and takes place at Zameen Art House once a month.

H II Regions

Zameen Art House 1515 Anderson

730 Doors

800PM Show

April 17, 2026

$20 in advance, $25 at the door.