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The Jazz Festival in Edinburgh

Every year people gather from all over the world to enjoy the Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival. This is the biggest jazz event in Britain and it is generally held over ten days during the summer months in Scotland. Jazz is considered to have begun in the 1880's in New Orleans, America and is a combination of African and Western European musical elements.

Originally created by people in the Americas of African decent, the music was so catchy that by the 1920's it was being heard in clubs throughout America and being played and enjoyed by peoples of all races. It didn't take long before the world caught on to the craze and jazz soon became a worldwide phenomenon - resulting in celebrations of the music style in various parts of the world. The Edinburgh Jazz Festival is one of these celebrations - an event where people get together simply to enjoy the pleasure of listening and playing jazz.

The Edinburgh Jazz Festival is the longest running jazz festival in the United Kingdom and it has an average of 50 000 people in attendance. It is extremely popular and every year it attracts many top Jazz performers - both established artists and rising stars. The various concerts are usually hosted across the city in various buildings and this means that visitors can take in some of the sights while taking in some of the best sounds. Artists are both local and international and many are at the top of their game - providing a truly magnificent experience for all in attendance at the festival.

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