Friday March 23 - The U of S Jazz Ensembles
The U of S Jazz ensembles, under the direction of Dean McNeil have produced three cd recordings, and have performed with Canadian legends Brad Turner, Campbell Ryga and others. This presentation is the culmination of an entire semester of rehearsals, touring, and recording by many of Saskatchewan’s brightest future musical stars.

Saturday March 24 - Don Griffith's Chunk of Funk
Local pianist and bandleader Don Griffith gathers together many of Saskatoon’s veteran musicians in Chunk of Funk. Joining Griffith is local sax favorite Sheldon Corbett, in a night of danceable and familiar tunes.

Friday March 30/Saturday March 31 - The Juno Awards
Canada’s music award extravaganza comes to Saskatoon.
Friday, March 30
10:00 Mark DeJong
11:00 Hilario Duran*
12:00 Elizabeth Shepherd Trio*
1:00 John Ballantyne*

Saturday, March 31
10:00 Mark Zielke Trio
11:00 Kellylee Evans*
12:00 Richard Underhill*
1:00 David Braid*
*Juno Award Nominees

Saturday April 7 - Field Trip
An innovative jazz trio from Montreal, Field Trip makes a stop at the Bassment while on tour across Canada. Recent graduates from the prestigious McGill university jazz program, Field Trip has just completed a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
Featuring Colin Power (alto sax) Mark Nelson (drums) and Pat Reid (bass)
www.myspace.com/fieldtriptrio

Saturday April 14 - TBA

Saturday April 21 - Jazz and Spoken Word featuring Shelly Loeffler and guests
April is National Poetry Month, and former artistic director for the Bassment Shelly Loeffler brings together a variety of musicians, poets, writers and artists for an evening of jazz, beat poetry and spoken word. Including bassist Skip Kutz, trumpeter Paul Newton and others.