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Summer is slipping away. In Saskatoon, that means we exchange trips to the cabin for the return of jazz. Not the worst trade off in the world. Here’s what’s coming up this month and what you should really look forward to.
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Feeling nostalgic already? Us too. Take a funky stroll back through the good times had at this year’s Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, accompanied by the one and only Five Alarm Funk.
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When the ice cream man comes round the bend, you had best run for the hills. It might just be the end of the world. That’s how Five Alarm Funk, Canadian funk-force to be reckoned with, envisions the end of days in their upcoming concept album. Whew. A hell of a concept for a funk album, right?
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I finally managed to pin down the enormously talented jazz guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel for what I imagined would be a voice call. Instead I found myself instant messaging with the Berlin-based American musician, 42, about his relationship with music, his methods of composition,
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Ask them to define their style and local band Misterfire probably won’t give you a straight answer. The five Saskatoon-based musicians can trace their roots back in all different directions and don’t hold still for long as far as genre is concerned. Ska, rock, reggae, funk, latin, jazz — all’s fair in Misterfire.
