The Mellotones
2025-12-12 20:30 - 23:30, 2025-12-05 20:30 - 23:30 (America/Halifax) | 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.

Caito Macdonald Trio
2025-12-12 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Barrington Steakhouse & Oyster Bar, 1662 Barrington St., Halifax
Caito Macdonald is a percussionist and composer from Dartmouth, NS. Caito’s musical style is rooted in the jazz tradition, and he performs at various jazz gigs around Halifax. Caito’s trio plays every Friday at the Barrington Steakhouse, and he can also be heard in the local rock/fusion band ‘Under the Bus’.

Big Easy Fridays!
2025-12-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-05 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

Jazz Night @ The Local
2025-12-10 19:30 - 23:00, 2025-12-03 19:30 - 23:00 | The Local, 2037 Gottingen St, Halifax
Jazz night with Silvio Pupo, keys, Ronald Hynes, bass and Damien Moynihan, percussion.

Live jazz with Matt Maclennan trio
2025-12-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-03 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.

Garrett Mason
2025-12-09 20:30 - 23:00, 2025-12-02 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.

Morgan Davis
2025-12-09 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-12-08 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-12-02 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.

Leo Cox Trio
2025-12-09 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.

Jazz Night
2025-12-09 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.

Sunday night blues jam
2025-12-07 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.

All Saints Cathedral Choir
2025-12-07 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.

Schedule

Rec Room Jams
2025-12-07 15:00 - 19:00 | Capital Sports Bar, 6300 Lady Hammond
Christmas at the Capital
Classic holiday music with Rec Room Jams

Paul St Amand & Kenneth Pasher
2025-12-07 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.

D'Angelo
2025-12-06 21:00 | The Local, 2037 Gottingen St, Halifax
HALIFAX! We are bringing you a special evening full of D’Angelo’s music live!
The band consists of local musicians Shuvanian K., Jackson Fairfax, Dilshan W., Paul St. Amand and Kenneth Pasher, accompanied by some of your favourite local singers.
We’ll start the evening listening to albums from D’Angelo, and then we watch the band improvise on some our favourite D’Angelo songs, and lastly, the jam opens up.
We will do this for two sets, celebrating the music of Voodoo and Brown Sugar.

G Street Band
2025-12-06 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!

Quiet Hill
2025-12-06 20:00 - 22:30 | Jacob’s Burrow, 106 Portland St.
With City of Lakes Social Club
We’ll kick the night off with a couple of sets, then hand it off to Adam of City Of Lakes Soul Club fame to take you down an exploration of the best of old skool soul and R&B deep cuts. (And you thought you knew soul music!)
Yeah you want to come and shake off some of the fall blahs. And no Mariah all night, we promise.Maybe we’ll do our one original Christmas song.
Listen to new single ‘Watermark’
Tickets: $15 at door, $10 in advance by emailing quiethill.band@gmail.com (please list the names in the transfer message)

Trio Uchida-Crozman-Chiu
2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Andrews Church, 6036 Coburg Rd.
PIcture: Robert Uchida, violin; Cameron Crozman, cello; Philip Chiu, piano
Performing works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Olivier Messiaen, Toru Takemitsu, and Maurice Ravel

Join us for an evening of profound emotion and stunning artistry as violinist Robert Uchida, cellist Cameron Crozman, and pianist Philip Chiu come together for a program that spans diverse musical landscapes. These three musicians—each a multiple prize winner and a Halifax audience favourite—bring to life Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor,” a work of haunting beauty and expressive depth, alongside Olivier Messiaen’s transcendent “Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus” and “Louange à l’immortalité de Jésus,” both of which offer meditative reflections on eternity and immortality. Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu’s “Between Tides” adds atmospheric textures, evoking the natural world with its evocative sounds. The program also features Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Trio in A Minor,” a masterpiece blending French elegance with emotional depth and harmonic innovation. With the virtuosic talents of Uchida, Crozman, and Chiu, this performance promises to be a compelling exploration of both timeless and contemporary works. Season Sponsor: Nice Moves / Red Door Realty.
This performance is made possible with the generous support of Deborah Fraser.

Tickets

Atlantic Sound Machine
2025-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | St. James Anglican Church, 2668 Joseph Howe Drive
Holiday jazz concert in support of refugee sponsorship plus silent auction with proceeds to Mothers Union 150th Anniversary
Founded in 2017 by Music Director Stephanie Mckeown, Atlantic Sound machine has rocked Halifax with timeless hits through the eras in a big band format. They have performed for private and public functions and many festivals including the Jazzfest!

Men of the Deeps
2025-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Knox United Church, 567 Sackville Dr, Halifax
Christmas show with guest Jenn Sheppard and release of new album December Coal.
The Men of the Deeps are a male choral ensemble composed of former and working coal miners from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The choir requires each member to have at least 2 years experience working in or around a coal mine. They are the only choir where the second requirement is to sing.

Global Centric Brass Band
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:30 | Woodside Tavern, 209 Pleasant St
It’s our last show of 2025! Global Centric Brass Band has had a banner year performing throughout NS and we will be celebrating with some of our favourite New Orleans Traditionals and covers along with a some “seasonal music” to get y’all in the Christmas Spirit!
If you didn’t get a chance to hear us over the summer, here’s your last chance! Come on out, support live music and join in the fun. More the merrier! Hope to see you there!
