Halifax Jazz Festival

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Halifax Jazz Festival
Genre Jazz festival
Location(s) Atlantic Canada
Years active1987–present
Attendance55,000
Website www.halifaxjazzfestival.ca

The TD Halifax Jazz Festival, formerly known as the Atlantic Jazz Festival, is the oldest jazz festival and largest summer festival in Atlantic Canada, being held annually since 1987. Designated a Hallmark Event by the Halifax Regional Municipality, the event spans two weekends (9 nights, 8 days), attracts up to 55,000 visitors, involves 450 volunteers and employs over 350 local musicians. [1]

Contents

Core programming includes jazz music, complemented with presentations of world, roots, blues, Latin, R&B, and other music styles. [2] Since 2023, locations of performances included the TD Main Stage, [3] St. Matthew's United Church, and The Carleton. [4] [5] While paid passes and tickets to individual shows are available, the festival always includes a host of free programming during the day. [5]

The festival includes the Halifax Jazz Festivals Music Education Program. [6] These programs include Jazz Labs, which are free events for the public, [6] and the Creative Music Workshop, an eight-day intensive program which provides students with instruction on skills like performing improvisational jazz. [7]

Lineups

2020

2020 event was scheduled to be held from July 7 to 12, 2020. [8] In April 2020, it was announced that the festival was cancelled by its organizers following the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] The event was later held online from July 31 to August 2, 2020. [10]

2021

In 2021, online event was held from July 14 to August 15, marking the event's 35th anniversary. [11] [12] [13]

2022

The 2022 event was held from July 12–17 in downtown Halifax. [14] [15] [16]

2023

The 2023 event was held from July 11–16. [17] Performers include Feist, [5] Fleet Foxes, [17] Sudan Archives, Digable Planets, Shaggy, BadBadNotGood, and Jenn Grant. [18] A standard pass cost $215.56 CAD, while a Fusion Pass cost $322.04 CAD. [19]

2024

The 2024 event was held from July 9-14th. [4] Matt Andersen was the headline performer. [3] Other performers included Killer Mike, Fitz and the Tantrums, Emmylou Harris, and The War and Treaty. [4]

The 2024 Jazz Labs lineup took place from July 10-13, and included events such as African Drumming with Henry Bishop, Exploring Jazz standards Workshop, Inside the Music: Maryna Krut, and Razzmatazz for Kids (with the latter two being held at the Central Library, located on Spring Garden Road). [6] The 2024 Creative Music Workshop was held from July 6-14, and took place at the Nova Scotia Community College campus located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "About the TD Halifax Jazz Festival". Halifax Jazz Festival. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Halifax Jazz Festival". Halifax Jazz Festival. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Hull, Jeremy (July 12, 2024). "Matt Andersen brings Juno-nominated album home to headline Halifax Jazz Fest" . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "TD Halifax Jazz Festival". TD Halifax Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. 1 2 3 Mullin, Morgan (April 5, 2023). "Everything you need to know about the 2023 Halifax Jazz Festival". The Coast . Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "JAZZ LABS". TD Halifax Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  7. 1 2 "Creative Music Workshop". TD Halifax Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  8. ↑ Cook, Alex (8 February 2020). "Halifax Jazz Festival Announce First Round of Artists for 2020". The East. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Halifax Jazz Festival cancels 2020 event". CTV News . 9 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ↑ McSheffrey, Elizabeth (July 17, 2020). "The New Reality: Performers take art online to keep festivals alive during COVID-19 - Halifax". Global News . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  11. ↑ LaPierre, Megan (29 June 2021). "TD Halifax Jazz Festival Unveils Initial 2021 Lineup with P'tit Belliveau, Ben Caplan, Blackwood". Exclaim! . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Halifax Jazz Festival - Private Event". The Carleton. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Lightstone, Michael (3 June 2021). "Halifax Jazz Festival to be an online event this year". CJNI-FM . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "TD Halifax Jazz Festival". Jazz Festivals Canada. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "2022 TD Halifax Jazz Festival Announces Initial Lineup". To Do Canada. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Cooke, Stephen (20 April 2022). "Halifax Jazz Festival returns to downtown with vibrant lineup of grooves, soul and rock, July 13 to 17 | SaltWire". SaltWire Network . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  17. 1 2 Gregory, Allie (February 7, 2023). "Fleet Foxes to Headline 2023 Halifax Jazz Festival". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  18. ↑ Mullin, Morgan (April 12, 2023). "Halifax Jazz Festival announces more 2023 headliners". The Coast . Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  19. ↑ Mullin, Morgan. "Everything you need to know about the 2023 Halifax Jazz Festival". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2024-07-18.


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