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George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 a Triumph
by R.J. DeLuke
There seemed to be a distinct feeling in the air at this year's jazz festival in Newport, R.I. It would be easy to imagine that there was something in the air, because the festival that was started by impresario George Wein way back in 1954 and became the model for all to follow had suffered an ...
Newport Jazz Festival 55: A Weekend to Savor
by Ken Franckling
George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55Newport, Rhode IslandAugust 7-9, 2009In this 40th anniversary summer of Woodstock, the musical love-in took place in Newport, not upstate New York. And it wasn't a matter of nostalgia. It was all about the Phoenix-like return of the jazz festival after a winter of uncertainty. Once ...
Take Five With Bob Albanese
by AAJ Staff
Meet Bob Albanese: Bob Albanese was born in Newark, N.J. in 1957. Growing up and the Jersey shore, he began practicing the piano at age 8. At age 15, he won top honors in the Garden State Talent Expo which culminated in a solo performance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. This was ...
Guitar Stars: Jack Wilkins & Mike Stern
by Tom Greenland
Jack Wilkins Until It's Time MaxJazz 2009 Mike Stern Big Neighborhood Heads Up 2009 Jack Wilkins and Mike Stern are guitar stars of the first magnitude: both ...
Massachusetts Upbeat About Jazz Tourism
(Boston) -- Massachusetts is singing the praises of its vibrant jazz scene to visitors this summer, as tourism officials introduce MassJazz, a new marketing initiative to promote the Bay States extensive jazz activities year round to the tourism industry. Organizers of the campaign have issued a 40-page MassJazz Travel Guide detailing hundreds of outdoor and indoor ...
George Wein: Back to Doing His Thing
by R.J. DeLuke
Not many people stand in shoes similar to the ones in which jazz impresario George Wein now finds himself. Having invented the jazz festival more than half a century ago, his name is synonymous with the Newport Jazz Festival, his first and most well-known child of that genus. He led a company that expanded on the ...
George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55
In Newport, RI, August 7 - 9, 2009 and CAREFUSION NEW YORK JAZZ FESTIVAL in New York City, June 2010 New Names for Jazz Festivals at Historic Sites NEW YORK, NY, David Schlotterbeck, CEO of CareFusion, announced today that the corporation will be the title sponsor for George Wein's Jazz Festival 55 in Newport, RI. In ...
Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 1-3 July 1-3, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 1-3, 2009 It's the 30th Anniversary for the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM) and, based on the stellar line-up, it promises to surpass its 25th Anniversary celebration from ...
Esperanza Spalding Live at Central Park Summerstage
by Ernest Barteldes
Esperanza Spalding Central Park Summerstage New York, New York June 28, 2009 The Oregon-born bassist and vocalist seems to have found her voice as an entertainer. At least comparing what we saw last Sunday with her performances at the Jazz Standard earlier this year, one could notice that Spalding has ...
Esperanza Spalding Charismatic and Soulful Maturing Star of Jazz
Esperanza Spalding carried herself like a worldbeater at Central Park SummerStage on Sunday afternoon, and resistance was largely futile. In her ebullient singing and her agile bass playing, Ms. Spalding radiated a cyclone-force charisma, along with the fresh-faced self-conviction that only precocity can bestow. But the hourlong show was more than a reminder of her talent. ...
