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-=[ Jazzhouse.org ]=- The Jazz Journalists Association
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Jazz Impresario George Wein is renowned for his work in organizing and booking music festivals, and in particular for creating the Newport Jazz Festival, an event that in the words of the late jazz critic Leonard Feather started the "festival era."
A professional pianist from his early teens, George Wein went on to lead his own band in and around his native Boston, frequently accompanying visiting jazz musicians. In 1950, he opened his own club in Boston, formed the Storyville record label, and launched his career as a jazz entrepreneur. In 1954, he was invited to organize the first Newport Jazz Festival. He subsequently played an important role in establishing numerous other international festivals, including the annual Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice, the South of France. Joyce Wein, George's wife of 46 years played an integral role in the development of every festival Wein produced.
In 1969, George Wein established Festival Productions, Inc., which now has offices in six cities and produces hundreds of musical events, internationally each year. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been a celebrated FPI production for over thirty years. The Newport Folk Festival has also seen decades of success since being established in the early 1960's.
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