The Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues Festival was a three-day event held in September of each year, in
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
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Australia
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. The festival commenced as the Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival in 1995 and had grown to accommodate at least 530 musicians playing in some 80 bands.
Regional, intra and interstate musicians arrived to play at the festival each year.
The festival ceased running after the 2014 iteration.
See also
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List of jazz festivals
This is a list of notable jazz festivals around the world.
Historic jazz festivals
Jazz festivals by country
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Africa
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References
External links
Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues Festivalwebsite
Jazz Australia news
Wagga Wagga
Jazz festivals in Australia
Music festivals established in 1995
1995 establishments in Australia
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