This Friday: Più 2026 Launch at Gallery 78
Kickstarting our 2026 season this Friday!
Hello friends,
This is a quick one - just a reminder that our series launch is coming up this Friday! As a sneaky insider scoop, at this show we’ll also be soft-launching a new monthly offering for the Fredericton music community — more on that soon, but for now, secrecy & surprises. :)
Ackerley & MacKelvie Mixtape - Feb 2026
@jessica_ackerley & @andrew.mackelvie made us a sweet little mixtape that you can listen to ahead of the show on Friday, featuring some of their past work + other artists whose music they’ve been digging lately. Check it out!
MIXTAPE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwlQBJcp5qfsNk-sVGNzOCFa2y7MJJm0-&si=wc191oUtW4AmT_b3
THIS FRIDAY: Jessica Ackerley & Andrew MacKelvie
Date: Friday February 27th
Doors 7:00 | Show: 7:30PM
Location: Gallery 78 - 796 Queen St, Fredericton
Tickets: $15 | Series Passes: $40 | Arts Community Member Pass: $20
Advance tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/piumusicandsound/2060350
Series Passes: https://buytickets.at/piumusicandsound/store
Guitarist and composer, Jessica Ackerley, has been described as “one of the most exciting guitarists to have emerged from the free music scene in recent years” (Wire Magazine). Expanding the lines between avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical, and ambient music, their music has garnered acclaim from publications like Pitchfork, BBC Radio, Wire Magazine, Musicworks and BandCamp, making multiple critics’ year end lists.
Andrew MacKelvie is a saxophonist, improviser, bandleader, and educator based in Halifax Nova Scotia. He plays in many bands ranging in styles from rock, ambient, and free jazz such as SCIONS, Bethany, Transatlantic Zodiac Ensemble, the 6 Star Revue, and formerly with Jerry Granelli. He runs projects such as New Hermitage, Many Worlds, and Borrowers, in addition to playing solo under his own name. He has a degree in jazz studies, an education degree from Memorial, and was mentored by Jerry Granelli in improvisation and education for over a decade until his passing in 2021. In his free time, Andrew co-runs the independent record label Watch That Ends The Night.
Listen to Jessica Ackerley:
Listen to Mirror Era & Realities Blossom from Andrew MacKelvie’s most recent project, Many Worlds:
What’s up next:
Series Passes
Reminder! We’re offering a very limited number of series passes for those who would like to attend all three events: by limited, there are 15 regular Series Passes and 10 Arts Community Passes available! Regular Series Passes get 10% off each show, while the Arts Community Pass is a discounted offering for members of the Fredericton Arts Community - a no questions asked, 50% off pass available for arts folks (whether they be NBCCD college students, freelance musicians, ceramicists, poets, you name it) to help keep some good things accessible in these ~crazy~ times.
>Grab a series pass here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/piumusicandsound/store
So what else is on the horizon? We’re thrilled to be presenting two other fantastic shows ft. artist friends we deeply admire:
Più presents: Music for Two Celli - India Gailey & Leah Plave
Friday April 17th
Gallery 78 - 796 Queen St, Fredericton
Doors: 7:00PM, Show: 7:30PM
Tickets: $15
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/piumusicandsound/2060381
Più presents: Charles Harding - Hum
Saturday June 27th
Charlotte Street Arts Centre - 732 Charlotte St, Fredericton
Doors: 7:00PM, Show: 7:30PM
Tickets: $15
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/piumusicandsound/2060382
Big thank you to the City of Fredericton & Arts Culture NB for supporting these events!