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2. Newport Jazz Festival - Wikipedia

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   The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. They hired George Wein to organize the first festival and bring jazz to Rhode Island. [1] [2]

3. 2008 in jazz - Wikipedia

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   This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2008. Events ... The 52ndd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 8 – 10).

4. Elaine Lorillard - Wikipedia

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   They met George Wein, who founded and managed the nightclub, and they discussed the possibility of bringing an outdoor jazz concert to Newport, Rhode Island, where they lived. [2] With the guidance of John Hammond and George Avakian, two record producers and executives at Columbia Records, they came up with a list of performers. With a $20,000 ...

5. George Wein, Who Led Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals from the ...

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   Wein produced the first Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island in 1954 and founded its folk sister in 1959. In 1970, he co-founded the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

6. Thousands brave the heat for 70th anniversary of Newport Jazz ...

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   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.

7. Category : Albums recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival

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   Live albums of performances at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. ... Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4;

8. List of jazz festivals - Wikipedia

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   Newport Jazz Festival: 1954–present Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. It was established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard. While initially focused on acoustic jazz, the festival's 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. Ocean Blue Jazz Festival mid-1990s–early 2000s Hitachinaka, Ibaraki: Panama Jazz ...

9. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Wikipedia

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   The band performed high-profile shows at venues such as the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island and Lincoln Center in NYC. In October 2008 the band returned to Europe as a trio (Haas/Mathis/Raymer). The tour brought great acclaim including a Guinness Jazz Award for Best New Band at the Cork Jazz Festival. This tour would prove to be the ...