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The USask Jazz Orchestra will be performing with special guests, The Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra on Friday, Nov. 17 at The Bassment.

USask Jazz Ensemble at the Bassment

Hear the jazz stars of tomorrow at this performance directed by Music department head Dean McNeill

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Date: Friday, Nov. 17
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK

Tickets available via The Bassment website: $15 for members, $20 for non-members. 

This event is open to the public.

About this event

Directed by Dean McNeill, the U of S Jazz Ensemble has toured western Canada, the Northern United States, and Quebec. The group has commissioned and premiered many new works for the contemporary large jazz ensemble and has released six CDs in its Bumper Crop series.

The Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO), under the direction of Nick Fanner, will play the opening set.


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