Good news for festival goers who missed their chance to get tickets to this year’s first batch of sold out shows: the festival is releasing a limited number of extra tickets on Monday, June 9, at 10:00 a.m.
Enter Take Five: the Pickup’s new cheekily-named, ongoing, many-part-series that puts the same five questions to as many jazzers, big and small, as possible.
Featured · Jazz Festival · Take Five
Jazz bassist legend Christian McBride answers our Take Five questions and talks about who would be in his ultimate fantasy trio.
Featured · Jazz Festival · Take Five
Canadian jazz pianist, singer, and composer Laila Biali answers our Take Five questions and has some solid advice for young musicians trying to make a name for themselves.
With the release of the full 2014 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival schedule we can finally get a look at what’s going on at the Bassment — which is once again the festival’s jazzy stronghold. Since the big-ticket main stage at the Bessborough isn’t playing host to any jazz megastars this year (like last summer’s visits from Herbie Hancock and Dr. John), let’s investigate the Bassment lineup to see where we’re getting a heavier dose of swing, fusion, and a dash of indie and world music.
