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Jazz Cruising: A Recipe For Joy
by Gloria Krolak
Blend well: One mid-sized cruise ship with crew 100 or more jazz legends, go-to guys and young lions About 2,000 diverse jazz fans Assorted performance venues, about half a dozen One big band A small army of piano tuners Ports of call (optional) Top with musician interviews and jam ...
George Wein to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Boston University Commencement on Sunday, May 17
NEW YORK, NY: George Wein, music impresario, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award winner, will receive an Honorary Doctorate at Boston University’s (BU) 142nd Commencement on Sunday, May 17. The founder of the Newport Jazz Festival (1954), Newport Folk Festival (1959), New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (1970) and countless other events around the world, Wein ...
Berklee Honors Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest Producer Luis Alvarez With George Wein Impresario Award At The Festival’s 25th Anniversary
Berklee College of Music will present Luis Alvarez, vice president of Mendez & Company, Inc., and executive producer of the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest, with the George Wein Impresario Award at the festival’s 25th anniversary on March 29. Named after Newport Jazz Festival founder Wein, the award recognizes individuals who bring music to life through their ...
Report From the Grammys
Jim Eigo of Jazz Promo Services sent along an email yesterday summing up what he saw and heard at the Grammys last Sunday. He flew out to Los Angeles to represent several Grammy nominees, and he took his two kids, Agnes, 16, and Jamie, 19. I asked Jim if he'd mind if I shared his email ...
Grammy Celebration Continues For George Wein & Festival Artists
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Celebrates GRAMMY Awards for Festival Impresario George Wein and Several Newport Jazz Festival Artists NEWPORT, RI – The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. continues the celebration of its Chairman, George Wein, who received the Trustees Award at the 57th Annual GRAMMY ceremonies in Los Angeles on February 7 and 8. The Special Merit ...
George Wein Announces Lineup For 2015 Newport Jazz Festival
George Wein Announces Lineup for 2015 Newport Jazz Festival® July 31 – August 2, Including Three Full Days of Performances by Some of the World’s Greatest Established and Emerging Artists Performers Include Cassandra Wilson, Dr. John, Chris Botti, Jamie Cullum, Snarky Puppy, Maria Schneider, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Fred Hersch, Billy Childs, Bill Frisell, Arturo Sandoval, Ambrose ...
“Jazz In The Key Of Light" Spotlights Jazz Greats And Rising Stars
Veteran jazz writer and photographer Ken Franckling has published a new book, Jazz in the Key of Light (Eighty of our Finest Jazz Musicians Speak for Themselves). It illuminates more than 80 musicians through a different format than the traditional fine art photography book. Images of its featured jazz artists, in performance or moments of personal ...
2014: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The year 2014 turned out to be a year noteworthy for its numbers. Newport turned 60, Blue Note turned 75, International Jazz Day's third edition featured 900 events in more than 190 countries. The jazz world lost seven of its NEA Jazz Masters, and New Orleans trumpeter Lionel Ferbos died at 103. Sad but not unexpected, ...
George Harrison, Buddy Guy, 5 More Honored With Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Recording Academy has named its Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners for 2015. George Harrison, The Bee Gees, Buddy Guy, the Louvin Brothers, Wayne Shorter, Flaco Jiménez and Pierre Boulez will all be honored at next year's ceremony during Grammy week. Grammy Trustee & Technical Winners Also Named Producer Richard Perry, the husband and wife songwriting team ...
George Wein Honored With The Recording Academy Trustees Award
Wein Joins 2015 Recipients Richard Perry and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil NEW YORK, NY – GEORGE WEIN, world-renowned founder/producer of the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and numerous other music events, will receive The Recording Academy Trustees Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in areas other than performance. The ...
