'Stop and just listen': Movement to break down power structures emerges in Saskatoon music scene
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 plac...
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