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He established the Newport Jazz Festival-Saratoga and remained in New York City, retaining the Newport Jazz Festival-New York in what amounted to an expansion. [25] [26] The Saratoga addition began a trend of using the "Newport Jazz Festival" name outside of Newport, as in the Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao, Japan, from 1982 to 2004.
The Indy Jazz Fest is an annual jazz festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. It first took place on June 17, 1999. It first took place on June 17, 1999. It was created by a consortium of Downtown Indianapolis hospitality, civic and business interests as a way to spotlight Indianapolis' rich jazz heritage through an annual event.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (English: Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival.
Most intriguing is the revelation that the Newport Folk Festival, which usually takes place on a three-day weekend, will now be spread across six days, July 23-28… which doesn’t mean that it ...
The Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals will both be returning to their home fort in Rhode Island in late July (overlapping into August by one day), although organizers caution that the two landmark ...
George Wein (October 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021) was an American jazz promoter, pianist, and producer. [1] He was the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, which is held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island.
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A capacity crowd of about 10,000 people braved heat and humidity to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music festivals in New England.
March 19 – Cristián Cuturrufo, 48, Chilean jazz trumpeter (COVID-19) [44] March 28 – Malcolm Cecil, 84, British jazz bassist and record producer [45] April 7 – Sonny Simmons, 87, American jazz saxophonist [46] May 8 – Curtis Fuller, 88, American jazz trombonist [47] May 15 – Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist, composer and ...