Live Music Halifax

Wonder Women!
2025-11-19 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | The Music Room, 6181 Lady Hammond Road
In “Wonder Women!”, pianist and humorist Sarah Hagen delves into the remarkable stories and piano music of female composers from the classical repertoire. This recital will highlight piano works by 18th and 19th century composers, including Clara Schumann, Cécile Chaminade, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, and others.
Presented by Scotia Festival of Music, The Music Room Chamber Players Series presents 21 fantastic chamber music concerts from September to April, featuring local and international performers.
Tickets ($20-$35)

Gus' Pub Jazz Spotlight
2025-11-19 19:30 - 22:30 | Gus’ Pub & Grill, 2605 Agricola St
The 8th edition of the Jazz Spotlight at Gus’ Pub!
Featuring:

Bluebird Quartet
Caito Macdonald Quartet
Robin Jessome’s Nostalgia Project

Jazz Night @ The Local
2025-11-19 19:30 - 23:00, 2025-11-26 19:30 - 23:00 | The Local, 2037 Gottingen St, Halifax
Jazz night with Silvio Pupo, keys, Ronald Hynes, bass and Damien Moynihan, percussion.

Daughters of Donbas
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:30 | St. Andrew’s United Church, 6036 COBURG RD
Songs of Stolen Children by Daughters of Donb as is a music/human rights project that deals with the ~20,000 Ukrainian children that’s have been abducted from occupied regions in Eastern Ukraine and taken to Russia.
Hauntingly beautiful acoustics vibrations translate the themes of sorrow and hope and give the voice to captured children who tragically can’t speak for themselves.
Weaving Ukrainian folk music into the modern context, Daughters of Donbas draw the strength from their ancestry and storytelling. Their hope is in speaking up and unity in action, which this 80-Knute concert is meant to inspire.
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Big Easy Fridays!
2025-11-21 17:30 - 19:30 | Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs, 1579 Grafton St, Halifax
Sounds of New Orleans with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse
More events all week on Bearly’s website

Charlie Brown Christmas
2025-11-21 19:00 | St. Andrews Church, 6036 Coburg Rd.
Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring the J. Anthony Granelli Trio
Halifax Jazz Festival brings back beloved Christmas classic for a live and interactive musical experience for the whole family!

Embedme
2025-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Radstorm, 2177 Gottingen St
Album release show
Featuring • Dyldo $wagginz • Saltlamp • Sahara Jane

Concert for Socks
2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:00 | Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen
Featuring •Lloyd’s Money • Kids Losing Sleep • Sundae Girl • Logan Edward Mackay
Hosted by Clare Belford
Tickets: $19 in advance, $30 at door

Broke & Hungry Canada
2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:59 | Gus’ Pub & Grill, 2605 Agricola St
Concert featuring

Twitchy Tantrum
Turbo
The Meat Sweats
PigDog
Vertebrates

$20 suggested

The Mellotones
2025-11-21 20:30 - 23:30 | Pacifico, 5171 George St
For over two decades, The Mellotones have been bringing their high-octane party to stages around the world. Lighting up dance floors wherever they go, the R&B Funk band is an 8-piece powerhouse.

Broke & Hungry Canada
2025-11-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Radstorm, 2177 Gottingen St

G Street Band
2025-11-22 20:30 - 23:30 | Pacifico, 5171 George St
G Street Band electrifies the dance floor with their high-energy fusion of classic and current, pop, rock, funk…and a touch of jazz!

Paul St Amand & Kenneth Pasher
2025-11-23 11:00 - 17:00
Singer & trumpeter Paul St-Amand teams up with guitarist Kenneth Pasher for a midday jazz set at The Roastory: where every cup has a rhythm. Bedford’s coolest new cafe is rooted in two timeless crafts: the art of specialty coffee and the soul of jazz and blues.

Fiddles & Feet
2025-11-23 14:00 - 16:00 | The Sanctuary Arts Centre, 100 Octherloney St
We’re so thankful to all of our friends who have joined us for our musical adventures and keep showing up for our shows, or are simply here to cheer us on and encourage us to keep playing.

On the following weekend, we are returning to The Sanctuary Arts Centre for our second show! We had so much fun at our first show at this awesome venue. Happening Sunday November 23rd with a 2PM show. Tickets are available online now! We’re often asked to do shows close to Halifax/Dartmouth, so here is your chance!!

As always, we can’t wait to play for you!

All Saints Cathedral Choir
2025-11-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Cathedral Church of All Saints, 1330 Cathedral Ln, Halifax
The ‘Sundays at Four’ Music Series returns to the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax September 28 at 4 p.m! Join us for a new season of inspiring choral music, offered freely to the public every Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s service is a Choral Evensong for the Eve of St Michael and All Angels, sung by the Capella Regalis Men, Boys, & Girls Choir, directed by Nick Halley, with organist Paul Halley.

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Indian devotional music
2025-11-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Hare Krishna Temple, 29 Westwood Blvd
Immerse yourself in the soul-stirring world of Rag-Ras — the joyous nectar of Indian music, where every note becomes an offering of devotion and joy.
Join Ashwani Kumar, singer–composer, for an evening of original compositions inspired by the rich traditions of Indian classical and devotional music. Accompanying him are talented musicians Sahara Jane on sarangi, Nayha Acharya on mandolin, and Sidharth S.on tabla — each bringing their artistry to create an experience that is both meditative and uplifting.
Through heartfelt vocals, intricate rhythms, and enchanting melodies, An Evening of Devotional Music invites you to pause, listen, and connect with the divine through sound. Whether you are familiar with Indian music or hearing it for the first time, this performance promises to transport you into a space of peace, joy, and spiritual resonance.
Come, be part of an evening that celebrates the beauty of devotion, the power of music, and the harmony of shared experience.

India Gailey & Taryn Kawaja
2025-11-23 19:00 - 21:00 | The Carleton, 1685 Argyle St, Halifax
India Gailey (she/they) is an award-winning Canadian cellist, composer, vocalist, and improviser. She draws from many eras and genres to craft poetic narratives of sound, most often performing in the realms of classical and experimental music. Named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” India has toured across the Western hemisphere as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborator. She frequently works with living composers, filmmakers, dancers, visual artists, and musicians of various stripes to create works of exploratory art.
Taryn Kawaja is a Canadian singer/pianist/songwriter whose unique style of lyrics, melodies and chord structures has been captivating audiences across Canada and Europe. She has been described as an evocative blend of Tori Amos and Amy Winehouse. Coming from a rigorous classical background, Kawaja’s unique fusion of neo-classical and folk is sonically nostalgic and dreamlike yet her lyrics are grounding and honest. There is something relieving about the truth from which sings. With a reputation for virtuosic playing complimented by a birdsong voice and beautifully vulnerable poetics, Taryn Kawaja is a performer you do not want to miss.
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Sunday night blues jam
2025-11-23 20:00 - 23:00 | Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs, 1579 Grafton St, Halifax
Local blues musicians try out their stuff at the traditional blues jam run by Andrew Gillis and his back up band.

Morgan Davis
2025-11-24 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-25 19:30 - 22:30 | Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs, 1579 Grafton St, Halifax
Morgan Davis is a Canadian blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was born and spent his childhood in Detroit, Michigan, before relocating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2001. His song “Why’d You Lie” was a hit for Colin James and featured on James’ 1988 debut album.

Jazz Night
2025-11-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Ragazzi Restobar, 5187 Salter St, Halifax
Jazz Night with Ken MacKay
A native of Truro NS, Ken first started teaching in the Public School system in 1976 and has been active as an educator as a Clinician, Adjudicator and Soloist throughout his career. Ken retired from Astral Drive Junior High where he has been Director of Bands for over 20 years. Ken is Past-President of the Atlantic Federation of Musicians and is currently on the board of NS Honour Jazz and co-leader of the NSHJ Funk Unit.
Ken’s list of his professional credits is impressive. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Regis Philbin, Natalie Cole, jazz great Ernie Watts, Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd, daughter of the blues Shirley King, Rosemary Clooney, the Temptations, and Lionel Ritchie are just a few of the artists Ken has shared the stage with. He currently performs with The Back Alley Big Band, Asia NuGruv and The Aviators.

Improv Kitchen by suddenlyListen!
2025-11-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Radstorm, 2177 Gottingen St
Workshops led by Tom Richards create the opportunity to explore improvisation in a judgement-free environment. Tom leads the group through exercises that challenge the way we perceive and interact with each other.

Come join us on the last Tuesday of every month from 7-9pm at Radstorm!

Leo Cox Trio
2025-11-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Economy Shoe Shop, 1663 Argyle St
Jazz Night upstairs at Economy Shoe Shop run by Leo Cox, bass/guitar, Ben Tucker, guitar/voice and Dante Keirstead, drums.

Garrett Mason
2025-11-25 20:30 - 23:00 | Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs, 1579 Grafton St, Halifax
Garrett Mason is a true bluesman at heart. He was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia by his mother Pam, and father, veteran Canadian Bluesman Dutch Mason. His quest to become a blues musician started at a very early age; being surrounded by music blues music, Garrett’s favorite tapes at 3 years old were Canned Heat and Buddy Rich. What really sealed the deal for Garrett to become a blues guitarist came after watching a video of Stevie Ray Vaughn “Live At the El Mocambo” – he was hooked.
His dad, Dutch Mason, stopped playing guitar before Garrett was born due to crippling arthritis in his hands. Although he was not able to teach his son to play, he has certainly been able to teach Garrett the structure of the Blues and to influence him about the resulting sound. Surrounded by his father’s peers, Garrett has had the benefit of hearing and learning from a wide variety of musical talent. The late Rick Jeffery was a great inspiration to Garrett; they would talk and play for hours together. Rick once said “Garrett is the only guitar player I know that can play Albert Collins’ style down to a T”. The combination of his father’s advice, Jeffery’s guidance and his own natural talents provide that special brew for Garrett to become the musical influence he is destined to be.
Garrett would be the first to tell you that riding the coat tails of others won’t take you very far in this business, but striving to be truly original is the secret to longevity and lasting success. Garrett launched his debut CD I’m Just a Man at the 2004 Harvest Jazz and Blues festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick to a sold out crowd.
This debut CD features Garrett’s talent for strong original songs, a voice that is reminiscent of a veteran performer and his extraordinary aptitude for playing electric guitar. Garrett’s original talent was awarded in 2005 when he received a Juno for Best Blues Album. Garrett Mason is poised to be one of the brightest stars to emerge from the East Coast Blues scene in years.
Garrett’s band released their sophomore album Love and Sound in July 2008 which was nominated for a Juno Award. The album won Blues Artist/Group Recording of the Year at the 2009 Music Nova Scotia and Industry Awards.

Soul Strings Music
2025-11-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Hillside Church, 12 Flamingo Drive
Soul Strings is a music social club featuring stories behind the music. It features concerts on the last Wednesday of every month with classical music recordings and a talk by cellist Anna Shabalina
The Nov 26 concert is a live cello and piano performance featuring pianist Joseph Dowell and cellist Anna Shabalina.
All 2025 sessions are completely free, thanks to our amazing sponsors:
• The United Church of Canada Foundation – main sponsor
• Hillside United Church – main partner, providing space, equipment, and volunteers
• Van Wart Productions – sponsoring the November live concert

Live jazz with Matt Maclennan trio
2025-11-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Obladee wine bar, 1600 Barrington St, Halifax
Matt MacLennan is a bassist and bandleader, bringing a mix of velvety ballads, smooth bossa novas, and breezy swing to Obladee!
You can expect balanced and inviting sets with an easy and conversational style that fills the room without crowding it. Lean in and listen, or simply let the sound and textures carry you away.

Please reserve your spot as seating is limited.

Dal Jazz Ensemble
2025-11-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Joseph Strug Concert Hall, 1385 Seymour St
Top music students from Dalhousie University playing innovative jazz tunes under the direction of Chris Mitchell, with the All City Jazz band

Miracle on Brunswick St
2025-11-27 18:00 - 20:30 | Brunswick St. Mission, 2107 Brunswick St
Join Heather Rankin, Linda Carvery, Patrick Maubert, Suzy Hansen, Katrina Philip, and more to be announced!
Miracle on Brunswick Street is our first Holiday Cabaret featuring local performers. Enjoy a night of fun music, winter treats, and a holiday market.

Tickets: $20 for standing room, $30 for seats
