BIO
About Jackie K
Jackie Kroczynski, known professionally as Jackie K, is a Saskatchewan-based folk/alt-country singer-songwriter whose music blends prairie warmth with vivid, character-driven storytelling. Rooted in the landscapes and people of the Canadian prairies, her songs balance strength and vulnerability, weaving together themes of nostalgia, resilience, memory, and transformation.
Jackie’s musical journey began at the piano at the age of four, sparking a lifelong love of music that led her to earn a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art. She has performed and conducted across Western Canada and Europe, and her artistry spans folk, Americana, alt-country, and jazz influences. Critics have praised her “off-kilter charm,” “masterful choruses,” and timeless songwriting, comparing her work to vintage greats while celebrating her distinct voice.
Her debut EP Look for the Little Things (2021) established her as “a shining light of the Canadiana movement” (Aldora Britain Records), followed by the acclaimed 2023 album She’s A Story, a genre-spanning celebration of women’s lives and resilience. Jackie has been nominated for multiple Saskatchewan Music and Saskatchewan Country Music Awards, including Alt-Country Album of the Year, Keyboard Player of the Year, and Music Professional of the Year.
In August 2025, Jackie releases Picking Saskatoons, the first single from her upcoming 5-song EP. A nostalgic ode to summer’s fleeting sweetness, the EP explores the beauty of impermanence and the ties between memory, family, and place.
When not writing or performing, Jackie tours and records with her husband and bassist, Tom Kroczynski. Whether on stage in Canada, Ireland, or beyond, Jackie brings prairie roots and heartfelt storytelling wherever she goes.
“…The stunning Look for The Little Things, a release that really cemented Jackie’s place, in our eyes, as a shining light of the Canadiana movement"
-Tom Aldora, Aldora Britain Records, November 2022
“We think that we could have published this [Dandelions Everywhere] last Friday and said it was a cover of an obscure Lee Hazlewood or maybe Jimmy Webb song and most people would have accepted that. There’s certainly something off-kilter about this upbeat folksong. There’s a Seventies pop-optimism about it too that is quite infectious.”
- Jonathan Baird, Americana UK, April 8, 2022
“Throughout it all [She's A Story] she [Jackie K] proves a more-than-capable facility for writing great chord progressions and melodies, and some genuinely masterful choruses.”
Cups N Cakes - Pick of the Week, March 30, 2023
