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Natixis Global Asset Management and Newport Jazz Festival Announce 2013 Scholarship Recipients and Performance Lineup
· Newport Music Scholarships will go to Chase Ceglie from Rhode Island Music Educators Association Senior All-State Jazz Band and Ray Fuller from Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band
Boston, July 29, 2013 – Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, in their third year partnering on the Newport Jazz Festival®, today announced the winners of the Natixis Global Asset Management Newport Jazz Festival Scholarships. In an expansion of its scholarship program, this year NGAM will grant two $5,000 scholarships. The awards will be presented at the Newport Jazz Festival to Chase Ceglie, tenor saxophonist in the Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA) Senior All-State Jazz Band, and to Ray Fuller, trumpeter with the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Jazz Band. RIMEA is set to perform on the Harbor Stage on Saturday, August 3, at 10:45 a.m. and MMEA will perform on the Harbor Stage on Sunday, August 4, at 11 a.m.
“We’re pleased to have the continued support of Natixis Global Asset Management as we near the Newport Jazz Festival’s incredible milestone of 60 years,” said George Wein, producer and chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. “I’m blessed to be able to share the gift of music and expose audiences to both the legends of jazz and the up-and-coming talents. NGAM’s support helps broaden those opportunities.”
“Partnering with George Wein on the Newport Jazz Festival is truly an honor,” said John Hailer, president and chief executive officer, Natixis Global Asset Management – The Americas and Asia. “His passion for music is infectious, and his effort to maintain the legacy of the festival across the globe aligns well with our corporate philosophy of thinking about the long term and uniting global cultures.”
“We’re pleased to have the continued support of Natixis Global Asset Management as we near the Newport Jazz Festival’s incredible milestone of 60 years,” said George Wein, producer and chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. “I’m blessed to be able to share the gift of music and expose audiences to both the legends of jazz and the up-and-coming talents. NGAM’s support helps broaden those opportunities.”
“Partnering with George Wein on the Newport Jazz Festival is truly an honor,” said John Hailer, president and chief executive officer, Natixis Global Asset Management – The Americas and Asia. “His passion for music is infectious, and his effort to maintain the legacy of the festival across the globe aligns well with our corporate philosophy of thinking about the long term and uniting global cultures.”
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