28-09-2017 18:29 via edmontonjournal.com

Marriage of jazz and strings inspires Saskatoon trumpeter

Saskatoon’s Dean McNeill is one of western Canada’s better known jazz trumpeters, but his latest project, Lost in The Stars, is something outside the box. The set of tunes he brings here Saturday marries a jazz quartet with a string sextet for sounds that should appeal to jazz and classical listeners alike.
“With the internet and easier routes to making your own recordings, what we’re seeing today is the blurring of lines between all these genres,” McNeill said rece
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