TJ Wheeler presents “Jazz & Blues Extravaganza” with students of George Street Middle School

Harvest performer and award-winning Blues in the Schools clinician TJ Wheeler is in Fredericton this week – April 30th to May 4th – as part of an educational residency with young musicians at George Street Middle School.  He’ll also hold clinics and workshops at some of the First Nations communities around Fredericton where he’ll perform and speak about the history and culture of the blues. 

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Harvest Adds Keb’ Mo’ and Launches Full Line-up for 2012 Festival

The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival today released its complete September 11-16 festival schedule, adding multiple Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ to a line up already heavy with top international and Canadian stars. The Festival also added Ciarlante / Katz / Sharrard, a soul-blues power trio featuring members of The Band and the Gregg Allman Band; and international rising stars The Record Company and Marquise Knox.

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Harvest announces Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Matt Andersen for 2012

Harvest announced this morning that Festival favourites and winners of this year’s Grammy for Blues Album, Tedeschi Trucks Band will return to the Festival, along with Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, and New Brunswick’s own international blues export Matt Andersen. 

These three acts come as the final release before the official launch of the full 2012 schedule on Tuesday, April 24th at 11am at the Garrison District Alehouse.

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