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John Pizzarelli and Deltron 3030 announced

One Jazz Great and One Hip-Hop Supergroup
TD Halifax Jazz Festival's Line Up Is Starting to Add Up!

A new round of big name headliners has been announced by JazzEast for the TD Halifax Jazz Festival, July 6-14, 2012. Sweet-voiced, smooth guitarist John Pizzarelli and space themed, hip-hop greats Deltron 3030 have been added to the list, making summer in Atlantic Canada look much brighter...and closer!

Halifax Takes Part in International Jazz Program

JazzEast Invites You to Jazz Appreciation Month

Across the world, music fans are celebrating one of the most innovative art forms--jazz!--and JazzEast is proud to include Halifax in this international celebration, Jazz Appreciation Month.

Out Like a Lion, Day Three Review

These last three nights have been exactly what I had hoped.
 

Gottingen Street Gets Jazzed Up

JazzEast Announces Move to the North End

On Wednesday, March 28 at the opening night of JazzEast's Out like a Lion music festival, Artistic Director, Laura 'Lulu' Healy, announced to a surprised audience the move of the JazzEast office to Gottingen, just down the street from the night's venue, The Company House.

Sincere and Slightly Bizarre, an Interview with E.S.T. Tribute folks Tom Easley, Jeff Torbert, and Mark Adam

As a part of the Out like a Lion interview series, I sent a few questions to our local trio of heroes: bassist Tom Easley, guitarist Jeff Torbert, and drummer Mark Adam.  They are performing together on the opening night of the Lion, and I wanted to hear more about their connection with E.S.T. and each other.

Interview with Paul Tynan for Out like a Lion

Technology is grand.  These days I feel like if I want to do something, like record a conversation on Skype, then all I have to do is type the question into a search engine and 'Hey Presto!' there's an application made just for that purpose.  This was the case when I wanted to interview a musician in the audio format for the Out like a Lion interview series.  I choose Paul Tynan since I figured he would be up for the experiment, and he was!  The results amazed me.  The ease of downloading, sound quality of the end result, and the readily available options to convert

JazzEast Promises Some Heat This Summer

Three TD Halifax Jazz Festival Concerts Are Up For Sale

JazzEast feels good and it shows in its first rush of concert releases. Three TD Halifax Jazz Festival artists have been announced to the public and based on their collective energy, there will be heat in Halifax this summer!

“Our first release always gives music fans a peak at what we have in store for them,” says Laura ‘Lulu’ Healy, JazzEast’s Artistic Director. “This year, the promise is heat!”

Carmen Townsend announced as special guest of Jubliee Swing Orchestra

Everyone at JazzEast is spinning with joy over the latest announcement by Jubilee Swing Orchestra.  Carmen Townsend is their special guest for a JazzEast Out like a Lion concert, the Prohibition Swing Dance on March 30 at the Olympic Community Centre.

Interview with JSO's John Wesley Chisholm

John Wesley Chisholm is a pretty interesting, smart cat who has had a significant presence in Halifax since the late eighties.  Blackpool, Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra, Arcadia Entertainment, and Halifax's Cycle Gallery are the contributions I know about, and there are probably more.

Prohibition Comes to Halifax

JazzEast Revives the Jazz Age for Dancers and Music Lovers

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