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Doris Mason performed to a packed house six years ago at the Cape Breton Jazz Festival. This show has been touted as one of the most entertaining shows in the Jazz Festival’s 10 year history. On this return engagement, Doris brings her entertaining vocal and piano style to Sydney with her Halifax based quartet.

Opening Act: Carl Getto Jazz Band: Swingers and Singers

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Jazz Players and Fans Welcome.

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Barbra Lica has been called one of the top five Canada’s top jazz vocalists by CBC Radio. In 2013 Barbra was first runner-up in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Voice Competition. Based in Toronto, Barbra plays regularly with many of Canada’s top jazz musicians, including members of her own quartet which she will bring from Toronto to Sydney.

Opening Act: Joe Waye Trio 

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Jazz Players and Fans Welcome.

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The Barbra Lica Quintet will workshop select songs/arrangements submitted in advance by workshop participants. Together we will bring your song selections to life with a real-life quartet (piano, bass, guitar and drums), fine-tuning melodies, chords, and lyrics while searching for optimal tempo, key, and instrumental parts. Our group will highlight elements of contemporary song structures and examine effective use of re-harmonization, ostinato patterns, and repetition. This workshop is a unique opportunity for new and established performers and/or songwriters to emulate the pre-production process and receive feedback from a professional recording musician. Appropriate for high school and post-secondary level students as well as adults with basic music/composition/arranging experience. Jazz standards and original compositions both welcome!

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This special Sunday outdoor show will give many of local jazz players an opportunity to perform at the Festival. Be sure to take in this show if you want to see an eclectic show of various performers and groups.

Guests: Jon Hines, Joe Waye, Marcel Aucoin, Red Mike MacDonald, Johnny Hawkins, Ron Leadbeater, Ian Aker, Doug Johnson, Ron Lafitte, Carl Getto, and others.

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She Jam Blues is an all-female seven member jazz band based in Halifax, and consists of some of the top jazz performers in eastern Canada. Krisanne Crowell, vocalist and saxophonist, has put together this eclectic band of female performers, some who have been featured players for decades along with others who are beginning to make an impression on the east coast jazz scene. Be prepared for lots of vocals and standout instrumental performances. 

Opening Act: Carl Getto Jazz Band: Swingers and Singers

Cover: Free

Join us after the earlier evening’s main show for the popular late night jazz jam from 9:30 pm to 12:30 at the Hearthstone Inn Pub on Kings Rd. in Sydney. No cover charge. All jazz players and all jazz fans welcome to drop by to participate and enjoy the evening. For further information on the late night jazz jam contact Carl at 902-565-1092.