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Musician / Producer of Jazz
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.
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Wein, Women And Song - And More, George Wein Plays And Sings | George Wein | 2002 | Album |
Presents Jazz At The Boston Arts Festival | George Wein | 2001 | Album |
"Bern Concert '89" | The Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars, George Wein, Ricky Ford, Scott Hamilton, Oliver Jackson, Eddie Jones, Gray Sargent, Norris Turney, Warren Vaché | 1990 | Album |
Tribute To Count Basie | Wallace Davenport, Ruby Braff, Bill Coleman, Vic Dickenson, Buddy Tate, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Gérard Badini, George Wein, James Leary, Willie Mabon | 1974 | Album |
Newport Jazz Festival All Stars | Buck Clayton / Vic Dickenson / Pee Wee Russell / Bud Freeman / George Wein / Champ Jones / Jake Hanna | 1960 | Album |
Wein, Woman & Song | George Wein | 1955 | Single |
Wein, Women & Song | George Wein | 1955 | Album |
Sidney Bechet At Storyville | Sidney Bechet, Vic Dickenson, George Wein, Jimmy Woode, Buzzy Drootin | 1954 | Album |
George Wein presents Jazz At Storyville Vol.1 | Sidney Bechet, Vic Dickenson, Buzzy Drootin, George Wein, Jimmy Woode | 1953 | Album |
Jazz At Storyville | George Wein | Single | |
Jazz At The Boston Arts Festival | Ruby Braff, Sam Margolis, Buzzy Drootin, Vic Dickenson, John Fields, Al Drootin, Dick Lefave, George Wein | Single | |
George Wein Presents Jazz At Storyville featuring | George Wein | Single |
George Wein & The Newport All-Stars Jazz |
George Wein And His All-Stars Jazz |
George Wein And The Storyville Sextet Jazz |
George Wein's Dixie Victors Jazz and Soundtrack |
George Wein's Storyville Band Jazz |