Benny Green is a jazz messenger for life. Preserving swing jazz traditions is a responsibility he takes very seriously. It’s a tradition he aims to keep alive — or at the very least, breath as much life into it as he can, while he can.
The Pram Trio is a stylish, Toronto-based group of guys that are doing what so many young Canadian musicians aspire to: composing their own music and putting a hip, modern spin on jazz. This is the kind of jazz I’d bring my non-jazz friends to come listen to.
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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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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,
