The Saskatoon Jazz Society has wrangled two heavy-hitting jazz educators, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and bassist Steve Haines, to lead their first Jazz Education Workshop.
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.
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.
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.”
