Oh yes, it’s back. The Halifax Jazz Festival line-up has been announced for this summer and we can promise you, it’s absolutely incredible. With more than 90 acts for just over a week of shows, this is as good as it gets. Never an event to hold back, opening night starts out with the world […]
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Soul Rebels show review
I stopped by the Halifax Jazz Festival tent at the foot of Salter Street to hear New Orleans’ brass band Soul Rebels. For me, this was the most eagerly anticipated show of the festival—having seen the band play a few free outdoor shows at the Montreal Jazz Festival; the first of those was with fellow […]
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Get stoked for the Halifax Jazz Festival!
We are happy to be the first to announce an early look at 2012’s Halifax Jazz Festival. Despite what the weather is telling you, it’s not too early to start thinking about July. Tickets are on sale right now, so don’t snooze. All prices included taxes and fees. Saturday, July 7 you get Canned Heat […]
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Talib Kweli and Idle Warship cancelled, The Pharcyde confirmed as replacement at 2011 Halifax Jazz Fest
Talib Kweli has unfortunately cancelled his 2011 Halifax Jazz Festival appearance in Halifax with Idle Warship (link above is to his Twitter feed, scroll down to June 25 for his stellar interactions with pissed off fans). Halifax Jazz Festival, however—ever the lemonade makers—have confirmed The Pharcyde in Idle Warship’s place. You happy? I’m happy. If […]
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The Halifax Jazz Festival tickets on sale now
The Halifax Jazz Festival turns 25 years old this year, forgoing a quarter-life crisis and instead leaping feet first into awesomeness. It’s their silver anniversary, and they have programmed some shows that promise to be well worth your hard-earned silver. At today’s media launch, festival organizers presented this year’s fest, announcing the full line-up (including […]
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Holy Shit, Talib Kweli is Coming to Jazzfest
So yeah, Idle Warship featuring Res and Talib Fucking Kweli are opening up the Halifax Jazz Fest on Saturday July 9. Opening act is The Extremities. Show begins at 8pm. Tickets are $28.50 ($25.00 for members)Purchase tickets here. Now I’m going to post a bunch of Talib Kweli videos and get all giggly-like. If you […]
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Initial Artist Announcements for Halifax Jazz Fest
The first few artist profiles have squeaked onto the Halifax Jazz Festival’s website, and it looks like 90s pioneers Digable Planets will be bringing their sublime blend of hip-hop and jazz to the Festival Tent on July 16th. Laiiiiiid back!You can buy tickets here. The lineup list so far also includes the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans, Montreal’s fusion hip-hop group Nomadic Massive, and the Maritime-based Back Alley Big Band.The full schedule comes out May 26. Below, hear the bassline that will walk you all the way home into your recliner. Mmmmm.
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JazzFest Does the Salter Shuffle
Yesterday, allnovascotia.com reporter Paul McLeod reported that the Halifax Jazz Festival will officially be moving to the Salter Block this summer.As you might recall, the fest was being bumped from its Spring Garden and Queen St. location because it was deemed the site for the new Halifax Central Library. While organizers had been weighing a […]
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Jazz Fest: The Kids Were All Right
The 2010 edition of the Halifax Jazz Festival melted away – almost literally – yesterday, ending more than a week of diverse and mostly enjoyable downtown sound. International and local artists alike stretched, and in some cases ignored entirely, the boundaries of the jazz genre, busting out everything from hip hop beats to tuba-powered Middle […]
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Jazz Fest: Running On Not Quite Empty
It was 8 p.m, the scheduled time for Montreal’s H’Sao to hit the Festival Tent stage, yet there was a curious lack of urgency in the air. Most likely, Fest officials were waiting until a few more empty seats were filled, not wanting the band to have to play to a small crowd. A few […]
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Jazz Fest: Poetry gets sweaty
Cadence Weapon brings dirt city to Halifax. The evening flowed steadily, despite the heat. Four poets laureate from across Canada took to the small stage in front of a crowded Company House. (Seats at the bar and tables taken, several people stood and leaned against the walls.) Two ceiling fans and another on the floor […]
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Jazz Fest: Tel Aviv Rock City
Jazz Fest 2010 has featured numerous acts whose connection to the genre is, to be generous, a loose one. Hip-hop, R&B and funk are more like cousins of jazz than siblings. But at least there is a familial bond, some shared musical DNA that links, say, De La Soul and Alex Cuba to Charlie Parker […]