Posted: Apr 11, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 11
Dozens of women are working to break down the male-dominated power structures in the Saskatoon music scene. (StockSnap/Pixabay)
Theresa Sokyrka started playing jazz on Sunday nights at Lydia's Pub in Saskatoon in 1999.
It's where she was first put into place by a group of male musicians.
"The narrative was you can only play once in a while. You can't play too many songs in a row. People don't want girls in jazz," Sokyrka said.
Despite being a professional musician for 17 years now, including a stint on Canadian Idol in which she placed second, Sokyrka said a misogynistic environment still exists in the Saskatoon music industry.