July 31 - Aurora Scott & Pete Davison
Originally from Annapolis Royal, NS, this well-traveled singer, songwriter, bandleader, and world class entertainer has performed at jazz festivals and notable hotels across Canada, Australia and in Hong Kong. She also is known for her many latin dance events with the Annapolis Valley Dance Company.
august 7 - FUSION
A little sassy; a little sweet… & just the right amount of drama & heat! Come hear what all the fuss is about with FUSION, Halifax, Nova Scotia’s exciting new Parisian swing & hot jazz manouche group! You’ll hear all your favorite jazz classics from Louis, Ella, Frank, Dean, Nina & more, as well as European favorites like Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, & ZAZ! And it’ll all be with the swingin’ sass Django Reinhardt is known for, in French, English & a bit of Spanish too, expanding the repertoire to include some soulful & somewhat funky blues, & even Latin covers, as well as a few of your ‘soon-to-be-favorite’ original tunes too! 🙂
August 14 - SheJam Blues Trio
SheJam Blues is an ever-evolving collective of prominent women musicians that share their love ofupbeat jazz, blues and pop genres through original and classic arrangements and compositions. Halifaxbandleader and songwriter, Krisanne Crowell, has aimed to assemble and showcase the talents of bothexperienced and new performers in groups ranging from duos to 8-piece horn bands. Theirperformances have proven them to be crowd favorites at Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax Central Library,Parrsboro Band Days, with sold out shows at Cape Breton Jazz Fest and The Wooden Monkey Restaurantin Dartmouth. Excited to perform at the Bent Ridge music series, SheJamBlues Trio brings togetherKrisanne Crowell on piano & vocals, Sue Street on drums, while featuring newest inductee and recent St. F.X. graduate, Angelina McCaughan on tenor saxophone.
August 21 - Cynthia Myers Trio
United by their love of music, Cynthia Myers (vocals), Make Watson (piano) and Tom Myers(bass) bring you some unsung tunes. The three have played together in many different formations; Jazzette, Cynthetics, in theatre productions and now this delicious little project exploring rare and forgotten tunes. Tasty solos and lyric driven songs make every performance interesting with The Cynthia Myers Trio.
August 28 - Frederic mujica
Frederic Mujica ''The Lost Tourist'' is a Latin musician from Kentville Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. Frederic Mujica is a young multi-talented Musician from a small province in Cuba named Sanctis Spiritus. His music caught the ears of fellow Cubans and soaked into the souls of traveling vacationers.This professional singer and musician has come a very long way. Frederic started singing when he was only 8 years old. Frederic arrived in Canada in May of 2009 and since then he has managed to gather quite the fan base in the Annapolis Valley. This engaging performer has performed at the highest rated resorts in Cuba and for crowds from all over the world.