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The Cape Breton Jazz Festival kicked off Friday afternoon with one of three free concerts. This year’s event also features two ticketed night performances. All of the performances are being held at The Convent located at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation in Sydney. There will be a free show today beginning at 3:30 p.m. and one on Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m. On stage Friday were festival organizer Carl Getto on piano, left, singer Linda Muise, drummer Ronnie Leadbeater, trombone player James Munroe, bass guitar Red Mike MacDonald and sax player Michael MacDonald. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO
The Cape Breton Jazz Festival kicked off Friday afternoon with one of three free concerts. This year’s event also features two ticketed night performances. All of the performances are being held at The Convent located at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation in Sydney. There will be a free show today beginning at 3:30 p.m. and one on Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m. On stage Friday were festival organizer Carl Getto on piano, left, singer Linda Muise, drummer Ronnie Leadbeater, trombone player James Munroe, bass guitar Red Mike MacDonald and sax player Michael MacDonald. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO
SYDNEY, N.S. —

The Cape Breton Jazz Festival kicked off Friday afternoon with one of three free concerts.

This year’s event also features two ticketed night performances. All of the performances are being held at The Convent located at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation in Sydney.

There will be a free show Saturday beginning at 3:30 p.m. and one on Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m.

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The Cape Breton Jazz Festival kicked off Friday afternoon with one of three free concerts. This year’s event also features two ticketed night performances. All of the performances are being held at The Convent located at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation in Sydney. There will be a free show today beginning at 3:30 p.m. and one on Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m. On stage Friday were festival organizer Carl Getto on piano, left, singer Linda Muise, drummer Ronnie Leadbeater, trombone player James Munroe, bass guitar Red Mike MacDonald and sax player Michael MacDonald. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO

Jazz Festival opens in Sydney

A new digital recording and broadcasting facility will extend the reach of Cape Breton musicians, storytellers and others. The facility is located in The Convent which is part of the newly opened New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation in Sydney. Details on the new facility were announced Friday and among those attending were Bill MacNeil, left, general manager of The Coast 89.7, a non-profit community radio station that will soon be moving into The Convent, Cape Breton MLA and cabinet minister Derek Mombourquette and Erika Shea, vice president of development, New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO

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