Lisa Buck

Sisters in Jazz Workshop Guest

Lisa Buck is an artist manager, an artistic director and a key figure in the dynamic jazz community in Calgary, Canada. She started the successful house-concert series “BuckingJam Palace” where world-class jazz musicians quietly appear in Calgary one night a month to play concerts for a very small audience. The venue has hosted musicians including John Hollenbeck, Christine and Ingrid Jensen, and Joel Frahm. Lisa also manages the JUNO-nominated all-women ensemble “The Ostara Project.” Spear-headed by award-winning jazz musicians Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff, the ensemble showcases the strength and creativity of Canadian women in jazz. Membership is fluid and what remains constant is that Ostara artists are all top-tier musicians, composers and bandleaders who reflect the geographical, cultural and creative diversity of Canada’s musical landscape.

Photo credit: Michele Mateus