The indefatigable Femi Kuti never stops presenting his dynamic and colorful shows and committed political messages, whether from his iconic New Afrika Shrine in Lagos, or from all kinds of world stages and venues. 2021 allowed him to release the double album, Legacy + on Partisan Records which was so dear to his heart. This ... Read more
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11:30 am.-12:10 p.m. Nova Fiasco Three 12:20 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Narc 1:109 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Adina Fraser 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Rushka/Omae Quartet Singer-songwriter Adam Baldwin has been a mainstay of the Atlantic Canada music scene for over a decade. With his sophomore full-length, Concertos & Serenades, Adam Baldwin - born and raised “inside these imaginary lines” that denote Nova Scotia - offers an east coast testimony that challenges the typical tourism marketing gloss. Through eight masterful yarns, ... Read more |
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11:30 AM - 12:10 PM Natural Elements Quartet 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Open Borders 1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Haliey Smith presented by ANSMA 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Andru Branch & Halfway Tree 12:00 PM | Halifax Central Library Inside the Music with Christine Jensen When the pandemic began, and the world shut down, so did the process of creating for Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam. In its place was a domesticity that the singer hadn’t felt in a long time, and although it was filled with many rewards, making music was not one of them. Reflecting on that time, ... Read more An engaging, lyrical saxophonist, Mike Murley is one of Canada’s most celebrated jazz artists. He has played on fourteen Juno Award-winning recordings since 1990, seven as a leader or co-leader, seven as a sideman. His most recent Junos include The North (2018), Metalwood’s Twenty (2017) and his trio’s Test of Time (2013). Murley moved to ... Read more She also works with the quartet collective CODE with Montreal-based Jim Doxas-drums, Adrian Vedady-bass, and Lex French-trumpet. They released Genealogy in 2020 and are set to release CODE-Red in fall 2024 on Justin-Time Records. She continues to collaborate in quintet settings with her sister and their ensembles Infinitude featuring Ben Monder, along with Swedish composer ... Read more |
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11:30 AM - 12:10 PM Under The Bus 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Carl Mayotte Quintet 1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Julia Tynes Groove Club presented by ANSMA 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM White/Wyatt/Vedady/Ritchie 4:00 PM Rodrigo Donoso 5:00 PM Miss Aurora Scott 6:00 PM Lukas Dunham Trio For over 20 years The Decemberists have been one of the most original, daring, and thrilling American rock bands. Founded in the year 2000 when singer, songwriter, and guitarist Colin Meloy moved from Montana to Portland, Oregon and met bassist Nate Query, keyboardist Jenny Conlee, and guitarist Chris Funk, The Decemberists’ distinctive brand of hyperliterate folk-rock set them apart from the start ... Read more Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade.” Grammy nominated, his latest recording is entitled Orchestras released April 2024 on Blue Note. In the trio format he’s favoured throughout his ... Read more Doris started playing the piano at age 3 and hasn’t stopped since. Coming from a big musical family meant singing with her 4 sisters and discovering harmony at age 5.She has shared the stage with many greats, including Dionne Warwick, Mavis Staples, Jeff Healy and Valdy. She has been a part of Denny Doherty’s “Dream ... Read more |
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11:30 AM - 12:10 PM Global Centric Brass Band 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Bill Ricky 1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Zaynab Wilson presented by ANSMA 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Umläb 12:00 PM Blessing Tangban 1:00 PM The Joy Curve 2:00 PM Gabe Mink 3:00 PM Bethany 3:00 PM | Alderney Gate Library Lina Allemano Exploring Improvisation Lina Allemano Four is an acoustic chamber-jazz quartet that plays Allemano’s original music, written specifically for the group with a mandate of strong group interaction, improvisation, and sonic exploration. Each member of the group is a creative and highly expressive soloist and improviser in his/her own right, bringing equally important and distinctive musical character and ... Read more Atlanta indisputably set the pace for modern hip-hop. However, Big Boi set the pace for Atlanta, and by proxy, the culture at large. If the genre of hip-hop ever gets its own "Rap Mount Rushmore," a legacy as the region's foremost wordsmith, funkiest gentleman, and resident ATLien certainly guarantees a place for the diamond selling ... Read more |
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11:30 AM - 12:10 PM Hfx Regional Arts Jazz Band 12:30 PM - 1:10 PM Chebucto Big Band 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Atlantic Sound Machine 12:00 PM Skaty Pham 1:00 PM Robyn Feltham Band 2:00 PM Mat Elliott 3:00 PM Geordie Haley Group Annie Clark made her recorded debut as St. Vincent in 2007 with Marry Me, quickly becoming regarded as one of the most innovative and fascinating presences in modern music. Her subsequent albums would include Actor (2009), Strange Mercy (2011), her self-titled fourth album and winner of the 2014 GRAMMY for Best Alternative Album. In 2017, her fifth album ... Read more |
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