Halifax Jazz Festival
td halifax jazz festival formerly known atlantic jazz festival oldest jazz festival largest summer festival atlantic canada held annually since designated hallmark event halifax regional municipality event span two weekend night day attracts visitor involves volunteer employ local musician core programming includes jazz music complemented presentation world root blue latin rb music style since location performance included td main stage st matthew united church carleton paid pass ticket individual show available festival always includes host free programming day festival includes halifax jazz festival music education program program include jazz lab free event public creative music workshop eightday intensive program provides student instruction skill like performing improvisational jazz event scheduled held july april announced festival cancelled organizer following covid pandemic event later held online july august online event held july august marking event th anniversary event held july – downtown halifax event held july – performer include feist fleet fox sudan archive digable planet shaggy badbadnotgood jenn grant standard pas cost cad fusion pas cost cad event held july th matt andersen headline performer performer included killer mike fitz tantrum emmylou harris war treaty jazz lab lineup took place july included event african drumming henry bishop exploring jazz standard workshop inside music maryna krut razzmatazz kid latter two held central library located spring garden road creative music workshop held july took place nova scotia community college campus located dartmouth nova scotia