National Jazz Festival
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The National Jazz Festival was a major UK music event that evolved into what later became the Reading Festival, originally focusing on jazz before expanding into rock and popular music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Jazz Festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | music festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | National Jazz and Blues Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | British music scene ⓘ |
| evolution | expanded from jazz to rock and popular music ⓘ |
| founder | Harold Pendleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| historicalRole | helped transition UK festivals from jazz to rock focus ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| initialFocus | jazz music ⓘ |
| laterFocus | rock and pop music ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| notableFor | being an early major UK outdoor music festival ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| organisedBy | National Jazz Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Reading Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | precursor to large-scale British rock festivals ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Reading Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | annual music festival ⓘ |
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