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.

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National Jazz Festival canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
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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Reading Festival → precededBy → National Jazz Festival ⓘ