George Wein, whose Newport Jazz Festival inspired modern music festivals, dies at 95

3 years ago

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Performances at the very first Newport Jazz Festival, the “grandaddy of all music festivals,” took place outside because they had to — there was no venue large enough to hold the thousands of fans clamoring to hear from future legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

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