Tag Archives: Halifax Jazz Festival

Show Thoughts & Shots // TD Halifax Jazzfest N2: Iron & Wine // 17.07.25

September 11, 2025 Trev

When the news broke that Iron and Wine was going to be one of the headlining acts of the 2025 edition of the TD Halifax Jazz Fest, it was exciting, as he is a well-known indie-folk artist and would make for an interesting low-key night during the week of the festival. Little did I… Read More

Show Shots // HJF2023 N5 – Maestro Fresh Wes – 15.07.23

August 24, 2023 Trev

Night 5 of the 2023 edition of the Halifax Jazz Festival marked my final night of the Fest, as I had a special lady's birthday to celebrate the following day. As I have been listening to Maestro Fresh Wes since he Dropped the Needle (and I was in Jr. High), he was most certainly an… Read More

Show Shots // HJF2023 N3 – The Last Waltz – 13.07.23

August 23, 2023 Trev

Night 3 of the Halifax Jazz Festival might have been the week's free show, but it served as an education for this photographer. Having some passing knowledge of The Band, and the documentary surrounding their final concert, it was great to see all of these songs that I knew of separately, played in order as… Read More

Show Shots // HJF2023 N2 – Shaggy w/ Jah’Mila – 12.07.23

August 22, 2023 Trev

Night 2 of the 2023 Edition of the Halifax Jazz Festival featured the return of Shaggy to a Halifax stage, and while he packed them in with his massive hits such as "Mr. Boombastic", "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me", the star of the night was his opener Jah'Mila. It was a night to showcase the… Read More

Throwback Thursday // HJF23 Night 1 – Feist w/ Jenn Grant

August 11, 2023 Trev

Hard to believe that we are a month removed from the 2023 edition of the TD Halifax Jazz Festival, but here we are, over a week into August and it's now a memory. The lineup of 2023 was another stellar bill featuring heavy hitters such as Feist, Fleet Foxes, Tanika Charles, Maestro, Shaggy, Jah'Mila and… Read More

Halifax Jazz Festival Announces First Wave of Artists for 2020

February 11, 2020 Jeff

With how the Halifax Jazz Festival has evolved over the years, it should come as no surprise that their first announcement is a stellar one. Grammy award winner, and Juno nominated starlet Alessia Cara, is set to take to the Waterfront TD Main Stage on Thursday, July 9th. Nominated for six Junos in 2020, Cara… Read More

#TBT – Concert Thoughts & Shots // Iskwē @ St. Paul’s Church – 07.13.19

August 22, 2019 Trev

As a concert photographer, you find yourself in a variety of venues both big and small. There will always be a core group of these rooms which you haunt on a regular basis. Some potentially forgettable moment marked the first time you set foot in a particular venue, but those moments become fewer and fewer. … Read More

Concert Thoughts & Shots // Bahamas w/ The Barr Brothers @ Halifax Jazz Festival – 11.07.19

July 13, 2019 Trev

With the Halifax Jazz Festival, organizers have a way of putting on shows that carry a reverence for those who were standing in the audience, from shows featuring Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones and Lauren Hill to War on Drugs, among countless others. The level of talent the TD Halifax Jazz Festival brings to the Halifax… Read More

TD Halifax Jazz Festival Announces Its First Waterfront Acts

March 26, 2019 Jeff

In maintaining their stance as the leading festival, this side of Montreal, the TD Halifax Jazz Festival has announced the headlining acts for their Wednesday and Thursday night sets. On Wednesday July 10th, Swedish duo First Aid Kit take to the stage along with Newfoundland songwriter extraordinaire, Tim Baker (formally of Hey Rosetta!). Thursday nights… Read More

The Halifax Jazz Festival and Upstream Music Present Michael Formanek

March 5, 2019 Jeff

The Halifax Jazz Festival has been quietly growing into one of the premier musical events, that the East Coast has to offer. Thanks to a tireless effort from all individuals involved and a fanbase as solid as any other, the festival is able to churn out workshops and events throughout the course of the year,… Read More