鈥淲e鈥檙e going to play some Dixieland, with a capital D!鈥� said Glen Tremblay, as Razzmajazz kicked off the first Fort 91原创 Jazz and Arts Festival on Saturday morning.

RazzMaJazz led a parade from St. Andrew鈥檚 church down Glover Road to the Fort 91原创 Community Hall.

There MC Mark Forsythe introduced the day鈥檚 events, which included two stages, one at the hall and one on the Bedford plaza near the waterfront.

鈥淪ights and sounds, arts, and live jazz are going to be taking over the streets of Fort 91原创 today,鈥� Forsythe said.

In addition to the main jazz stages, clusters of art displays and buskers lined the streets of the village, with pianists, students, and young combos and guitarists playing for passerby.

Youngsters got to help build 鈥淔ort 91原创 Jazz Town鈥� out of clay in a tent on the grounds of the community hall.

Dozens of people took part in the initial parade, before settling in to enjoy the performances on the stage, or to head out in search of other performers.

Some of those performing included the WOW Jazz Orchestra, Van Django, The Murray Porter Band, the Miles Black Quartet with Julia Copeman-Haynes, and Rumba Calzada.

The musical events ran until 5 p.m.