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George Wein: 88 and Counting!

9/30/2013

88 and Counting!
George Wein Celebrates 88th Birthday, October 3

Celebration Includes Performances at
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room
October 3 and 4, 7:00 pm

George Wein (Photo credit: Ayano Hisa)

NEW YORK, September 27, 2013 – Eighty-eight. It’s a number that in China conveys good fortune. For ham radio operators “88” is shorthand for hugs and kisses. Astronomers will tell you that there are eighty-eight constellations in the sky. But for George Wein that number hits a little closer to home. This October, the world-renowned jazz and music impresario will be celebrating his 88th birthday. The celebration includes George Wein: The Life of a Legend, a two-night run at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room on October 3 and 4, at 7:00 pm.

George Wein: The Life of A Legend - October 3 & 4, 7pm, The Allen Room

9/18/2013

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER CELEBRATES
GEORGE WEIN: THE LIFE OF A LEGEND

George Wein and the Newport All-Stars
Featuring Lew Tabackin,
Randy Brecker, Anat Cohen,
Howard Alden, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash
and Host Nate Chinen

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room
October 3 & 4 at 7pm

Photo credit: Ayano Hisa

Photo credit: John Abbott

New York, NY, September 17, 2013 – Jazz impresario and pianist George Wein, affectionately referred to as “The Father of Jazz Festivals” after creating the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954, celebrates his 88th birthday by performing with his Newport All-Stars in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room on October 3 & 4 at 7pm. Joining Wein for these special concert events are tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin, trumpeter Randy Brecker, clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen, guitarist Howard Alden, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Lewis Nash. New York Times jazz journalist (and Wein’s biographer) Nate Chinen hosts the events. Wein will swing firmly in the here-and-now, and retrospect on his life and times with stories and photos from his personal collection.

JESSYE NORMAN To Be Special Guest Host on WBGO Tuesday, 9/10, Noon

9/6/2013

JESSYE NORMAN TO HOST AN HOUR
ON WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM
MID-DAY JAZZ WITH RHONDA HAMILTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON

Ms. Norman Also Will Serve
as Honorary Chair and Hostess
**of WBGO’s LADY DAY Benefit,
Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater,
on September 24, 7:00 pm,
at the Little Shubert Theatre**

Jessye Norman (Photograph By Carol Friedman)

NEWARK, NJ, September 6, 2013 – Jessye Norman is known the world over as one of the most celebrated opera singers of all time, but that doesn’t stop her from being a devoted jazz fan. Ms. Norman will participate in the ultimate jazz lover’s experience when she hosts an hour of her favorite music on Mid-Day Jazz with Announcer Rhonda Hamilton on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM/wbgo.org on Tuesday, September 10, from noon – 1:00 pm.

George Wein: 88 and Counting!

88 and Counting! George Wein Celebrates 88th Birthday, October 3 Celebration Includes Performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room October 3 and 4, 7:00 pm

George Wein: The Life of A Legend - October 3 & 4, 7pm, The Allen Room

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER CELEBRATESGEORGE WEIN: THE LIFE OF A LEGEND George Wein and the Newport All-Stars Featuring Lew Tabackin, Randy Brecker, Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash and Host Nate Chinen Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room October 3 & 4 at 7pm

JESSYE NORMAN To Be Special Guest Host on WBGO Tuesday, 9/10, Noon

JESSYE NORMAN TO HOST AN HOUR ON WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM MID-DAY JAZZ WITH RHONDA HAMILTON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON Ms. Norman Also Will Serve as Honorary Chair and Hostess of WBGO’s LADY DAY Benefit, Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater, on September 24, 7:00 pm, at the Little Shubert Theatre

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88 and Counting!
George Wein Celebrates 88th Birthday, October 3

Celebration Includes Performances at
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room
October 3 and 4, 7:00 pm

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER CELEBRATES
GEORGE WEIN: THE LIFE OF A LEGEND

George Wein and the Newport All-Stars
Featuring Lew Tabackin,
Randy Brecker, Anat Cohen,
Howard Alden, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash
and Host Nate Chinen

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room
October 3 & 4 at 7pm

JESSYE NORMAN TO HOST AN HOUR
ON WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM
MID-DAY JAZZ WITH RHONDA HAMILTON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON

Ms. Norman Also Will Serve
as Honorary Chair and Hostess
**of WBGO’s LADY DAY Benefit,
Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater,
on September 24, 7:00 pm,
at the Little Shubert Theatre**