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The 2014 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival wrapped up last weekend, and what a festival it was. Sometimes rainy, but always jazzy, funky, and swingin’, there was something to satisfy all the tastes. Re-live the fun with a collection of our favourite shots from the festival here.
Drew Tofin, Saskatoon’s 22-year-old jazz crooner, put on a spirited performance at Louis’ Pub on the U of S campus last Friday, November 15. It was the first time Tofin had hit the stage with a full big band and Louis’ was overflowing with high-energy fans and supporters. These are photos from Saturday’s concert.
Local genre-bending badasses Misterfire launched their new EP, “Darling, This Is War” at Louis’ Pub on September 7 with a colourful eighty-minute set. Check out the full gallery of photos from the show below.
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.
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.
