The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has entered the second week of dominating Saskatoon’s music scene. And, as per usual, there are a tonne of non-Sask Jazz events filling in the usual spaces outside of the Bessborough Gardens. While there are plenty of you that are planning on loafing to Feist, Arrested Development and all the free music you can handle, don’t forget to catch some of the smaller shows as well. This week, some of our personal favourites include PONY at Vangelis and Busdriver at Amigos on Tuesday, Power Buddies at Vangelis on Tuesday, and SIANspheric bringing the noise, again to Vangelis on the Monday after the long weekend. Also, if you feel like celebrating or something on Canada Day, The Classy Chassys have you covered at the Capitol.
MONDAY, JUNE 26
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: DTN YXE Pop-up Shows
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Scarlet Restaurant Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: 2nd Avenue Grill Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Donny McCaslin Group at The Bassment
– The Matadors at Amigos
– Crack Cloud, Blue Odeur and Supercroup at Vangelis
– Tony K Trio at Buds on Broadway
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: DTN YXE Pop-up Shows
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Scarlet Restaurant Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: 2nd Avenue Grill Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Kenny Barron at The Bassment
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Walk off the Earth at Bessborough Gardens
– PONY, Dead Soft and Shirley & The Pyramids at Vangelis
– Busdriver at Amigos
– Tony K Trio at Buds on Broadway
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: DTN YXE Pop-up Shows
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Scarlet Restaurant Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: 2nd Avenue Grill Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Ingrid and Christine Jensen at The Bassment
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Tommy Emmanuel at The Broadway Theatre
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Ziggy Marley at Bessborough Gardens
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Flamenco Borealis at Capitol Music Club
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Banda Magda at Capitol Music Club
– Tony K Trio at Buds on Broadway
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: DTN YXE Pop-up Shows
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Finn’s Irish Pub Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: 2nd Avenue Grill Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: The James Hotel Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Yoga Jam with Michael Franti and Ryan Leier at Bessborough Gardens
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Michael Franti and Spearhead at Bessborough Gardens
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Jack Broadbent at The Bassment
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Igor Butman and the Moscow Jazz Orchestra at The Broadway Theatre
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Desi Sub Culture at Capitol Music Club
– Hillsburn at Village Guitar
– Archaics, Power Buddies and Waitress at Vangelis
– River Edge at Buds on Broadway
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Drift Cafe Free Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: The James Hotel Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton at The Broadway Theatre
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Feist at Bessborough Gardens
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Reuben and the Dark at Amigos
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Dr. Don and Black Mambas at Capitol Music Club
– The Hook Up, Sweetdreams, Brodie Moniker and Quiltin Heavens at Vangelis
– BC Reed at Buds on Broadway
SATURDAY, JULY 1
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: The James Hotel Series
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Arrested Development and Talib Kweli at Bessborough Gardens
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Kay the Aquanaut and Factor Chandelier at Amigos
– Canada Day at Diefenbaker Park
– The Classy Chassys and Von Jumbo at Capitol Music Club
– Charger at Buds on Broadway
SUNDAY, JULY 2
– Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: PotashCorp Free Stage
MONDAY, JULY 3
– SIANspheric, Radiation Flowers and Slow Down Molasses at Vangelis
– Three String Fretless at Buds on Broadway