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Jazz Fest remembers Wein, Dr. John, Neville brothers, more - abcnews.go.com - New York - state Louisiana - New Orleans - Congo
abcnews.go.com
01.05.2022

Jazz Fest remembers Wein, Dr. John, Neville brothers, more

NEW ORLEANS -- The memorial garden at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is about to get a lot more crowded as fellow musicians honor the many musical icons — known as “Ancestors” — who have passed since the festival was last held three years ago.Jazz Fest, which began Friday and will conclude on May 8, will feature on-stage tributes, as well as jazz funeral processions that will cross the Fair Grounds and conclude with the unveiling of the honoree’s likenesses alongside the other Ancestors at the rear of the Congo Square field.“That’s Jazz Fest,” Quint Davis, the festival’s longtime producer/director, told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Like many African cultures, “we stay connected to our ancestors.

‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’ Review: Salute to a Unique and Enormous Music Festival Lets the Good Times Roll - variety.com - county Story - parish Orleans
variety.com
17.03.2022

‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’ Review: Salute to a Unique and Enormous Music Festival Lets the Good Times Roll

Joe Leydon Film CriticLet’s not mince words: “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” is a high-stepping, hand-waving, spirit-lifting gas. Co-directors Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, with the invaluable assistance of editor Martin Singer, have fashioned an infectiously exuberant overview of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Big Easy’s unique and enormous celebration of its music, cuisine and multiculturalism, by combining their own footage of performances and interviews at the 50th iteration of the star-studded annual event — the last before COVID-19 forced cancelation of the 2000 and 2001 editions — and archival footage dating back to the festival’s earliest days.Those days might have begun earlier, fest co-founder George Wein reveals during an interview conducted before his 2021 passing, if he had accepted a 1962 invitation by locals to establish the New Orleans equivalent of his Newport Jazz Festival.

George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival and pioneer of mass music events – obituary - www.msn.com - city Newport
msn.com
13.10.2021

George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival and pioneer of mass music events – obituary

Max Roach staging a rival event in protest at the perceived commerciality of Wein’s booking policy, which included the likes of Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. Nothing, though, was as ill-advised as Wein’s attempt to incorporate rock bands like Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers and Sly & the Family Stone, causing riots and gatecrashers.

George Wein (1925–2021), Newport Jazz Festival founder - legacy.com - USA - county Newport - state Rhode Island
legacy.com
14.09.2021

George Wein (1925–2021), Newport Jazz Festival founder

George Wein was a jazz impresario who founded the groundbreaking Newport Jazz Festival.Founded by Wein in 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival, held each summer in Newport, Rhode Island, is the United States’ premiere outdoor jazz festival. Jazz greats who have played the festival include Miles Davis (1926–1991), Duke Ellington (1899–1974), Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), Billie Holiday (1915–1959), and Judy Garland (1922–1969), among countless others.

George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95 - www.msn.com - France - New York
msn.com
14.09.2021

George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — George Wein, an impresario of 20th century music who helped found the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals and set the template for gatherings everywhere from Woodstock to the south of France, died Monday. Wein, 95, died “peacefully in his sleep” in his New York City apartment, said Carolyn McClair, a family spokesperson.

George Wein, Who Led Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals from the 1950s Forward, Dies at 95 - variety.com - New York - New Orleans - state Rhode Island
variety.com
14.09.2021

George Wein, Who Led Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals from the 1950s Forward, Dies at 95

Chris Willman Music WriterGeorge Wein, who set the standard for what outdoor music gatherings would become with his leadership of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals from the 1950s into the 21st century, died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 95.Wein produced the first Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island in 1954 and founded its folk sister in 1959.

Newport Folk/Jazz Festival Founder Posts Inspiring Message About Racial Inequality in America: 'None of Us Should Rest Until Black Lives Matter' - www.billboard.com
billboard.com
04.06.2020

Newport Folk/Jazz Festival Founder Posts Inspiring Message About Racial Inequality in America: 'None of Us Should Rest Until Black Lives Matter'

George Wein, the iconic founder of the Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival, has shared a poignant, thoughtful message about the history of racial inequality in America and the importance of standing up to injustice. The note, posted by jazz bassist Christian McBride, opens with Wein reflecting on the divisions he's seen in the course of his long, storied life.

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