BASSMENT
LINE-UP June/July 2004
All events start at
(unless stated otherwise)
* Jazz Nights are now non-smoking evenings *
| saturday
June
19th top |
Logan
Medland ($12
& $15) |
Danny
Depoe and Logan Medland - A Tribute to Chet Baker
This duo teamed up for the smash hit play "Time After Time
- the Chet Baker Project" in which Danny performed as Chet
Baker and Logan was the show's musical director and arranger.
The Globe and Mail described Depoe's performance as "So
powerful it could carry a much simple tribute." Logan,
for his work, was nominated for a DORA award. After nine months
on the road the last two years performing in "The Chet
Baker Project" both guys took a break to record. Danny
completed his first CD "Setting Old Standards", and
Logan released his recent album "Something in Blue".
Reunited, these guys are eminently qualified to capture both
the sexiness, the loneliness and the hot and cool magic of Chet.
Logan will be accompanied by Bill Watson/drums and Skip Kutz/bass. |
friday
June
25
top |
Megan
Lane & Deep Set Soul
$5.00/$5.00
9pm |
| Hot
on the release of her first CD, young singer-songwriter and
guitar phenom Megan Lane & Deep Set Soul bring their fiery
blues/rock/ jazz sound to the Jazz Festival. A veteran at
just 16, Megan & Deep Set Soul have performed at previous
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festivals, Flatland Music Festival,
Delta Blues Festival, Ness Creek Festival and Winnipeg Folk
Festival – to name just a few gigs. She’s wowing audiences
with her smokin' guitar and steamy vocals, and backs up the
on-stage presence by writing and performing her own material.
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| saturday
June
26th top |
Bryn
Roberts Quartet
$10.00/$10.00
9pm |
| Saskatoon
gave him a warm welcome in 2002, now Roberts is back with
the quartet for a 2004 engagement at The Bassment. Two year’s
older and wiser (all of 26), he’s living the life of a freelance
jazz musician in New York City. He’s been sideman for saxophonists
Ralph Bowen and Jerry Bergonzi, toured Mexico with the Donny
Kennedy Quintet, participated in the Canada Council Jazz ID
showcase in Toronto, recorded for the CBC and written new
material for an album expected this fall. |
tuesday
June 29th
top |
Brothers
Jazz with Shelly Loeffler
$5.00/$5.00
9pm
|
| A
passionate jazz lover, vocal stylist Shelly Loeffler teams with
pianist Ray LaBlanc, drummer Bill Watson, bassist Skip Kutz
and Paul Newton on trumpet to recreate the 1950s beat boom.
Drawing her material from legendary beat poets Jack Kerouac,
Alan Ginsberg and others, Shelly mesmerizes audiences with her
sensual and haunting performances of classic beat poetry. She
also brings her own original compositions to the stage. If you're
looking to listen to a new spin on classic sounds, this is the
show for you. |
| wednesday
June
30th top |
Maurice
Drouin Trio Featuring Special Guests
$5.00/$5.00
9pm |
| Pianist
Maurice Drouin’s entertaining shows have made him a fan favourite
at the Festival over the years. Witty, talented and steeped
in the sound of nostalgic jazz standards, Drouin knows how
to grab hold of an audience and hang on till the very last
note. FOR THIS SPECIAL SHOW, THE MAURICE DROUIN JAZZ TRIO
HAS PUT TOGETHER A NIGHT OF BILINGUAL JAZZ. HEAR RACHEL MOLDER,
PHILIPPE BRAZEAU AND HUGO LAVOIE, WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION
OF MICHEL LALONDE. |
thursday
July
1st
top |
Peter
Dyksman Sextet
$5.00/$5.00
9pm |
| Old
fashioned but not out of style Peter Dyksman Sextet is mostly
be-bop from the 60’s and 70’s. Sets will feature popular tunes
from Charlie Parker, Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis, Horace
silver, Duke Ellington, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, but also
some new composers of jazz music, Kirk McDonald, Quincy Jones,
to name a few. The music is timeless and always relevant for
the young and old. Peter Dyksman has been awarded the Saskatchewan
Jazz Festival Special Recognition Award for 2004. A Formal
presentation will take place at this concert. |
friday
July
2nd
top |
Michael
Jerome Brown
$10.00/$15.00 9pm |
| Michael
Jerome Brown has been called a virtuoso of folk styles - Appalachian,
Cajun, country blues, early jazz, R&B and urban blues. The
multi-instrumentalist and master of old-time banjo, fiddle
and mandolin has played with blues legends Big Moose Walker,
Hubert Sumlin, Magic Slim, Pinetop Perkins and Johnnie Johnson.
His self-titled solo album was nominated for a 1999 Juno Award,
and his latest release, the Juno-nominated Drive On, includes
traditional, modern and original songs. |
saturday
July
3rd
top |
Dave
Nelson Quartet / John Stetch $15.00/$15.00
8pm |
Dave
Nelson Quartet A stalwart of The Bassment's Tuesday
night jams, the Dave nelson quartet offers up the selection
of standards, Latin and vocal jazz. Playing trumpet and flugelhorn
and contributing vocals, he'll be joined by a mix of seasoned
veterans and rising stars. Just the right touch to open a night
of smooth jaaazzzz.
Pianist John Stetch is known for his improvisational skill and
penchant for challenging convention. He’s also known for his
landmark solo release, Ukrainianism, which managed to pay tribute
to his roots in a piano tour-de-force that stretched the boundaries
of jazz. With his latest, Exceptionally Monk, he’s immersed
himself in the music of the one-and-only Thelonius Monk. Filled
with “passion, pounce and technical brilliance”, the album is
meeting high praise. And just think – you get to hear him LIVE. |
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