February 21, 2026

The Medal Round: Canada, The Netherlands, and Cuba

The inaugural KSDS Jazz Olympiad ends here. Which nation will stand atop the medal podium?

Pianist Ralph Sutton and his quartet recorded this album (cover pictured above) specifically for the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley. Sixty-six years later, the games and the music still go hand in hand…with the inaugural KSDS Jazz Olympiad!

By Matt Silver

And then there were three. The people have spoken…and of the dozen nations included in our inaugural Jazz Olympiad, only three remain: Canada, The Netherlands, and Cuba.