JAZZ IN HALIFAX - Monday July 6 2009

THE LATEST NEWS FOR YOU
01. Greetings
02. AJF News Channel | Hot tickets, JazzWindows, The Jazz Festival Parade
03. Top 5 JazzFest Picks | Send them to us! Staff and friends picks to start
04. Special deals for JazzFest | Friendly businesses for JazzFest ticket-holders
05. Stayner’s before and after | Music delights pre and post festival
06. Workshops, Classes and News | SOCAN updates, jazz vocals and JazzLabs
07. Performance opportunities | Sound Symposium, markets and more
08. Jazz Around Town |

INFORMATION ABOUT JAZZEAST
A. JazzEast on-line | a reminder of where you can read more on-line
B. Creative Music Workshop | a description of our flagship outreach program
C. JazzEast Membership | how to become one of us
D. Volunteering | how to work like one of us
E. Submissions and Feedback | a call out to the brave and out spoken
F. Thank you | how we adore our government supporters
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Good day lovely jazz fans. RIP Madrigal music store

* The office is nuts! I like it. The festival is mere days away. We are becoming very excited.

*Not spam please – During the festival, you will receive daily schedule information and any other bits Zoe and I think will keep you in the loop. If you don’t want these messages, please send me a note. We do not want to be considered spam. We want you to enjoy your love notes!

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02. AJF NEWS CHANNEL
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23RD TD CANADA TRUST ATLANTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 10-18, 2009

*Volunteers needed! We are urgently seeking volunteers for this year’s festival. If you wish to help in the recruitment, here is a little something to inspire participation.

BE A PART OF THE SHOW! JazzFest is seeking volunteers for its festival teams
With over 20 crews to join, volunteering at the JazzFest is bound to satisfy your itch for learning new skills, making new friends or helping JazzEast to promote live and culturally rich music. Phil Theriault is the JazzFest Coordinator and he can assist you in figuring out where you fit into the festival family or atlanticjazzfestival.ca can streamline your registration if you already have an idea. There are 40 shows taking place under the big top and 40 night time shows taking place in different venues around town. There are a couple of quiet churches, a few lively bars and one big and festive festival tent. Maybe there is a show in which you would like to take part or maybe a style of music that peeks your curiousity? The Atlantic Jazz Festival has a nation-wide reputation for its artist hospitality (due to its volunteers) and fine musical selection. We invite you to join us. Contact: Phil Theriault, Volunteer Coordinator, 902 992 2225 x 6, 902 492 7216 (Volunteer Centre), phil@jazzeast.com

*The hot tickets for the festival are: Oliver Jones (SOLD OUT!), Kenny Garrett (yes! People are starting to understand his greatness!), the party-people Shuffle Demons with Idlers and The New York uber-cool trio The Bad Plus are tied and Joe Louis Walker with Garrett Mason are showing their might against Sir Paul.

*Martine Durier-Copp has reported that her team has signed-up 78 (!) local businesses to participate in the JazzWindows competition and they anticipate more! Haligonians will be visually delighted by spectacular window displays all over town. An artist (Iain Keith Murray) sent me photos of his Certainly Cinnamon evolution-of-jazz window paintings and yowza they are goooood!

*THE PARADE! Saturday, July 11 at 12noon people such as you and your friends will gather at Victoria Park (the one across from the Public Gardens) and frolic down the streets to the festival tent where Samba Nova will kick the free daytime concerts into high groove. It’s short and sweet, colourful and rhythmic and (the best part) Spring Garden Road is for pedestrians only.

*If you think our workshops are for musicians, you are wrong (mostly). Some are definitely for musicians, but most are open. I plan to stop by some of them. Stories are great!

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0. TOP 5 JAZZFEST PICKS
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Festival picks – If you want to share with us your personal festival itinerary, send me your top 5 picks of the festival and I will put it on our website and share it with the other subscribers in next week’s Jazz In Halifax. To start the geek fest, here is a couple:

TOP 5 JAZZFEST PICKS – NIGHT TIME CONCERTS

Kasia Morrison, Communications & Outreach Manager
1. The Bad Plus – they blow my mind every time I listen to their album Prog
2. The Bell Orchestre with Dreamsploitation – I want to relax and dream with them
3. Gordon Grdina Trio – this is hip stuff, my favourite surprise of the festival
4. Fred Hersch Trio – simply beautiful in music and person
5. Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko (concert and workshop) – the Africa to Appalachia is such a cool idea!

Zoe Leger, Communications & Outreach Assistant Manager
1. The Bad Plus
2. Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
3. Fred Hersch
4. MTQ
5. Kenny Garrett

Sarah Watling, Executive Director
1. Kenny Garrett
2. Simon Fisk
3. Valery Gore
4. Sisters Euclid
5. The Bad Plus

Andromeda MacIsaac, Creative Music Workshop Coordinator
1. Joe Lois Walker
2. John Abercrombie
3. Oliver Jones
4. Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
5. Fred Hersch Trio

Greg Guy, Guy About Town
1. Oliver Jones
2. Gypsophilia
3. Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko
4. Late Night Jazz at Stayner's Wharf
5. The Jazz Fest Parade followed by the thrusting Brazilian percussion of Samba Nova in the tent

Dustin Linden-Smith, JazzEast VP Development
1. Kenny Garrett
2. John Abercrombie
3. Two by Two
4. Joel Miller
5. Fred Hersch

Lulu Healy, Artistic Director
1. Sisters Euclid
2. Spontaneous Combustion series
3. Alex Conde Flamenco Jazz
4. Kenny Garrett
5. The Bad Plus

Jeff Reilly, Sanctuary trio member and CBC producer
1. The Bell Orchestre
2. Damian Nisenson Trio
3. Kenny Garrett
4. John Abercrombie Quartet (and V16)
5. The Bad Plus

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0. SPECIAL DEALS FOR YOU
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ITALIAN GOURMET
The Italian Gourmet is lovely year after year. If you show them your ticket on the night of the show, you will receive 10% off your purchase.

THE CELLAR BAR & GRILL
The Cellar is a new partner with the JazzFest. If you show them your ticket on the night of the show, you will receive 10% off your purchase.

ONYX RESTAURANT WINE DINNER & SHOW
Onyx restaurant hosting a New Orleans-inspired four-course wine dinner $75 per person – call Danielle or Kyle at 428-5680

THE GUILD’S GROUP RATE
The Guild is pleased to offer a 10% discount on ticket prices to many of our summer programming under our Gotta Go Festival 2009, sponsored by Freedom 55 Financial, a division of London life. The discount is available for groups of 10 or more people, to be shared between friends, co-workers or utilized for a summer staff party. Contact The Guild for outlines of dates and regular ticket prices of shows available for this promotion. If you are interested in booking under this discount, please contact The Guild's Box office at 620-3333 or boxoffice@theguildpei.com. | www.theguildpei.com

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04. STAYNER’S PRE AND POST FESTIVAL
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Preparing for and coming down from the rush of the jazz festival takes careful preparation.

BEFORE the festival, Stayner’s heats up because music lovers are in training. It takes considerable stamina to last all day and night listening to every note of the fantastic music in town.

July 9 – 9:00 PM – Bill Stevenson Trio

AFTER the festival, Thursdays become essential. By then people are spoiled by the multiple choices and that it is good to have a least one night that promises to keep hold of the festival feeling.

July 23 – 9:00 PM – Swingology
July 30 – 9:00 PM – Beyond Brazil
August 6 – 9:00 PM – Mishra’s Dream
August 13 – 9:00 PM – Into the Fray (Pat Storer, Luke Fraser, Matt Gallant and one more)

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05. WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND FORUMS IN TOWN
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SOCAN.CA
New website announced
Although this is not a workshop, it will provide you with tonnes of information. SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) re-launched its website complete with a whole new look, seamless navigation and new multimedia features. SOCAN.ca has long been a leading site amongst music rights organizations, providing educational resources and tools to enhance its membership’s ability to manage their catalogues, track performances and estimate upcoming distribution payments. The revamped site unveils enhanced features that will allow SOCAN to better serve its members, customers, and other important stakeholders, while continuing to deliver the same great services site users have come to depend on.

CHANGES TO SOCAN ROYALTY DISTRIBUTION
As of the August 15, 2009 distribution, SOCAN will no longer be issuing royalty cheques and paper statements for amounts less than $500. Members whose accumulated earnings are less than $500 in a distribution quarter will be paid through direct deposit and have statements available online only. To register for direct deposit and online statements, contact the SOCAN Membership Information Centre at 1-866-30-SOCAN, or log on to your account at www.socan.ca and select “View Financial Information.” This change is part of SOCAN’s continuing efforts to reduce paper waste and encourage members to take advantage of our online tools and services.

JAZZ VOCALS
Instructor: Antonia Pigot
Tuesdays and Thursdays, weeks of June 16, 30, July 14 with final class on July 29th
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Develop your solo jazz sound! This class will give singers the opportunity to sing the jazz standards, ballads, swing and Latin, in group and solo format with an accompanist. Final class is with jazz pianist. Instructor Antonia Pigot: BFA in Jazz Vocal Studies, Performance Instructor Carleton University. 8 classes: $180. For more information contact: The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Chebeucto Road, 902.423-6995.

TD CANADA TRUST ATLANTIC JAZZ LABS: FESTIVAL EDITION
July 10 - 18, 2009

The list of guests for this year’s edition of the JazzLabs is stunning. Musicians and non-musicians are in for many rare treats.

Sunday, July 12
BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS with SAMBA NOVA
1313 Hollis | 2:00PM | $5 suggested donation
A perennial favorite for aspiring percussionists of all ages, members of Halifax-based Samba Nova provide an introduction to Brazilian rhythms using percussive drums and bells. Both musicians and non-musicians welcome. Instruments provided.

Monday July 13
VOCAL MASTERCLASS with JAY CLAYTON (NYC)
1313 Hollis St. | 2:00PM | $20
Internationally acclaimed vocalist/educator Jay Clayton’s work boldly spans the terrain between jazz and new music. This workshop focuses on tried and true techniques for warming up, improving breath control, widening range, and improving accuracy and intonation.

Tuesday July 14
FLAMENCO JAZZ with ALEX CONDE CARRASCO
Spring Garden Public Library | 2:00PM | FREE
Spanish pianist Alex Conde comes from the roots of flamenco through Seguiriyas, Bulerias, Tangos and Rumbas to the cutting edge of jazz. Discover how the cultural and musical fusion of an American flamenco guitar player, a singer/dancer from Spain, a bass player from Israel and a percussionist from Colombia created a fresh new sound: flamenco-jazz.

Wednesday July 15
HARMONICA TECHNIQUES with CARLOS DEL JUNCO
1313 Hollis
3:30PM | $20
Cuban-born bluesman Carlos del Junco is one of very few that has learned the unique ability to play a ten-hole diatonic harmonica chromatically by using an "overblow" technique. Learn how he has used this incredibly difficult blowing technique to explore a broad range of playing styles, including blues, jazz, country, rock and gospel.

Thursday July 16
AFRICA TO APPALACHIA with JAYME STONE AND MANSA SISSOKO
Spring Garden Public Library | 1:00PM | FREE
Juno award winning banjo player Jayme Stone and Mali musician/storyteller Mansa Sissoko discuss their unique approach to music that includes two finger, three finger and progressive picking styles used to bridge jazz, classical African music and the many roots and branches of American roots music.

Friday July 17
LET’S PLAY! RHYTHM WORKSHOP FOR KIDS
Keshen Goodman Public Library | 10:30AM | FREE
Knowing that all children are born with rhythm, Halifax-based musicians and Capoeira instructors Zak Miller and Ross Burns show kids some basic songs and rhythms of Capoeira music and then let them take it from there! Ross and Zak draw on backgrounds as musicians, dancers, educators and mainly, as people who love to play and have fun. No instruments or experience required. Please note: you must pre-register your child through Keshen Goodman Public Library Children's Services. Registration is limited.

JAZZ FOR THE CURIOUS with THE SHUFFLE DEMONS
1313 Hollis | 3:00PM | $10
Get up close and personal with one of Canada’s most legendary and zany jazz groups, the Shuffle Demons. Come and hear them play a few tunes, discuss their experiences as musicians and give jazz tips for the musically curious: Would you like ideas on which jazz greats to listen to? Want to know more about how to play the saxophone or solo over changes? Want to hear a unique perspective on the business of music? These guys are up for anything! Musicians and non-musicians are welcome to attend.

Saturday July 18
AFRICAN DANCE with AFRO-MUSICA
1313 Hollis St. | 3:00PM | $10
This energetic session, led by Afro Musica’s musicians and dancers, will focus on the Central African moves and steps (originally from Congo) commonly seen on stage during an Afro-Musica performance. Learn some hot moves for the dance floor at the African Connexion Party on the final night of the festival or just learn a few fun new moves that you can pull out anytime!

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06. PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
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NOCTURNE CALL FOR PERFORMERS
Deadline: July 6, 2009
Nocturne: Art at Night is calling for professional musicians, actors, and comedians to give one-hour performances on Metro Transit buses on the night of October 17th, 2009. Nocturne: Art at Night is a festival bringing art and energy to the streets of Halifax between 6:00 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, October 17th, 2009. The completely free, second annual event showcases and celebrates the exciting arts scene in Halifax. The Nocturne programme, map, bus, and walking tours guide residents and visitors alike to a variety of exhibitions in galleries and public spaces throughout the city. The signature event, designed and planned by volunteers within the community, is an opportunity for everyone to experience the art of Halifax - in a whole new light. Performers Application Form: http://www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/en/nocturne/participate/performers/.... Contact: Danielle LeBlanc, Bus Programming Coordinator, nocturnebusperformers@gmail.com

NOVA SCOTIA MUSIC WEEK YARMOUTH 2009 SHOWCASES
Deadline: July 10, 2009 5 p.m.
Showcase Opportunities: Nova Scotia Music Week Yarmouth 2009 is now accepting showcase submissions. Please visit the Nova Scotia Music Week website (www.musicnovascotia.ca/nsmw ) for the Showcase Manual and FAQ. Make sure you read the information contained in this document carefully to ensure that your submissions fulfill the criteria for the categories that you are applying for. The Nova Scotia Music Week showcase stages allow Nova Scotian acts the opportunity to perform for a target audience of influential industry members including record label representatives, talent buyers, managers and media. This year NSMW 2009 is introducing an International Buyers Program along with the successful Bringin’ it Home Domestic Buyers Program. Nova Scotia Music Week is using Sonicbids - www.sonicbids.com/NSMW09 as the preferred method of applying for showcase opportunities, and the cost for applying to showcase is $23.00(USD). With Sonicbids you are able to upload information quickly and easily saving you time, mailing and product cost. Paper applications will still be accepted and forms can be found in the NSMW Showcase Manual. ABOUT NOVA SCOTIA MUSIC WEEK: Now in its 13th year, Nova Scotia Music Week brings together the music industry and the public for four jam-packed days of performances, educational workshops and the awards show. Music Nova Scotia is proud to present Nova Scotia Music Week 2009. The event will be held in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia from November 5-8, 2009 just a few hours drive from Halifax.

SOUND SYMPOSIUM
Deadline: August 15, 2009
Sound Symposium invites artists from all sound arts fields to propose projects, installations and performances for Sound Symposium XV, being held in the first half of July 2010. Application information can be found at www.soundsymposium.com

DALHOUSIE CORO COLLEGIUM
Audition date: August 24 and 31
Directed by Gary Ewer, the Dalhousie Coro Collegium is a 90-member mixed-voice choral ensemble. The choir is auditioning for new singers for their 2009-2010 performance season. The major repertoire for the year will include Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” and the Handel “Coronation Anthems”, among other works. Those interested in auditioning for placement should visit the Dalhousie Department of Music website to sign up for an audition time, and for other information. The web address is: http://music.dal.ca. Singers may also contact Gary Ewer directly at 494-1826.

CAPE BRETON FARMERS MARKET
Deadline: On-going
Cape Breton Farmers Market is happy to entertain performances by buskers at our weekly, year-round Market on Saturdays. Hours are from 8:30 am until 1:00 pm and the location is 340 Keltic Drive, Sydney River (diagonally opposite Coxheath Road). Prospective Buskers should call our Manager, John Cook, at: (902) 371-1481.

KNOX FARMERS MARKET
Deadline: On-going
Runs: June 13 – September 26, Saturdays 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Staging with (with canopy) available for musical groups or individuals to perform at Knox United Church Farmers’ Market, 567 Sackville Drive in Lower Sackville, each Saturday morning throughout the summer. For providing your musical talents for free you get an opportunity to perform and promote your music by selling CD’s. Time slots available 9-10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. For more information or to reserve a date, please contact Boyd Hunter boyd@achba.ca (497-1949) or Knox United Church 567 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville, B4C 2S9 (865-9216).

HUBBARDS FARMERS MARKET
Deadline: On-going
The Hubbards Farmers Market at the Hubbards Barn and Community Park has openings for musicians every Saturday at the market. They are looking for new music. Contact: Ashley Marlin, Market Manager, Hubbards Farmers Market, 902-277-1697

VideoFACT
Deadlines: September 3, 2009 11:59pm EST, October 22, 2009 11:59pm EST, January 7, 2010 11:59pm EST, February 25, 2010 11:59pm EST, April 22, 2010 11:59pm EST, June 10, 2010 11:59pm EST
VideoFACT is pleased to announce new deadlines for the foundation’s 2009/2010 fiscal year. Deadlines for both the VideoFACT and the PromoFACT programs are as follows: VideoFACT is funded entirely by MuchMusic, MuchMore and MusiquePlus, and provides production grants towards Canadian independent music videos. PromoFACT is funded entirely by MuchMore and provides production grants towards web sites and EPKs for Canadian independent artists who fall into genres likely to be programmed by MuchMoreMusic. To apply for funding, please visit http://apply.videofact.ca <http://apply.videofact.ca/>. For more information, contact info@videofact.ca

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07. CD Release Parties
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RICK JEFFERIES TRIBUTE BAND
CD Release Party, Bearly’s, Halifax
August 21 and 22, 2009

The Friends of Rick Jeffery Society is pleased to announce the line-up of artists and performance dates associated with the release of Nova Scotia’s first blues CD / DVD compilation package. The project entitled “Thirteen Vultures” will include a CD and DVD of live performance footage, photographs and interviews concerning the life of Rick Jeffery. Rick Jeffery – well known in Nova Scotia blues circles - left behind a body of unfinished music in the studio at the time of his passing in 2003. Jim Henman, close personal friend of Mr. Jeffery and founding member of April Wine, was asked to complete the recording. Many of Nova Scotia’s top blues artists are involved in the recording and will participate in the performance of Thirteen Vultures this summer. Under the musical direction of Pam Marsh, members of the Rick Jeffery Tribute Band include: Vocalists Theresa Malenfant, Cheryl Edgett, Pam Marsh, Eileen Joyce, Wayne Nicholson, Stuart MacLean, Jim Henman, Joe Murphy; Guitarists Carter Chaplin, Buck Tingley; Bassists Charlie Phillips, Joe Butcher; Drummers Ainslie Jardine, Steve Preeper; Keyboardist Barry Cooke; Harmonica players Dave Bedford, Joe Murphy, Phil Potvin, Andrew Gillis; Horn players Shirley Jackson, Dawn Hatfield, Rob MacIntosh, Dave Harrison and Emcee Andrew Gillis. The Friends of Rick Jeffery Society is a non-profit organization established to promote the memory of Mr. Jeffery and help promote blues music. Orders for the limited edition release of Thirteen Vultures will be available soon, with proceeds going to Mr. Jeffery’s estate. All recording, design, film and production work for Thirteen Vultures is being done in Nova Scotia. For more information, please contact: Jim Henman, Ph: 902-482-0639, Email: namneh@yahoo.com or Pam Marsh, Ph: 902-404-7533, Email: bluesmarsh@hotmail.com

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08. JAZZ AROUND TOWN
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There is too much good music in Halifax and surrounds that you might miss something if you are not careful.

JAZZ AROUND TOWN – UP COMING SHOWS
(VENUE DETAILS ARE PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LISTINGS SECTION)

Thursday, July 9
9:00 PM – Bill Stevenson Trio | Stayner’s

July 10-18
12:00 PM – Atlantic Jazz Festival | www.atlanticjazzfestival.ca

Saturday, July 11
9:30 PM – Scott Macmillan and Doris Mason | Red Shoe Pub, Mabou
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM - Jazz Standards by the Clas Larsson Quartet (Clas Larsson – tenor sax & clarinet, Tim Worthington – guitar, Robert Clark and Derek Pelley – bass and Jordi Comstock – drums) with Lisa Lelliott on vocals | Lunenburg Streetfest, Lincoln Street, Lunenburg

Saturday July 18
7:00 PM Clas Larsson Quartet (Clas Larsson – tenor sax & clarinet, Tim Worthington – guitar, Robert Clark and Derek Pelley – bass and Jordi Comstock – drums) | Chester Heritage Dinner/Dance, Chester Legion

Sunday July 19
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Clas Larsson Quartet (Clas Larsson – tenor sax & clarinet, Tim Worthington – guitar, Robert Clark and Derek Pelley – bass and Jordi Comstock – drums) with Lisa Lelliott on vocals | Lunenburg Bandstand

Thursday, July 23
12:00 PM – Gypsophilia, as a part of Music Nova Scotia’s Tunes at Noon | Grand Parade Square
9:00 PM – Swingology | Stayner’s

Thursday, July 30
9:00 PM – Beyond Brazil | Stayner’s

Saturday, August 1
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (Clas Larsson – tenor sax & clarinet, Tim Worthington – guitar, Robert Clark and Derek Pelley – bass and Jordi Comstock – drums) with Lisa Lelliott on vocals | Festival Main Stage, Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival

Thursday, August 6
9:00 PM – Mishra’s Dream | Stayner’s

Sunday, August 9
Time TBA – Rick Jefferies Tribute Band | Dutch Mason Blues Festival, Truro (see CD release section for more information)

Thursday, August 13
9:00 PM – Into the Fray (Pat Storer, Luke Fraser, Matt Gallant and one more) | Stayner’s

Tuesday August 18, from
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (Clas Larsson – tenor sax & clarinet, Tim Worthington – guitar, Robert Clark and Derek Pelley – bass and Jordi Comstock – drums) with Lisa Lelliott on vocals | Lunenburg Sessions in the Academy School

Tuesday, September 4
12:00 PM – The SideCats, as a part of Music Nova Scotia’s Tunes at Noon | Grand Parade Square

JAZZ AROUND TOWN – WEEKLY SHOWS

Mondays
9:00 PM – 10:30 PM – Dark End of the Street – Canadian and International Jazz including features, interviews, spoken word selections | Hosted by Lamont McLachlan | CKDU-FM
9:00 PM – NSCC Music Arts Festival presents…A Month of Mondays at The Economy Shoe Shop. May 4th: Jazz Speed

Tuesdays
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Blues Drive exploring the journey of the blues with your host M R Blues | CKDU-FM
Roger Howse | Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs
8:00 PM – Anything Goes Tuesdays with Dave Skinner | Stayner’s
8:00 PM – Early Friday Night Blues Partywith Shirley Jackson & the Island Rhythm Section, Carter Chaplin, Morrow Scott-Brown, Mike Woodford and special guests | Rock Island Café

Wednesdays
8:00 PM - Bucky Adams | Northwood Centre, Harbourview Bar & Lounge
9:00 PM – 12:00 AM - Blown Gasket Orchestra | Onyx | http://www.myspace.com/blowngasketorchestra

Thursdays
6:30 PM- 10:00 PM - Mike Cowie's 010 | Niche
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM - Pete Davison| Rogi Orazio

Fridays
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM - Waterbabies | Niche
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM - Pete Davison | Hamachi Steakhouse
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Chris Elson | Tomavino's
8:00 PM – Early Friday Night Blues | The Rock Island Café

Saturdays
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM - Pete Davison | Hamachi Steakhouse
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM - Waterbabies | Niche

Sundays
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Paul Barrett and friends | Roadside Willies Smokehouse & Bar
5:00 PM – Jeff Goodspeed and Friends (April is Guitar Month) | Stayner’s

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07. JAZZEAST ON-LINE
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Do you want more information? JazzEast is on-line at the following addresses:

www.jazzeast.com

www.atlanticjazzfestival.ca
We’re gearing up for an update! Check the site after April 9th

www.facebook.com
Search for Atlantic Jazz Festival, JazzEast or Creative Music Workshop

www.myspace.com/atlanticjazzfestival/
At this date, the site is horribly out of date, but soon you will see a note here that will state the execution of a long overdue update.

http://twitter.com
JazzEast has a Twitter account. Now, you can read about contests and receive some festival related hints. During concerts, we will use Twitter to post the latest news, such as SOLD OUT or jam session alerts. If you are interested, our handle is HFXJazzFest.

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08. CMW – CREATIVE MUSIC WORKSHOP
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Every summer, novice and experienced musicians gather in Halifax to focus on the creative process, developing artistic voice and instrumental mastery through game-playing, improvising, listening, composing, playing in ensembles and talking about music. An experienced faculty led by seminal percussionist Jerry Granelli provides energy and direction - with the aid of clinicians composed of high-profile Atlantic Jazz Festival performers. Players from all music traditions participate and find themselves challenged and inspired by what CMW has to offer. Participants are rewarded by a final performance on the jazz festivals closing day, showcasing their new work in front of a supportive audience. All instruments, voices and musical styles played by people of all ages and abilities are welcome to apply.

For more information, registration or to receive a CMW brochure, email: cmw@jazzeast.com

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09. JAZZEAST MEMBERSHIP
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More than just a festival, JazzEast is a community of dedicated staff, volunteers, over 200 members, musicians and artists, venues, valuable partners from both the private and public sectors and audiences that have reached the 65,000 mark. We invite you to join us too.

JazzEast Activities
--produces concerts in a variety of city venues throughout the year
--organizes the Creative Music Workshop
--maintains one of the largest and most active volunteer programs in the province
--publishes JazzEast Rising magazine (temporarily on hold until Fall ’09)
--sends out weekly Jazz in Halifax e-news
--produces outreach and education programs with Halifax Regional Libraries
--produces the "Thursday Night Jazz at Stayner's"
-- does whatever else it takes to support and develop jazz in the city and beyond!

JazzEast Membership Benefits
--Affiliation with JazzEast and the TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival
--Reduced ticket prices at every JazzEast performance
--Pre-public show notification and ticket purchase for the TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival
--Discount coupons & promotions as offered by affiliated businesses, organizations & clubs
--Voting privileges at the JazzEast Annual General Meeting
Annual Membership Fees are $25 dollars.

Call Kasia Morrison, Communications and Outreach Manager, at 902-492-0820 or email info@jazzeast.com to register your membership.

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10. VOLUNTEER
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People of all abilities, interests, ages and skills are welcome to volunteer at JazzEast. New volunteers and members are enthusiastically welcomed. There is always a place for your energy, support, feedback, talents, skills and passions.

You can take part in…
--TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival
--In-year concert programs
--JazzEast operations

Contact Phil Theriault, Volunteer Coordinator at phil@jazzeast.com for more information.

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11. SUBMISSIONS AND FEEDBACK
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If you have or know of anything that should be listed send the details or link to info@jazzeast.com or call Kasia Morrison at 902-492-0820.

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12. THANK YOU
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JazzEast Rising Association would like to thank the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage generous support of all JazzEast's unique program initiatives.

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