The Stone Frigate Big Band is heading to Wynyard on June 6 to help the town commemorate the end of World War II in Europe. Our sets will include many hit songs from the period as well as some newer material, including a big band version of The Last Saskatchewan Pirate arranged for the band…
New to the Playlist – Blue Skies
We just finished up an energetic arrangement of Blue Skies featuring Robyn Knight on vocals. The Band continues to work on more new material for the Jazz Festival and a number of upcoming gigs, including Deed I Do and Kissing Bug by Bill Holman, some funk and a great rendition of Pick Up the Pieces…
Stone Frigate Big Band to Play Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
The Stone Frigate Big Band will be performing at Club Jazz at the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival on June 27, 2015. We’ll be on stage in the park from 2:00 – 3:30 pm with a mix of new charts and old favourites, and hope that you’ll be able to join us. We’ll keep you posted…
A Preview of Our Feb 28 Bassment Show
With our upcoming show at The Bassment only a week away, we thought we’d give you a preview of a few of the charts we’ll be playing: Night and Day (featuring Robyn Knight on vocals) Splanky (Nathan Degenhart on alto sax and Matt Wolsfeld on piano) Flip Flop and Fly (Bill Busche on harmonica) Love Me…
New to the Playlist – Love Me or Leave Me
We’ve got another new chart ready for our performance at The Bassment on February 28. It’s the Nelson Riddle arrangement of the Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson chart Love Me or Leave Me as performed by Ella Fitzgerald. This one features Robyn Knight on vocals and Peter Steckhan on bass trombone.