On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the KSDS Jazz Olympiad continues with can’t-miss second round action between Sweden and Canada. Do you prefer your jazz with sides of pickled herring and lingonberries or slathered in maple syrup and served with an ice-cold Labatt?
Swedes like pianist Bobo Stenson and the late bassist Palle Daniellson have been indispensable to the "Nordic Sound," that icy, atmospheric minimalism famously called the “most beautiful sound next to silence.
But Canada’s got the Maharaja of the Keyboard, Oscar Peterson…and two of the most influential names in jazz today, Renee Rosnes and Cory Weeds.
In this battle of Northern Exposure, who wins: Canada or Sweden? VOTE HERE!
