Featured · Jazz Festival · The Scene
Now in its 27th year, the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has grown to be absolutely massive. With a festival of this size and caliber comes a hefty fifty page festival program. Fortunately for those of you with an Android or Apple device, you can get all of your festival information served up right on your smartphone with the festival’s free app.
Winnipeg jazz fixture Ron Paley played a classically jazzy solo piano performance on Saturday, May 11th at the Bassment club in Saskatoon. This is a mini gallery of photos from his show. Paley has notched his belt touring with the Buddy Rich and Woody Herman bands, and has been playing, arranging, and composing jazz and big band music for forty years.
Featured · Jazz Festival · The Scene
The jam-packed Saskatchewan Jazz Festival lineup was released on Friday and if one thing’s clear it’s that jazz fans and live music lovers of all kinds are in for a sensational nine days.
April 30 was International Jazz Day and cause for celebration at the Bassment club in Saskatoon. The Story of Jazz was a special concert hosted by Mark DeJong that paid tribute to jazz’s unique culture, history and language. This post is a collection of images from that concert.
Mark DeJong wants to share his passion for jazz with everyone, and he knows just how to do it: with a celebration. “We’re recognizing the importance of an artform that brings people together.”
