The Jazz Sudbury Festival is currently underway and will run until Sept. 13 with headliners like Alex Cuba, Steve Hill and Diana Panton.
The five-day festival celebrates what many argue is the most cerebral of the musical arts. Jazz might not get the attention it once did, but it remains a vibrant, passionate artform. If you've never been to a jazz show before, why not take some time this week to give it a shot? You might be pleasantly surprised.
NorthernLife.ca is celebrating jazz this week by getting our staff to do something unusual for your amusement. We've already sent reporter Matt Durnan up a wall to learn how to climb and sent our editor Mark Gentili into a wrestling ring to learn how to be an announcer.
We've already picked on associate content editor Heidi Ulrichsen when we asked local world-class beatboxer Emilie "Sparx" Carrey to teach her the ropes of beatboxing.
Heidi's more than a beatboxer though. She's also a former band geek who hasn't touched her saxophone in more than a decade.
So, to celebrate the Jazz Sudbury Festival, Heidi decided to brush up on her ol' saxophone skills with the help of No Strings Attached Community Band founder Sandra McMillan — for your amusement, of course.