George Wein
George Wein | |
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 George Wein, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 3, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | September 13, 2021 (aged 95) New York City, US |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Festival producer, concert promoter, musician |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals |
| Labels | Arbors |
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. He also co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with Peter Seeger and Theodore Bikel. He also founded the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Wein died on September 13, 2021 at his home in New York City at the age of 95.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "George Wein: Dinosaur Walks the Earth" Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine AllAboutJazz.com interview, June 2000, Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
- ↑ "George Wein, longtime producer of Newport Folk and Jazz festivals, dies at 95". Newport Daily News. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Newport Festivals Foundation
- Biography from Festival Productions at the Wayback Machine (archived April 3, 2007)
- Biography from the National Endowment for the Arts
- "A Fireside Chat With George Wein", by Fred Jung, AllAboutJazz.com interview from 2003]
- Well-Rounded Radio's 2010 interview with George Wein
- George Wein: A Conversation with the Father of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals
- George Wein papers[permanent dead link], Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University
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