Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
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The Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival is an annual music festival held in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick
that features blues
, jazz
and world music
.
Founded in 1991, the festival is the largest musical event held in the city each year. Events take place on twelve official tents and stages, and at many permanent local venues.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
that features blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
.
Founded in 1991, the festival is the largest musical event held in the city each year. Events take place on twelve official tents and stages, and at many permanent local venues.