2:00 PM - 2:50 PM The Dixie Rovers evolved from a group which started about 20 years ago. The Current Rovers have been together for 10 years and the members hail from the New Glasgow, Antigonish and Truro areas. Past performances include Farmers’ Markets in New Glasgow and Antigonish, the Antigonish Art Fair, and the [...]

Sam Wilson is a guitarist and composer of small works rooted on the east coast. She has released two projects under her name which have both received ECMA and Music Nova Scotia nominations for Jazz and Instrumental album of the year. Her solo album ‘Into a Heart Pt. II’ was released in Japan on Muzak [...]

An engaging, lyrical saxophonist, Mike Murley is one of Canada’s most celebrated and well-respected 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 [...]

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM The Dr. JH Gillis Regional High School Stage Band has been going strong for over 40 years! It started in the 70s with teacher Brent Bannerman and has continued for the past 10 years with Helen Bannerman. Students from grades 9-12 can access the band program. We play a variety [...]

Andrew Miller is an adopted Maritimer with a serious love for the ocean, the culture, and the growing Halifax community. A native Albertan, Andrew has spent most of the last decade in Toronto, working as a drummer, composer, and music educator. He has toured across North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Since settling in [...]

Hot Toddy Trio is one of Atlantic Canada’s premiere acoustic groups, offering an incredibly diverse musical journey with each performance that combines folk, jazz, blues, and a handful of dirt to form a distinctive original sound. This multi-award-winning group is comprised of acclaimed musicians, Joel LeBlanc (electric guitar, harmonica, and vocals), Thom Swift (acoustic guitar, [...]

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Aaron Bannerman is an Antigonish, Nova Scotia based musician who is active in a wide variety of genres. He has jazz performance degrees from Indiana University and St. Francis Xavier University, and has a broad range of musical influences, resulting in his own unique blend of modern jazz. His compositions [...]

Free wheeling and lush best describes the trio. Comprised of veteran East Coast musicians Jake Hanlon on guitar and Paul Rushka on bass with new arrival vocalist Meghan Gilhespy the trio promises to deliver creative interpretations of classic Music from the American songbook.

The Pacific Mambo Orchestra (PMO) is a big band with an even bigger sound that Salsa Trips Magazine named one of the best Latin big bands in the world. Since this surpassing industry superstars Marc Anthony and Carlos Vives to win the 2014 Best Latin Tropical Album Grammy, the band has only grown more dynamic, [...]

Tom Easley - Bass Bill Stevenson - Piano / vocals Geoff Arsenault - drum Three musicians who have played together regularly for more than 30 years and applied their musicianship to many studio sessions as well as entering the fray with their own projects as composers and assuming the role of sidemen on stages all [...]

With influences ranging from Miles Davis to the Carpenters to J Dilla, The Worst Pop Band Ever is a Toronto jazz group that combines their love of improvisation with modern pop influences. Despite the name, the WPBE's mish-mash of sounds has received critical acclaim, and been featured in films for the NFB and even a [...]

Featuring: Janice Alcorn, Vocals Andrew Alcorn, Trumpet Dave Pos, Piano Tanner MacDonald, Bass Andrew Miller, Drums

Avataar is a JUNO award-winning Toronto-based world-jazz group featuring some of Canada’s finest jazz, world, funk, and pop musicians. The personnel includes bandleader Sundar Viswanathan (saxophones, flute, vocals), Felicity Williams (vocals), Michael Occhipinti (guitar), Justin Gray (bass), Ravi Naimpally (tablas) and Max Senitt (drums and percussion). Special guests on the most recent, sophomore album, Worldview, [...]

Few bands can claim a history as remarkable and illustrious as The Headhunters. Originating in 1973 under the visionary leadership of renowned musician Herbie Hancock, the band quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with. Comprising percussionist Bill Summers, bassist Paul Jackson, saxophonist Bennie Maupin and Harvey Mason, who was soon replaced by [...]

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Northumberland Regional High is located in Alma, Nova Scotia, with over 900 students in grades 9 through 12. 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM The veteran East Coast musician Jake Hanlon's Trio. Attendees will receive a free chowder, gift and a non-alcoholic signature drink.

Jon Hines is a Cape Breton based blues recording and touring artist. With many accolades under his belt, such as nominations and awards for his solo work, Jon is working on his new band project. Fresh out of the studio, with a new album to be released this mighty Trio has been playing festivals all [...]

Juno Award-winning clarinetist Virginia MacDonald has established herself as a rising star of her generation. Known for her lyrical and soulful clarinet playing, Virginia has been described as a “powerful new voice in the Canadian scene” by Juno Award-winning bassist Mike Downes. As a highly in-demand bandleader, sidewoman, and composer, Virginia keeps a regular performance [...]

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Paulina Hernandez is a pianist, arranger, and composer from Mexico. She studied piano performance at Holland College in PEI, and has a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies from StFX University. Paulina has experience playing many genres of music such as Classical, Jazz, Latin, Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop, and has [...]

This Pictou County native is a well known performer on the East Coast music scene, and has successfully juggled a busy solo career, work as Musical Director for the hit touring show “DRUM!”, and starred in Denny Doherty’s “Dream a Little Dream”- the nearly true story of the Mamas and Papas. Doris grew up in [...]

The Shuffle Demons are a high-energy Canadian band that blends virtuosic jazz and funk playing with eye-catching costumes and over the top stage antics to produce an incredible show. A hit at festivals all over the world, the Shuffle Demons are a crowd pleasing, full-on musical group that backs up wild stage antics with phenomenal [...]

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Instrumental jazz combo presented by the StFX Department of Music. 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM The APC Big Band is a 22 piece band playing in the style of the big band swing orchestras of that era, but also plays some jazz and classic rock pieces from the 50s, 60s [...]

Award-winning pianist and composer Adrean Farrugia joins Mark Adam (drums) and Tom Easley (bass) to form an exciting new East Coast jazz trio. Adrean is one of Canada’s most distinct voices on the piano and has recently moved east to join the faculty at St. FX Jazz Program. Mark Adam is an in-demand producer, educator, [...]

The Funky Knuckles is a world class jazz orchestra made up of genetically enhanced cybernetic super men. They have played at the finest venues around the world delivering mind blowing rhythms and harmonic complexity that will shatter your fragile psyche and leave you drowning in a pool of fresh llama milk. The band members are [...]