SASKATOON The Sheepdogs and Wide Mouth Mason will kick off this year’s SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, organizers announced Monday. “We are in the business of presenting shows, not cancelling shows and festivals so to be able to support the artists, to get people back out enjoying live music again, you know, we are really excited about it,” artistic director Kevin Tobin said. Heidi Monro, a Saskatoon artist who will be performing at the festival, said it’s been a tough couple of years but she is more than ready to get back on the stage again. “From an artist’s point of view, you don’t realize how important it is to see people in front of you and appreciating what you do,” said Monro.