JazzEast
Left to right: Glenn Austin, Sandra Conrad, Raphael Roter, Andrew McKelvie, Heather Gibson, Lulu Healy, Kasia Morrison, Brian Saulnier, Zoe Leger, Greg Guy, baby Roman and Sarah Watling.
JazzEast Rising is a non-profit organization formed in 1987 to present the first ever Halifax Jazz Festival (formerly known as the Atlantic Jazz Festival) in Nova Scotia, Canada. Over the past 20 years, JazzEast has widened its horizons beyond the successful TD Halifax Jazz Festival to become involved, throughout the year, in a diverse range of musical and educational activities.
JazzEast's mandate runs from the promotion and presentation of soft-seat concerts and bar gigs to planning educational workshops (such as the renowned Creative Music Workshop). We develop opportunities for amateur musicians, established local artists and the local "jazz aristocracy". We bring in world-famous performers from all over to a city which doesn't always find itself naturally on the maps of touring artists.
In brief, we think jazz is important to the culture which we'd like to have, and we want to make sure that kind of culture is strong in Halifax, where we love to live.
Not just an organization, JazzEast is a community. We are over 500 active volunteers, 200 members, 270+ local and regional jazz artists, a team of corporate and government partners and an audience that has surpassed the 65,000 mark. Located above Halifax’s newest home for all things creative – 1313 - at 1313 Hollis Street, just a handful of staff produce year-round concerts and festivals, publish the seasonal magazine, JazzEast Rising and Jazz in Halifax weekly e news and organize open-to-the-public workshops.
Board of Directors
Executive
Olga Manzoni, Chair
Dustin LindenSmith, VP Programming
Arthur Irwin, VP Development
Andrew Killawee, Secretary
Wayne Pittman, Treasurer
Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Member-at-Large
Dr. Christopher Elson, Past Chair
Directors
Robert Cowan
Dr. Thomas Curran
Mark Gosine
Ben McIsaac
Dave Staples
Staff
JazzEast
Heather Gibson, Executive Director
Laura 'Lulu' Healy, Artistic Director
Kasia Morrison, Communications & Marketing Manager
Brian Saulnier, Accountant & Office Manager
James MacAulay, Content Coordinator (contract until July 17, 2011)
Promotions Team: Dana Beeler, Samantha Forsythe, Rayelle Mathews, Kamran Rahimian, Lisa Rawding, Jesse Robertson, Jill Rogers and Mike Ruxton.
Festival 2011
Glenn Austin, Technical Assistant
Don Brownrigg, Bar Manager
Co. & Co. Collective Design, Design
Brandy Burford, Ticket Inventory
Sandra Conrad, Logistics Coordinator
Mary Ann Daye, Bar Manager
Heather Gillis, Community and Outreach Assistant
David Jones, Festival Project Manager
David Hillier, Technical Director
Andrew McKelvie, Creative Music Workshop Coordinator
Maurice Nadeau, Electrician
Raphael Roter, Volunteer Services Manager
Chantal Caissie, Assistant Marketing Coordinator
Rayelle Matthews, Artist Liaison (Intern)
Volunteer Coordinators 2011
Mary Joyce, Information Services
Paula Pigeon, Security
David Jones, Set-up/Strike
Dave Cowan, Stage Management
Leo Feinstein, Volunteer Services
Lisa Savoie, Volunteer Services
Paul Chui, Box Office
Brian Saulnier, Financial Services
Brian Trainor, Musician Services
Alex Polley, Souvenir Sales 2/3
Dave Muise, Stage Management
Erin O'Prey, Tent Site
Elizabeth Reigert, Artist Liaison
Mimi Breslow, Box Office
Judy Adams, Hospitality (venues)
Barb Vincent, Hospitality
Emily Case, Hospitality (venues)
Kathy Moggridge, House Management Coordinator
Janet Holmes, Information Services
Karen Turner, Musician Services
Heather Trites, Souvenir Sales 1/3
Margaret Hoyle, Ticket Takers
Dorota Chelstowski, Transportation
Matt Craig, Tent Site
Jim Wheaton, Box Office
Valerie Pegoraro, Hospitality (venues)
Sandra Conrad, Set-up/Strike
Dean Hovey-Smith, Tent Site 3/3
Sunday Miller, Corporate Liaison
Jim Power, Corporate Liaison
Rosanna White, Corporate Liaison
Peter Adams, Transportation
Glen Reid, Transportation