Harvest Announces 2010 Galaxie Rising Star Finalists
The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival has announced the five finalists who will compete to be Harvest’s 2010 Galaxie Rising Star. Presented by the Festival and Galaxie, the continuous music network, the Rising Star Showcase is one of the region’s most important and highly competitive musical competitions and a potentially career-launching opportunity for developing New Brunswick performers, offering regional and national exposure for the top five finalists.
Festival Finalizes Opening Acts for the Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival organizers announced today that Portland, Maine’s throwback bluesman Samuel James and Cape Breton blues-rocker John Campbelljohn—both performing solo—will open for headliners Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi during their Wednesday and Thursday evening performances respectively.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Signed To Perform at Harvest
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival music director Brent Staeben has pulled another one out of the fire. Once again, Staeben has shown he’s the comeback kid, making lemonade from lemons and picking the Festival off the mat after a third headline artist was forced to cancel a performance at the September event.
Jonny Lang Will No Longer Appear at the 2010 Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Programming the 20th anniversary edition of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is once again testing the mettle of organizers, who today announced that headliner Jonny Lang has cancelled his performance at the event.
Big Sam’s Funky Nation to play Saturday Afterburner
A second musical star from HBO’s New Orleans-based series Treme has been signed to perform at this year’s Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, September 14–19th.
