Jun 10, 2025 4:13 PM
Theo Croker’s Dream … Manifested!
Partway through his early set at Smoke Jazz Club, Theo Croker blinks the room back into focus. He leans over the piano.…
HALIFAX, CANADA—The nine-day TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival Halifax opens Friday with an evening performance by guitarist Bill Frisell, kicking off a schedule that includes 450 local, national and international performers.
The festival is Atlantic Canada’s largest music festival, with more than 65,000 attendees every summer. Other performers include South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, and Canadian solo pianists Andy Milne and Bill Brennan. Frisell will perform Friday with guitarist Tony Scherr and drummer Joey Baron.
Ticket information is available at jazzeast.com.
To record Dream Manifest (Dom Recs), Croker convened artists from his current and recent past ensembles, plus special guests.
Jun 10, 2025 4:13 PM
Partway through his early set at Smoke Jazz Club, Theo Croker blinks the room back into focus. He leans over the piano.…
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