Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival 2008

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Tickets on Sale July 18th, 2009

May 01, 2009

2009 Festival Dates:
September 15th-20th

Stay up to date on all the excitement as we plan for the 19th instalment of the best international festival experience on Canada's East coast!!

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Full Festival Schedule: Announced July 14th, 2009

Slide Guitar Master Elvin Bishop

Slide Guitar Master Elvin Bishop
to Headline Harvest

June 22, 2009

Organizers announced today that slide guitar great Elvin Bishop, with a rich four-decade long pedigree in the blues, will join the impressive list of headliners at this year's Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.

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Harvest 2009

Harvest Invests In Patron and
Service Comfort in '09

June 16, 2009

When it came to planning this year's Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, organizers set themselves a serious goal: substantially enhance the patron experience. It's not an easy target when the event is about to shake off its extended adolescence and come of age with its 19th birthday, but the Festival didn't grow to become Atlantic Canada's premier international music experience by being afraid of shaking things up.

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Koko Taylor

"Queen of the Blues" Koko Taylor 1928–2009

June 4, 2009

Like everyone in the blues world, the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival was extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Koko Taylor on Wednesday June 3rd. The two time Grammy winning Blues Legend was due to headline the 2009 Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. She will be greatly missed by Harvest fans and fans across the Blues community.

For more please visit www.kokotaylor.com.

Harvest 2009 Featured Artists

Los Lobos, Koko Taylor, Susan Tedeschi to Headline 2009 Harvest

June 1, 2009

The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival today dropped ten not-so-subtle hints that the 2009 edition of the event is shaping up to be its strongest yet. The Festival announced the signing of ten top international and national artists including multiple Grammy winners Los Lobos and the legendary Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor as well as two-time Grammy nominee Susan Tedeschi.

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Chicago Soul-man Johnny Rawls Live in Fredericton!!

April 13, 2009

You thought our last show with Moreland and Arbuckle was hot? Then you're going to love our April headliner, Chicago soul man Johnny Rawls.

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Happy Patrons Make Harvest Jazz & Blues
Good for Business

March 20, 2009

A new study confirms what music fans, restaurants and hotels in Fredericton have already known for years. The Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival is a significant contributor to the economy and helps extend the peak tourism season for the Capital City. According to a new study released today, the Festival has a total economic impact of $5.8 million.

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