Jasper Place Arts Festival
Saturday June 8, 2024
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Opening Land Awknowledgement
12:00 - 12:15 PM - The BrassTactics
12:15 PM -12:45PM – Los Rebeldes Musicales
12:45-1:00PM – Lllja
1:00-1:45PM – Little Birds Combo
1:45-2:00PM – West End Hot Club
2:00-2:30PM - ROYA
2:30-2:45PM – Spoonman
2:45-3:30PM – Tzadeka and the Murder Hornettes
3:30-4:15PM – The Way Back Whens
4:15-5:00PM – Sampler Cafe
5:15-6:00PM – Funk the Matriarchy
Festival Artists & Performers
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The Brasstactics (12:00-12:15PM)
The Brasstactics Edmonton’s premier brass party band, serving up brass band originals and hot throwbacks from the 70’s 80’s 90’s and 00’s. The Brasstactics have been a stable of pop-up outdoor events and live party shows, the band guarantees to get audiences to dance and sing along.
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Los Rebeldes Musicales (12:15-12:45PM)
Los Rebeldes Musicales. Latin Blues and Rock featuring talented up and coming musicians from Jasper Place High School, Led by Jorge Vargas. These young musicians will be sure to get you up and dancing.
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Lllja (12:45-1:00PM)
Former lead player of Pashna Posse, a musician who has a passion for playing his acoustic in the a western style, genres include outlaw country, rock and a variety of classics.
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The Little Birds Jazz Combo (1:00-1:45PM)
The Little Birds Jazz Combo embarks on a mission to not only entertain but also to educate and inspire. As ambassadors of jazz education, these budding musicians breathe new life into the genre, infusing it with their youthful energy and innovative spirit.
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West End Hot Club (1:45-2:00PM)
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ROYA (2:00-2:30PM)
ROYA is a songstress blending pop, jazz and her middle eastern roots into a soulful expression of truth. Mixing the sounds of acoustic guitars, folk rhythms, and jazz infused melodies, Roya encaptures her audiences with direct but poetic encounters. Her voice, both sweet and sultry, pairs well with an acoustic guitar and the midnight sun.
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Spoonman (2:30-2:45)
I know that might sound funny - I consider myself a serious musician and at the same time I literally play kitchen utensils that I pull from the silverware drawer. But let me tell you, there is MAGIC in the spoons. And I'm excited to share it with you.
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Tzadeka (2:45-3:30PM)
Tzadeka makes music that is unpredictable, clever and magnetic. Female-fronted, Experimental-Prairie-Hip Hop that’s fresh-as-hell! Tzadeka (TZA-deka) is Maigan van der Giessen, and Edmonton based emcee who has been pushing the boundaries of music since putting out her first tracks with hip hop collective Eshod ibn Wyza (2003). Maigan’s spicy vocals and intricate rhymes blend with masterful beat making, to create music that is distinct and fresh; with hints of jazz, punk, politics and the blues.
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The Way Back Whens (3:30-3:45PM)
Chronograph Recording artists The Way Back Whens are a brand new old fashioned trad jazz band. Featuring Edmonton’s finest old school players, The Way Back Whens will take you... well, way, way back! An old school jazz street party band with a megaphone, pumping out classic jams and brand new numbers.
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Sampler Cafe (4:15-5:00PM)
Sampler Cafe is an organization focused on improving access to music technology, education and community development programs for electronic and sample-based music creators of all skill-levels and backgrounds.
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FORTUNE TELLER with THOU ART HERE
FORTUNE TELLER with THOU ART HERE THEATRE Are you curious about your destiny and what the future holds? Do you need comforting words that can quell the unending sense of unease caused by the uncertainty of our rapidly changing lives? Then please look further because these fortune tellers are mostly here for your entertainment. They happen to be pretty funny, but don't expect to get any like altering advice, and likewise don't alter your life based on any of their advice.
Performed by Sophie May Healey and Autumn Strong, produced by Thou Art Here Theatre.es here
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Funk the Matriarchy (5:15-6:00PM)
Funk the Matriarchy is a band, on a mission to amplify the voices of women in funk, soul, and R&B music. This powerhouse group plays a mix of chart topping female hits and some hidden gem women artists. Through carefully curated setlists, they strive to diminish inequality and celebrate the trailblazers who have shaped the sound of these genres. With a contagious energy that ignites dance floors and sparks social change, this ensemble is a positive force to be reckoned with.