While touring British Columbia with the JUNO-nominated Ostara Project for International Women’s Day, BJP’s Lisa Buck reflected on the importance of representation in jazz. From workshops with young musicians to a new national poster celebrating Canadian women in jazz, the message is clear: visibility matters.
The 2023-24 season was a success on many fronts forBuckingJam Palace and the charitable non-profit that runs our larger organization, The BJP Music Foundation. We sold out our concerts; we hosted top-tier jazz artists; we collaborated with the US Consulate General in Calgary, the Black Chamber of Commerce, Women Band Directors International, CADME and Jazz […]
This year marked ten years of holding concerts at BuckingJam Palace. Many of you know the story: what started as a family initiative to support live jazz music became a favourite secret for Calgary music lovers— and then not so much of a secret as we grew to a non-profit and then to a charitable foundation.
