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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
The Newport Folk Festival was cofounded in 1959 by jazz promoter George Wein and music manager Albert Grossman. (The latter is best known for representing Dylan between 1962 and 1970.)
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 ...
The festival began in 1971 when Bill Donahoe's Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Band traveled to Davenport, Iowa to play music at Bix's grave on the 40th anniversary of his death. [ 1 ] 2021's Fest will mark the 50th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, making it the second longest running jazz fest in the United States behind only the ...
Margaret Qualley and Bobby Cannavale are among the names being added to the starry line-up of honorees at the Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs Oct. 17-24. In addition, the fest announced a ...