SPECIAL GALA MESSAGE FROM GEORGE WEIN
This is for the ardent jazz fan who can afford to make a contribution and take a tax deduction.
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. will hold its annual benefit gala on Saturday evening, August 3, following our day-long festival at Fort Adams State Park. This gala will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for those in attendance to be a part of a unique and intimate experience….
George Wein on remembering Dave Brubeck…
Happy Birthday George Wein! Keep on swingin!
George Wein with the Newport All-Stars at the 2010 Newport Jazz Festival.
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Ryan Truesdell will be bringing his Gil Evan’s Centennial Project to the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, which will take place on August 3, 4 & 5, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this official Newport Jazz interview with festival founder George Wein, hear what Ryan has to say about the festival and his plans for August, plus his personal feelings on Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Miles Davis Claude Thornhill, and the newly discovered Evans works that he will be performing. Property of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Photos by Ayano Hisa, William P. Gotleib, and JohnT. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation. Produced by Underbunny.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band will be at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, which will take place on August 3, 4 & 5, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this official Newport Jazz interview with festival founder George Wein, hear what George has to say about the Allman Brothers first scheduled appearance at the historic festival. Property of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Photos by Ayano Hisa, Carl Lender, Marcello Webster, Del de la Haye and the Associated Press.
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Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society will be at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, which will take place on August 3, 4 & 5, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this official Newport Jazz interview from The Jazz Gallery in New York City, hear what Darcy has to say about the festival and his plans for August, plus his personal thoughts on the late Bob Brookmeyer and Maria Schneider, George Wein and Todd Sickafoose. Property of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Photos by Ayano Hisa, Michael Weintrob, Hans Bernhard, Lindsay Beyerstein, James Matthew Daniel, Ralph Miriello, Wolfgang Gonaus, and Todd Kaufman. Videography by Nora C. Hogan. Produced by Underbunny.
Vince Giordano on The Original Gansta Jazz at Newport Jazz!
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks will be at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, which will take place on August 3, 4 & 5, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this official Newport Jazz interview from Sofia’s in New York City, hear what Vince has to say about the festival and his plans for August, plus his personal thoughts on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Eubie Blake, New York Jazz Repertory Company, George Wein, Marion Felder, and the Anderson Twins. Property of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Photography by William P. Gotlieb. Videography by Nora C. Hogan. Produced by Underbunny.
NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette will be celebrating his 70th Birthday at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, with an All-Star Group, his Sound Travels group, and an interlude with Jason Moran. In this official Newport Jazz interview from The Blue Note in New York City, hear what Jack has to say about the festival and his plans for August, plus his personal thoughts on John Coltrane, Rashid Ali, Miles Davis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Eddie Harris, Esperanza Spalding and Ambrose Akinumsire. Property of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Photos by Ayano Hisa, Michael Weintrob, Hozumi Nakadaira, Michael G. Stewart and Ken Yu. Videography by Nora C. Hogan. Produced by Underbunny.
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1 John Ellis and Double-wide will be at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, which takes place this year on August 3, 4 & 5, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this official Newport Jazz interview from The Jazz Gallery in New York City, hear what John has to say about the festival and his plans for August, and his personal thoughts on Mos Def, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, George Wein and Miguel Zenon.
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The Maria Schneider Orchestra will be at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, which will take place this year on August 3, 4 & 5, in Newport, Rhode Island. In this official Newport Jazz interview from the Jazz Standard in New York City, hear what Maria has to say about the festival and her plans for August, plus her thoughts on Duke Ellington, Paul Gonzalvez and George Wein.
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