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George Wein Honored with The Recording Academy® Trustees Award

12/19/2014

FESTIVAL IMPRESARIO GEORGE WEIN
HONORED WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY® TRUSTEES AWARD

Wein Joins 2015 Recipients
Richard Perry and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil

NEW YORK, NY December 18, 2014 – 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 award will be presented at a special invitation-only ceremony on Saturday, February 7, 2015 and acknowledged during the 57th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, February 8, at 8:00 pm ET on the CBS Television Network.

Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human Tix at Newport Jazz Fest On Sale 12/18

12/18/2014

Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on
Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am
for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert
featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino

Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale

Chris Botti (photo credit: Fabrizio Ferri)

NEWPORT, RI, December 17, 2014 – Tickets for the opening night concert of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human on the Alex and Ani Stage at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino on Friday, July 31, go on sale worldwide on Thursday, December 18, at 10:00 am. Tickets for the annual pre-concert cocktail party can be purchased at the same time.

The cocktail party begins at 6:15 pm on the Horseshoe Piazza, followed by the concert at 8:00 pm.

To purchase tickets, please log on to the Festival web site at www.newportjazzfest.org or go directly to www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be ordered by phone through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Service charges apply to all tickets ordered online or by phone.

Jazz & Heritage Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

12/11/2014

Jazz & Heritage Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation - the nonprofit that owns Jazz Fest - today opened its long-awaited education and community facility, the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, with a series of events that begins with a press conference and ribbon-cutting followed by a patrons and donors party tonight, Grand Opening Concert featuring Kidd Jordan and Family (sold out) on Friday plus a Tremé Neighborhood and Community Open House and Heritage School of Music Holiday Concert (free admission) on Saturday.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation purchased the historic building at 1225 N. Rampart Street – the former Tharp-Sontheimer-Laudumiey Funeral Home – in 2008. After extensive planning, the foundation determined to use the space as the first permanent home of its free education program, the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music, which has operated on local university campuses since its inception in 1990. The building also will house many of the Foundation’s other programs while also serving as a community arts center.

George Wein Honored with The Recording Academy® Trustees Award

FESTIVAL IMPRESARIO GEORGE WEIN HONORED WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY® TRUSTEES AWARD Wein Joins 2015 Recipients Richard Perry and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil

Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human Tix at Newport Jazz Fest On Sale 12/18

Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale

Jazz & Heritage Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

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FESTIVAL IMPRESARIO GEORGE WEIN
HONORED WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY® TRUSTEES AWARD

Wein Joins 2015 Recipients
Richard Perry and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil

Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on
Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am
for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert
featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino

Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale