Festival Dispatches
23RD TD CANADA TRUST ATLANTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 10-18, 2009
Soon we will have a news section on the website, but until then come here to read the lastest news about the festival.
Festival news - April 21
You may have guessed that the office is a buzz. We are intensely intent on preparing another excellent version of the TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival for you. This section of the newsletter will offer little bits of information I think you will want to know. As time moves us closer to July, this section will grow to engulf the newsletter.
*I hope you already know that 5 shows are on sale right now: the stupendously-graceful OLIVER JONES, boisterously-gritty JOE LOUIS WALKER, worldly-popular JANE BUNNETT, indie-awesome THE BELL ORCHESTRE, and the modernly-beautiful FÉLIX STÜSSI are coming to Halifax. Your guide is atlanticjazzfestival.ca.
*atlanticjazzfestival.ca continues in development. Web guru Adam Shore of Shoreline Consulting and design coolsters Co & Co are working with the JazzEast staff to make sure your experience on the web site is even better. I will make sure you know when the site is at its next phase of beauty.
*Last week one of the promotional campaigns began for this year’s festival. Keep checking The Coast on-line and in print for ads and contests.
*Phil Theriault, our Volunteer Coordinator, is back from Cuba. Feel free to bombard him with all of your requests to volunteer.
*Martine Durier-Copp and Josee Donohoe, co-coordinators for the Jazz Windows project, are heading a team that is working closely with business communities in HRM to turn store fronts into works of jazz-art. Quinpool Road is signed on and is stepping up their participation. Come July, keep your eyes open.
*NEXT SHOW RELEASE DATE: May 1st is the day members will hear about the main headliner for this year and May 14th is the day everyone will be sent the news.
APRIL RELEASE SHOWS
The JazzFest excitement is beginning. On April 9, 2009 five shows will be released and tickets will be available through Ticketpro and the JazzEast Member's Box Office (for members only. Call 902-492-2225 or write info@jazzeast.com for more information.