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 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. ... Read more

Halifax’s Leo Cox Trio brings groove-driven modern jazz to Tuesday nights at The Economy Shoe Shop. No cover. Sit-ins welcome. Tuesday Night Jazz at The Economy Shoe Shop features the Leo Cox Trio, with Leo Cox on bass, Ben Tucker on guitar, and Dante Kierstead on drums. Held every Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 10:00 ... Read more

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.

Fritz Lang’s classic film of 1927, Metropolis began production 100 years ago, engaging with threats and opportunities of dramatic technological change. A century later, these themes are a relevant as ever. A short talk will precede the screening, offering insight into the production and themes in this pivotal work of cinematic futurism. Over the past century, ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

Jazz night with Silvio Pupo, keys, Ronald Hynes, bass and Damien Moynihan, percussion.

In partnership with Scotia Festival and Everyseeker, we are delighted to bring you Cello Labyrinth. Internationally renowned Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen teams up with three extraordinary cellists from the Maritimes, India Gailey, Leandra Gold and Blanche Israël, for a multi-cello, multi-media evening of exploration, sharing, and experiment. Tickets $22.34-38.09

Inspiring growth through perseverance, Andre's latest album Under Control ebbs and flows bending the rock/pop influences from generations before us combined with our personal flair to create a product that is uniquely ours. We walk a thin line between a showboat and a shipwreck and we wanted that portrayed on the record. This album’s straight ... Read more

Featuring: Karl Hirzer, conductor (Vancouver) Soloists: cris derksen, Mark Morton, Charna Matsushige & Victoria Dubois, Eileen Walsh Nova Scotia’s favourite orchestra will be featuring Cree cellist-composer cris derksen (Alberta), Amy Brandon (Truro, NS), and world premieres by emerging Halifax composers Garrett Niall and Ben Fraser, and Nicola Miller (Chester Basin NS) who was the recipient ... Read more

Experience the heartbeat of live music with The Band River. The Band River performs as a dynamic duo & trio of multi-instrumentalists dedicated to delivering lively performances that breathe new life into your favorite rock, country, and blues covers, alongside our original music. With smokey, strong vocals and a passion for entertaining, you are in ... Read more

Sounds of New Orleans with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse More events all week on Bearly's website

The New Music Ensemble (NME) at Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts (FSPA) defies categorization by traditional standards. The NME blurs the boundaries between composition and performance, old and new ways of playing, acoustic and electronic music, classical and contemporary styles, notated and improvised music, and welcomes collaboration across disciplines. This super creative group of ... Read more

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'.

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.

L'Envers du monde (The reverse of the world) was created for a month-long residency at CEM in Chicoutimi, Québec. For this creation, the composer immersed herself in both acoustic and amplified sound, working on musical textures and atmospheres with talented musicians. They all gathered around the analog synthesizer to explore the themes of night, forgetting, ... Read more

Settled and unsettling, hypnotic and surprising, from glacially slow to sinuously grooving, the voice and music of Doug Tielli trace a hidden line through a wide and subtle terrain. Filaments of classical, jazz, improvisation, folk and pop spin and wind around one another to weave a musical garment that is both warm and comfortable while ... Read more

Borrowers is a collection of joyful, playful music, inspired by the warmth of sunshine, growing plants, and the simple, peaceful feeling that comes when everything seems to be going just right. Many of these pieces were written in the quiet moments between teaching kids, capturing the fleeting beauty of life’s smaller, yet profound, joys. The ... Read more

Miller, Donnelly and D'Amato reshape the familiar contours of the jazz songbook into a form all its own. The ensemble approaches classic standards as open canvases, stretching and bending melodies into ever-evolving organisms. Their interplay is fluid and conversational—sometimes tender, sometimes explosive—guided by deep listening and a shared commitment to discovery. Expect revered tunes to ... Read more

Winter is long, but it doesn't have to feel that way…  Rankin MacInnis is a Maritime musician with a unique kind of show. Saturday afternoons in Halifax have become synonymous with “Rankin’s Winter Warmers” at The Marquee. From January to March, MacInnis makes the trip from Mabou, Cape Breton, to Halifax to host what has ... Read more

Trio Seoul, featuring the masterful violinist Jinjoo Cho, the expressive cellist Brannon Cho, and the dynamic pianist Kyu Yeon Kim, presents a program that seamlessly blends their South Korean cultural heritage with contemporary innovation. These laureates of over 20 international competitions perform works by David Baker, Juri Seo, Franz Liszt, and Maurice Ravel. Trio Seoul ... Read more

An Afro Futuristic, Greek Tragedy Opera for hip hop ensemble and 16 piece chamber orchestra. Created by Aquakultre, DJ Uncle Fester, John Hargreaves and Jeff Reilly My Bad, Europa is a story of a God, an omnipotent, but deeply flawed deity born within the structures and restrictions of Universal Royalty and power. His basket, gifted ... Read more

Neural Synthesis No. 19 David Tudor (Realized by John D.S. Adams) David Tudor (1926-1996) revolutionized electronic music through pioneering feedback-based compositions. As a virtuoso pianist, he premiered iconic works by Stockhausen, Feldman, Boulez, and Wolff while collaborating intimately with John Cage.Experience a rare performance of Tudor's Neural Synthesis No. 19, brought to life by his ... Read more

Presented by suddenlyLISTEN, SHAPEVILLE is an immersive, interactive performance that blends movement, virtual and physical environments, and sound. Through augmented reality, soft sculpture, and live performance, it creates a tactile, playful world where digital and material spaces overlap. Audiences are welcome to enter, observe, or participate as the piece unfolds in real time. With concept and ... Read more

Come and hear a new generation of composers — new contemporary solo, chamber and electronic works by Dalhousie and Mount Allison Composition students, performed by Dalhousie performance students. Students of Dalhousie faculty Dr. Jérôme Blais, Amy Brandon, Chris Mitchell and Matthias McIntire.

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 ... Read more

Barbara Pritchard, pianist, presents James Rolfe's Memoir, an hour-long exploration of the role that memory plays in how we hear music.  The work is unassumingly melodic and diatonic, navigating time in discrete sections, like journal entries. Rolfe writes, "Memoir was written at the request of Barbara Pritchard, to whom it is gratefully dedicated, in recognition ... Read more

A short opera buy Michael Donovan with libretto by Monica Pearce Featuring Maureen Batt, Sopranot as Caroline Herschel Caroline’s Sweeper follows Caroline Herschel, 16th century comet huntress, as she discovers eight comets. Largely overshadowed by the success of her astronomer brother William Herschel, she was the first woman to receive a salary as a scientist ... Read more

Local blues musicians try out their stuff at the traditional blues jam run by Andrew Gillis and his back up band.

Michael Cloud Duguay  is a Peterborough, Ontario-based musician, producer, and composer known for his prolific and far-reaching collaborative studio and performance projects as well as his singular and highly innovative approach to record production. Open Waters 2026 will present the premier of ‘Song for Omar’, composed while MCD was artist in residence Gamli Skóli in Hrisey, ... Read more