The SFBB is will again join the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, Footnotes Big Band and U of S Jazz Ensemble at The Broadway Theatre for “The Big Band Theory” as part of Winterruption. The four bands hit the stage on January 26, 2025, at 7:30 pm with a two-set high energy show featuring the bands. Tickets…
New to the SFBB Playlist Oct 2024
In our continuing effort to bring new music to our audiences, we played some new charts at The Bassment on October 19: Baby You’ve Got What it Takes (Dinah Washington / Brook Benton), Hit the Road Jack (Buster Poindexter / Soozie Tyrell), It’s Been a Long Long Time (Harry James / Helen Forrest), Save the…
SFBB at The Bassment Oct 19
The Stone Frigate Big Band returns to The Bassment, Saskatoon’s jazz club, on October 19. We will include our usual mix of swing, songbook and jazz, as well as some interesting new charts we have been working up. The program will be varied and fun, and we hope you will be able to join us.
SFBB Sails to River Landing July 4
The Stone Frigate Big Band sails to River Landing Phase I aboard Saskatoon’s riverboat, The Prairie Lily, on July 4. The band will perform from the upper deck of The Prairie Lily towards River Landing in a pre-Jazz Festival event from 7:00-8:30 pm. The program will feature Swing Era and American Songbook classics, along with…
New to the SFBB Playlist Jun 2024
We’ve been busy over the past few months and have added a bunch of new charts to our performance repertoire: 59th Street Bridge Song (Simon and Garfunkel), Broadway (Count Basie), Diamonds are Forever (Shirley Bassey), Goldeneye (Tina Turner), History Repeating (Shirley Bassey), Juice (Postmodern Jukebox), Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon), Riviera Life (Caro Emerald),…