Take Five: a new series that puts you inside the heads of your favourite musicians
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.
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Five acts with Saskatoon connections to root for in this year’s CBC Searchlight contest
These musicians and bands have a connection to Saskatoon, they’re a little bit (or a lotta bit) jazzy — and they’re personal favourites, which is how they scored spots on my highly coveted, alphabetically ordered list. Check it out.
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Drew Tofin, Saskatoon’s 22-year-old jazz crooner, putting his own spin on big band style
After trading in headbanging for banging out ROI calculations, Saskatoon singer Drew Tofin has found himself slipping comfortably into the role of jazz crooner. Tofin is so keen on jazz that after a few successful gigs with a four or five piece band, he’s expanded his jazz crew into a full-on big band.
Preserving the tradition: an interview with Ben Jaffe, creative director for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Pickup recently caught up with Ben Jaffe, the creative director for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The band is playing a sold out show at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon on June 22nd during the Jazz Festival.
