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George Wein

George Wein

Jazz

George Wein (born October 3, 1925) is an American jazz promoter and producer who has been called "the most famous... more

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Wein, Women & Song

Jazz - 1955

About George Wein

George Wein (born October 3, 1925) is an American jazz promoter and producer who has been called "the most famous jazz impresario" and "the most important non-player... in jazz history". He is the founder of what is probably the best-known jazz festival in the United States, the Newport Jazz Festival, which is held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. He also co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with Pete Seeger and Theodore Bikel. Wein was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1925, the son of Dr. Read more on Last.fm

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