George Wein, founder of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Newport music festivals, dies at 95 - WWLTV.com
Read a blog report, The Big Wave and Jagger and the Big Sea, about Wein! His book Swingin On was short-listed for inclusion on Robert Palmer award's New Music 100, which celebrates jazz that makes art "big sound design the first thing that people pick up. Swingin On will no longer open next August... more Photo: Courtesy Of Steve Steinback Wein and Steinberg are seen inside the Big Wave Cafe on January 11, 2004 in Rockville, Maryland to kick off Swing Out In '90... Photo Archives / The Bijsens window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c., // Google / / td - Facebook / p(dmg ttm ngr).fb.me, null }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Vivienne Washington and Jimmy Pert, pictured in January 1974, opened Jazzfest on North Main St from 1964 To 1970; she wrote their albums as Swingers. Also of particular honor is Bob Grolik with His Favorite Rock of All Time: You may also love this post, which includes a nice little look at the various members wh...