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Article: Opinion

Wein, June & Jazz

by AAJ Staff
June 13, 2010

As I write this, I am sitting in the Gran Hotel Havana in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. My friend Joan Cararach, Artistic Director of the Barcelona International Jazz Festival, and the festival promoter Tito Ramoneda asked me to join them in a collaboration to cross-promote our festivals. CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (Aug. 6th-8th) and Voll-Damm Barcelona International ...

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News: Festival

Two Great Cities, Two Great Festivals Unite to Celebrate Rich History of Jazz

May 18, 2010

TWO GREAT CITIES, TWO GREAT FESTIVALS UNITE TO CELEBRATE RICH HISTORY OF JAZZ SISTER FESTIVALS: CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (August 6 - 8), Newport, RI Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival (November 3 - December 4), Barcelona, Spain Jazz Impresario George Wein Performed at May 17 Reception in Barcelona to Announce Collaboration Celebrate the rich history of ...

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Article: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Remembrance: Paying Tribute Through The Art Of Jazz Composition

by Dan Bilawsky
March 15, 2010

Paying tribute to the dearly departed is simply a part of life. We honor them with words and we pay our respects through our actions as we help to keep their memory alive. In music, we pay tribute to the dead through the medium that we know best...sound. Whether we use “requiem," “threnody," “ode," “elegy," or ...

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News: Festival

Highlights in Jazz 37th Anniversary Gala w/ Special Guest George Wein

February 11, 2010

Jack Kleinsinger Presents Highlights in Jazz 37th Anniversary Gala w/ Special Guest George Wein Thurs., Feb. 11th 8PM Tribeca Performing Arts Center JACK KLEINSINGER Presents Highlights In JAZZ New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series 37th Season The Final Year! UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS IN JAZZ SHOWS Thurs., Feb. 11, 2010

Album

George Wein Is Alive And Well In Mexico

By George Wein

Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: I Never Knew; All of Me; Have You Met Miss Jones?; Take the "A" Train; Honeysuckle Rose; The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise; If I Had You; S'Wonderful; Blue and Sentimental; Blues for Puebla; Rosetta.

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Article: Opinion

Creator vs. Interpretor

by AAJ Staff
November 13, 2009

By Randy Sandke We've all heard the saying that “Jazz is America's classical music." Implicit in this notion is the belief that jazz is equally worthy of respect, admiration and support as any 'serious' music. Over the past few decades, jazz has indeed found a greater degree of prestige, academic interest and corporate sponsorship ...

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News: Performance / Tour

George Wein & Newport All-Stars at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 11/17-22

November 5, 2009

GEORGE WEIN & THE NEWPORT ALL-STARS PERFORM AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA NOVEMBER 17 - 22, 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM NEW YORK, NY - George Wein is a legend off the stage, but he's made quite a name for himself on the stage as well. Catch a rare performance by the jazz impresario on Tuesday, November ...

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Article: Interview

Joan A. Cararach: el 'maestro' de Barcelona

by Joao Moreira dos Santos
October 15, 2009

Fundado por Joan Roselló en 1966, el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona ha ido renovándose y evolucionando con múltiples avatares desde entonces, pero la edición de este año es verdaderamente especial. No sólo desafía la crisis económica, presentando más conciertos que nunca (60 en casi dos meses), sino que además, por primera vez, se clausura en ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Dixon: In Medias Res

by Clifford Allen
September 15, 2009

Trumpeter and composer Bill Dixon is one of those rare figures in creative music who was both there as it took its initial steps and currently remains at the forefront of contemporary improvisation. In the last two years, he has directed or co-led orchestral configurations and recorded and performed with hand-picked small groups of international renown. ...

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News: Event

Moma Presents a Conversation Between Jazz Impresario George T. Wein and Peter Reed

September 11, 2009

MoMA PRESENTS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN JAZZ IMPRESARIO GEORGE T. WEIN AND PETER REED, MoMA's SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CURATORIAL AFFAIRS Evening Is Presented by The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art as Part of the Series Conversations: Among Friends WHEN: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 WHERE: The Museum of Modern Art: The Roy and ...