Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
There are many cities around the world that are synonymous with a particular style of music. For instance there is Detroit and its soul tradition forged by the Motown label. Then there's Seattle, birthplace of Jimi Hendrix and also the crucible for Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the grunge boom of the nineties. So what has Canada got to add to this mix? Bryan Adams, the groover from Vancouver? Celine Dion the Quebecois warbler? No, forget these perennial botherers of the MOR charts and head to the sleepy but beautiful city of Fredericton in New Brunswick.
Every autumn world-class musicians and up-and-coming Atlantic-Canadian artists gather at Fredericton's Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival for five days and nights of slick jazz, gritty blues, spicy Cajun, world-beat music and more. There are events for all ages staged in a number of indoor and outdoor venues... in bars and pubs, in theatres, in tents, in parks, on the streets... the capital city comes alive at the sound of jazz and blues!
Get lost in the music of up to 125 performers and over 350 artists from around the world, performing across 23 different stages over six days. Walk away with stories to tell, photos to share, and some new songs to sing!
There are many cities around the world that are synonymous with a particular style of music. For instance there is Detroit and its soul tradition forged by the Motown label. Then there's Seattle, birthplace of Jimi Hendrix and also the crucible for Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the grunge boom of the nineties. So what has Canada got to add to this mix? Bryan Adams, the groover from Vancouver? Celine Dion the Quebecois warbler? No, forget these perennial botherers of the MOR charts and head to the sleepy but beautiful city of Fredericton in New Brunswick.
Every autumn world-class musicians and up-and-coming Atlantic-Canadian artists gather at Fredericton's Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival for five days and nights of slick jazz, gritty blues, spicy Cajun, world-beat music and more. There are events for all ages staged in a number of indoor and outdoor venues... in bars and pubs, in theatres, in tents, in parks, on the streets... the capital city comes alive at the sound of jazz and blues!
Get lost in the music of up to 125 performers and over 350 artists from around the world, performing across 23 different stages over six days. Walk away with stories to tell, photos to share, and some new songs to sing!
