Remember the Jazz Fest disaster last summer? Along with the closing of Megatunes the shocking day-before-launch cancellation of the festival was of the biggest double-blows to Calgary’s music scene.
So in the fallout and aftermath of C-Jazz’s last minute pull-out the big names and headliners got paid as promised sure. That’s a given. But it still left a lot of smaller and local acts hanging without a venue audience or show. The Beat Niq and a few other venues tried to pick up the slack yes holding their own unofficial festival and impromptu make-up performances. Regardless it was just an all-around shame.
One of these bands set to perform at the fest (in the Olympic Plaza no less) was the Kronic Groove Band . The local seven-piece funk band was to play a free outdoor performance to a huge and more importantly an entirely new audience. But that’s all past. Time to move on.
After a successful Western Canada tour the KGB are back in town on Saturday this time at everybody’s favourite jazz bar the Beat Niq . It’s the perfect chance to catch up on a missed opportunity. High energy funky bass and big boisterous horns. No better remedy for the cold than that.
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