George Wein

SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US Comes to Trinity Rep Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2024

Trinity Repertory Company will present the world premiere of Someone Will Remember Us by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, and co-created by Dr. Michelle Cruz, Smith, and Thurston.

John Hollenbeck's New Band George To Perform At New England Conservatory This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2024

Percussionist John Hollenbeck's ensemble GEORGE will perform at New England Conservatory on October 22, 2024.

Registration Now Open for NJPAC's JAZZ FOR TEENS 2024-25 Education Program
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2024

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center celebrates 27 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular Jazz for Teens program.

Interview: Danny Melnick of 47TH ANNUAL FREIHOFER'S SARATOGA JAZZ FESTIVAL at SPAC
by Noah Casner - Jun 11, 2024

Danny Melnick is no stranger to producing live music events. He began producing concerts, tours, and festivals in the late 1980s and hasn't even begun to slow down. In addition to producing the Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, he also serves as the Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall's 'The Shape of Jazz' series, and was personally selected by the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein, to serve first as the Associate Producer and ultimately the Producer of this festival. In all, Melnick has produced over 100 festivals in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

Fourteen New Musicians From Across The Globe Join Ensemble Connect
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2023

Learn about the 14 talented musicians joining Ensemble Connect's prestigious fellowship program for its 17th season. Discover the global diversity and artistry they bring to this renowned musical ensemble.

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Announces BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: PORTRAITS OF AN AMERICAN MUSIC ICON And LEGENDS OF FOLK, AMERICANA, ROOTS EXHIBITS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2023

Today, the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), Boston's living music museum inside the Boch Center Wang Theatre, announced the Bruce Springsteen: Portraits of an American Music Icon, and Legends of Folk, Americana, Roots exhibits.

Fall Registration Now Open For TD Jazz For Teens Educational Program
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2023

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state's anchor cultural institution, celebrates 26 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular TD Jazz for Teens program.

Trinity Rep Announces Local Pell Award Nominees
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2023

Trinity Repertory Company has announced the four Rhode Island residents who will be honored at its 24th Pell Awards Gala on Monday, June 5, 2023 at WaterFire Arts Center.

Michael R. Dudley Jr. to Perform at 2022 Newport Jazz Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2022

The ASCAP Foundation announced that composer and trumpet player Michael R. Dudley Jr., one of the 21 recipients of this year’s ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards, will perform at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival.

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Presents A Joyful Future Annual Fundraising Gala Concert
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra presents A Joyful Future on Saturday, May 21st, at 5pm at The VETS. Guest conductors Tania Miller and Nathaniel Efthimiou join Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey in a spectacular program including Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, featuring renowned violinist Ray Chen, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Valerie Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout, and Richard Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.

NJPAC Hosts International Jazz Day With Free Performances By Student Musicians, Mayor Baraka, and More
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2022

Co-produced by NJPAC, City Verses, and Jazz House Kids, this popular concert unites youth musicians from NJPAC's City Verses jazz and poetry initiative, NJPAC's Jazz for Teens ensembles featuring James Moody Jazz Orchestra and The George Wein Scholars Ensemble, JAZZ HOUSE Big Band, and local high schools.

Jazz Day Celebrations At NJPAC to Feature Mayor Baraka, 100+ Student Musicians and More
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2022

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced a free musical celebration in honor of International Jazz Day 4/30 featuring performances by 100+ young New Jersey musicians with special guest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. 

The 10th Annual TD James Moody Festival Announced at NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2021

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center celebrates the 10th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival showcasing an all-star lineup of the country's best musicians, held Nov 5-21, including the award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the New Jersey premiere of Christian McBride's The Movement Revisited, the Tony Award-winning Lillias White (currently on Broadway in Chicago), a special tribute concert to George Wein.

Musicians Of Ensemble Connect Embark On Second Year Of Prestigious Fellowship Program
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2021

In its 15th season, Ensemble Connect continues its fellowship program with concerts at Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School, as well as residencies and performances at The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Skidmore College, and in schools and community venues throughout New York City.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Announces In-Person, Live Jazz Performances Beginning in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 12, 2021

NJPAC is welcoming live, in-person jazz back to its stage throughout 2021 beginning with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter (Sep 24). The TD Jazz Series continues in the Fall with 'Salsa Meets Jazz' (Sep 25), saxophonist Boney James (Oct 14), and vocal powerhouse duo Tierney Sutton and Ann Hampton Calloway (Oct 15).

Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2021 Jazz Awards Nominees
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2021

Spotlighting the creative energy of the greater jazz community over a year of turmoil, the 2021 JJA Jazz Awards' Finalists Ballot, released today, cites some 300 musicians, writers, broadcasters, photographers, their recordings, books, live-streams, podcasts and platforms, as nominees for the Jazz Journalists Association's 25th annual Awards celebrating excellence.

Newport Jazz Festival Announces Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Leadership Grant
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 18, 2021

The Jazz Festival has been preserving and expanding Jazz’s legacy and impact by igniting interest in new generations of Jazz lovers through their Jazz Assembly programs and educational initiatives.

The Newport Folk Festival Releases Premium Double Vinyl of A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2020

A Change Is Gonna Come is being issued as a limited edition 2-record set pressed at RTI on premium 180-gram vinyl and housed in a genuine old style tip-on gatefold jacket. Limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies, each pre-order comes with an immediate free digital download of the recording. Vinyl will ship in early 2021.

International Jazzfestival Bern Returns With Live, In-Person Concerts
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2020

After much deliberation and preparation, the 45thAnnual International Jazzfestival Bern kicks off September 29, 2020 with live, in-person performances a?" featuring world-renowned artists Cyrille Aimée, Monty Alexander, Stanley Jordan, Tom Harrell, Jon Faddis and more a?" in Mariana??s Jazzroom. Student bands are scheduled each week in the Jazz Tent. 

Newport Jazz Festival Announces Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall and More for its Festival Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 23, 2020

George Wein, the 94 year old creator and founder of Newport Jazz Festival - one of the oldest and longest running music festivals in the world has announced a full slate of programming for what would have been 2020's Newport Jazz Festival weekend.