Summer Kicks - Tim Sars

Every summer, the world comes to play in Golden, and so does the community at Summer Kicks.

Presented by Kicking Horse Culture, Summer Kicks is a FREE outdoor concert series featuring touring artists from across Canada alongside amazing local performers. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy live music, dancing, and community under the mountain sky.

Tims Sars

Rooted in family and driven by rhythm, this jazz quartet brings a vibrant, cross-genre sound to every stage they play. Blending jazz with blues, world beat, and brass band traditions, their music feels both timeless and fresh. The group shifts effortlessly from smoky, late-night melodies to high-energy, street-style rhythms inspired by folk and second-line brass bands. Featuring local Tweener: Jubilee Mountain

At its core is the dynamic musical bond between brothers, with Tim Sars on saxophone and his brother Nathan Barrett on trumpet, whose shared instincts and improvisational chemistry give the group its distinctive voice. Rounding out the quartet are drums and bass, laying down grooves that move fluidly between swing, soul, and global influences. Original compositions—written and often sung by Tim Sars—form the heart of their repertoire, weaving personal storytelling with rich, layered arrangements. Whether performing intimate sets or lively festival stages, the quartet thrives on connection: between bandmates, genres, and audiences. Their performances celebrate improvisation, cultural fusion, and the deep musical language they’ve built together over years of playing side by side.

Jubilee Mountain

Will Wardell has lived a homestead life in Harrogate since 1968, managing a small farm and forest land. He plays folk ,blues, old time country, and bluegrass.