nytimes September 13, 2021 9:00pm George Wein, Jazz Festival Trailblazer, Is Dead at 95 #weingeorge #deathsobituaries #festivals #newportjazzfestival #newportfolkfestival #jazz #folkmusic #newportri #jazzonasummersdaymovie #festivalproductions #news George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival Trailblazer, Is Dead at 95 He brought jazz (and later folk music) to Rhode Island, and made festivals as important as nightclubs and concert halls on jazz musicians’ itineraries.
