Partly in honor of the Festivals first set in 1954, older sounds were represented by the Classic Jazz Band consisting of Dick Hyman, Bob Wilber, Major Holley, Oliver Jackson, Vic Dickenson, Doc Cheatham, and special guest Ruby Braff. Wein said 'Goin' to Chicago,' a concert planned for June 27 at Carnegie Hall, will be 'a loving portrait of Chicago's great jazz legacy,' featuring a wide range of musicians hailing from the Windy City -- from Dixieland trumpeter 'Wild Bill' Davison to avant-garde saxophonist Anthony Braxton. These performances were given by a number of notable jazz musicians, including Billie Holiday, and were emceed by Stan Kenton. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Jazz Kaleidoscope Part II, featuring Weather Report with Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine and Bobby Thompson Jr., Mel Torme and his Trio, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dizzy Gillespie Quartet, Carmen McRae and her Trio, Illinois Jacquet Quintet, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra, James Moody All-Stars with Barry Harris and Victor Gaskin, Frank Foster's Loud Minority, Joanne Brackeen Trio, Johnny Griffin Quartet, the Red Norvo/Tal Farlow Trio, Big Sky Mud Flaps and Major Holley's tribute to Louise Jordan, with Doc Cheatham, Eddie Chamblee, Oliver Jackson, Eddie (Cleanhead) Vinson and Billy Butler; plus others. [1][2], Most of the early festivals were broadcast on Voice of America radio, and many performances were recorded and released as albums. The series grew to 22 cities when in 1986 B&W decided to downsize to 3 cities and focus on other musical avenues like KOOL Country Shindig due to growing concern that the more successful the [Jazz] Festivals became, the blacker the [Kool brand] image would become (1). Concord, California, United States. Walk through the SHIPYARD to get some Detroit eats, or head to Craft Bazaar to buy some local, handmade goods. An internal document . From 1984 to 2008, the festival was known as the JVC Jazz Festival; in the economic downturn of 2009, JVC ceased its support of the festival and was replaced by CareFusion.[3]. Free. [28] The revived festival took place at Fort Adams State Park, where it has remained since. Cedar Walton, solo pianist. Part of the appearances by John Coltrane and Archie Shepp from the 1965 Festival appeared on the album New Thing at Newport. Were Back announced the front page of The Providence Journal, complete with a photo of a smiling George Wein, upon the news of the Newport Jazz Festivals return to Americas First Resort. On Sunday, Milt Jackson performed with Gillespies Quartet. Sarah Vaughan and her trio. Copy. A Staten Island ferry with two jazz bands on board - the Lawson-Haggart band, led by the trumpeter Yank Lawson and the bassist Bob Haggart, and Jim Cullum's Happy Jazz Band from San Antonio - will make three two-hour trips on the Hudson, leaving from South Ferry in Battery Park at 10:30 A.M., 1 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. Another annual outdoor event - a weekend of jazz at Waterloo Village in Stanhope, N.J. - will start tomorrow at 8 P.M. with a concert in the village's big green-and-white-striped tent, featuring Cab Calloway, Panama Francis and his Savoy Sultans and the tap dancer Sandman Sims. sarah vaughn, spiro gyra, dizzy gillespie, joe sample, george benson . At the Grist Mill, the guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and the pianist Dick Wellstood will take turns playing solo sets from 2 to 5 P.M. Back in New York on Sunday evening, there will be a tribute to the blues singer Dinah Washington, a look ahead at jazz in the 80's, and an adventurous program of unaccompanied duets. [46], Wein began running the festival again in 2009 after the company that owned the event experienced financial difficulty. KOOL MIXX Special Edition Packs are our mark of respect for these Hip Hop Players. This national release of limited edition KOOL MIXX packs caught the attention of regulators, who filed lawsuits against B&W asserting that the KOOL MIXX campaign was in violation of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) because it explicitly targeted black youth. Tickets, $6.50. Moreover, many of the musicians and their fans were African American. Tickets, $9.50-$16.50. [16] Festival Field remained the venue for the jazz festival until 1971. [24] This format continued for the next years, but Wein missed the outdoors of Newport which the venues of New York City failed to duplicate. For further information, call 787-2020. Tickets, $6.50. The other singers who will do the tracing are Helen Humes, Johnny Hartman, Bobby McFerrin, Carmen McRae and Joe Williams. KOOL JAZZ FESTIVAL WILL RUN FROM JUNE 25 TO JULY 5 Give this article By John S. Wilson April 14, 1981 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from April 14, 1981,. And, in their absence, new music increasingly incorporated ideas from other styles. CREATIVE. Free. That festival included a number of jazz musicians but was financially unsuccessful. ''Goin' to Chicago,'' with Wild Bill Davison, Jim Beebe, Wilbur Campbell, Frank Chace, Barrett Deems, Don DeMichael, Von Freeman, Marty Grosz, Milt Hinton, Art Hodes, Franz Jackson, Lee Konitz, Roscoe Mitchell, Norman Murphy, Truck Parham, Victor Sproles, Ira Sullivan, Cy Touff, Joe Williams, Estelle (Mama) Yancey, John Young and Paul Serrano; narrated by Joe Williams. Topics: Search Year . 1 July 1981. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/leb91d00, 3. Date Friday, June 6, 1980 - Saturday, June 7, 1980 Venue. 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. Anyone can read what you share. Each Labor Day weekend people from all over gather to enjoy the rich talent of leading jazz performers, as well as the innovation of up-and-coming artists. The Chicago story will continue to the present with a recognition of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, an organization dedicated to ''great black music,'' and the world's biggest free jazz festival, now in its third year in Chicago. Tickets, $6.50. They will be backed by a variety of instrumental trios, although a larger group, featuring Joe Newman on trumpet and Buddy Tate on tenor saxophone, will support Miss Humes and Mr. Williams, who will be the host for the first half of the program. But then I heard a tape by Bobby McFerrin, who is in his 20's, and it really knocked me out.''. The eclectic festival provides a unique experience by immersing participants in Sherwood Forest for a weekend of camping, music, community and culture. Learn how your comment data is processed. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Throw on your cowboy boots and hat and be prepared for a weekend of unforgettable entertainment. Weather Report, with Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine and Bobby Thompson Jr. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. lang, Diana Krall, Ray Charles, Harry Connick Jr., and Wynton Marsalis. Sep 14, 2019. 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. To go on too long without a rhythm section might be too much of a challenge both for the musicians and for the audience.''. Friday, June 5, 1981 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA Kool & the Gang The Crusaders The Isley Brothers The Manhattans Tierra Add Setlist The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. [22] Many more fans were drawn than Festival Field could accommodate. BB King / Robert Randolph & The Family Band. 2019 Featured Artists:Stanley Clarke, Cameron Graves Quartet, Chucho Valdes, Connie Han. He is a proud member of the Jazz Journalists Association. It was a small crowd compared to the up to 20,000 that would attend Festival Field each day. Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and Panama Francis and his Savoy Sultans, with Gregory Hines, Phyllis Hyman, Terri Klausner and Priscilla Baskerville. For three days, embrace your roots and join in a jam session with artists, learn some song-writing tips from the pros or dance along to the catchy tunes. But a new sponsor was needed to make the event financially viable. As the worlds largest free jazz festival, Detroit Jazz Festival is a celebration of Detroits rich jazz music history and talent. Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising. In 1954, the first Newport Jazz Festival (billed as the "First Annual American Jazz Festival") was held at Newport Casino, in the Bellevue Avenue Historic District of Newport, Rhode Island. Free. The program will trace the history of Chicago jazz from the 1920's, when Louis Armstrong played at the Lincoln Gardens with King Oliver, when the Austin High School Gang (which included Jimmy McPartland, Gene Krupa and Bud Freeman) developed ''Chicago style'' jazz and when Earl Hines was playing at the Apex Club with Jimmie Noone and started his big band at the Grand Terrace. 8 P.M. Town Hall. Tickets, $6-$10. 8 P.M. Town Hall. The first Hampton Jazz Festival was held at Hampton University's Armstrong Stadium in 1968 to celebrate HU's 100th Anniversary. The Fringe. Tickets, $8.50-$14.50. The next day, Chick Corea with vibraphonist Gary Burton. ''The Art of Jazz Singing'' will go from the early days of blues and vaudeville to today's style of jazz ballad singing and the individualistic singing of Sheila Jordan. Racist attitudes were probably a factor in some residents' opposition to the festival too as it commonly was across the country at that time.[7]. Joe Williams, the celebrated blues singer long associated with Count Basie, will make his second appearance in two nights tomorrow at Carnegie Hall at 8 P.M. to serve as narrator of ''Goin' to Chicago.'' 1980s in jazz. Kool Jazz Festival (San Diego) 1981 Setlists Jun 5 1981 Date Friday, June 5, 1981 - Saturday, June 6, 1981 Venue Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 9 gigs. The New York festival proved successful enough that it convinced Brown & Williamson, Kools parent company, to expand its hosting of jazz festivals throughout the country. Thereafter, B&W maintained the KOOL MIXX promotion in its limited form and skirted the intent of the regulation by formulating an entirely new music promotion with similar appeal. ''I've wanted to avoid the stuff they show every year - the Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald stuff,'' Mr. Giddins said. [19], For 1971, the festival booked the rock group The Allman Brothers Band alongside an otherwise predominantly jazz and soul-oriented bill that included performances by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Roberta Flack, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Dionne Warwick, Dave Brubeck, King Curtis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Mann, as well as the jazz-fusion groups Chase, Soft Machine, and Weather Report. Joanne Brackeen, solo pianist. ''Portrait of Art Tatum,'' with Tiny Grimes, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Adam Mackowicz, Dick Wellstood, Slam Stewart, Barry Harris, Billy Taylor, Dick Hyman, Ellis Larkins and Eddie Daniels. Information: 662-2133. 8 P.M. ''So I've chosen an old Ethel Waters clip in which she sings 'Am I Blue?' As of this year, producer George Wein announced Monday night, the annual event will be called the Kool Jazz Festival New York. Respect was also given to the Festivals history. Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West and Ninth Street, Brooklyn. The Thursday evening set featured performances by jazz musicians Sun Ra, Bill Evans, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, and Anita O'Day, and a jazz jam session hosted by organist Jimmy Smith and featuring, among others, Art Blakey, Hampton Hawes, Sonny Stitt, and Howard McGhee. Find Kool Jazz Festival stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Information: 787-2020 or (518) 587-3330. [3] The festival is hosted in Newport at Fort Adams State Park. Information: 643-7116 (after Sunday). Interestingly, Fort Adams military history caused the location to be intentionally difficult to attack. But the event was nevertheless peaceful, orderly, and successful enough to justify the Festivals return the following year. [50], Two of the most famous performances in the festival's history are Miles Davis' 1955 solo on "'Round Midnight" and the Duke Ellington Orchestra's lengthy 1956 performance of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue", featuring a 27-chorus saxophone solo by Paul Gonsalves. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA, USA. Learn more. See the article in its original context from. 7 and 10:30 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. However, this approach was avoided since it encouraged a split personality, or dual image, for the brand [] Further, we believe that Black smokers increasingly will 'see through' this approach and possibly resent what essentially amounts to a 'separate but equal' dual campaign strategy (2). ''Wild Women Don't Have the Blues,'' with Nell Carter, Linda Hopkins, Sippie Wallace and Dick Hyman and the Classic Jazz Band. [8], Some Newport residents were opposed to the festival. [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41], Bassist Christian McBride made his Jazz Festival debut in 1991 as part of the Jazz Futures ensemble of young jazz musicians that also featured Roy Hargrove and Antonio Hart. "Historic Sounds of Newport, Newly Online", Newport Jazz Festival: Saturday, August 7, 2010, Newport Jazz Festival: Sunday, August 8, 2010, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newport_Jazz_Festival&oldid=1137527826, This page was last edited on 5 February 2023, at 02:48. Musical enjoymentlinked to smoking satisfaction (3). The live performances were set outdoors, on a lawn. The only regularly working duo on the bill is Mr. Wright and Mr. Grosz, although Mr. Rodney and Mr. Sullivan frequently work together as part of a quintet, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Jackson played together for more than 20 years as members of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Mr. Hancock and Mr. Carter, who were both members of Miles Davis's group in the 60's, are now working together in a new quartet with Winton Marsalis, trumpet, and Tony Williams, drums. Sponsors took the first step last year by calling it the Kool-Newport Jazz Festival, prompting one critic to grumble that the company 'oversteps its bounds when it beams its logo on the screen' at concerts and hires disc jockeys as masters of ceremonies to 'shill' for the product onstage. The festival that originated in Newport in 1954 as the Newport Jazz Festival, came to New York in 1972 and, since 1981, has been called Kool after its sponsor, will be held from June 24 to July 3 . Noon to midnight. 16 July 1981. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/tir40f00, 2. Arthur Blythe Quintet, Paquito D'Rivera Quintet and. [20][21], The 1970 festival was three days instead of the usual four with an estimated attendance of 40,400. Next Friday 5 P.M. Carnegie Recital Hall. The festival's 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul, and rock music, and their respective audiences. Two night of this "jazz" at $9 or so a pop makes a lot. [49] Wein died on September 13, 2021. 2 to 11 P.M. Center for the Arts, State University, Purchase, N.Y.. Jazzfare II, with Joe Albany, a tribute to Eubie Blake, with Dick Hyman, Kenny Davern, Bobby Rosengarden and Milt Hinton, the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, Ruby Braff Quintet, John Bunch, with Charles Rouse, Tom Harrell, Bill Pemberton and Connie Kay, Candido and his V.I.P. The festival would not return to Newport in 1972.[1][23]. Tickets, $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 8 P.M. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street. At the Nishvile Festival we had a unique opportunity and privilege to talk to one of the most prominent Festival performers and the guitar wizard Stanley Jordan. The 1964 festival was the last at Freebody Park, since the event had outgrown that venue also. 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. The 13th Annual Lake Arbor Jazz Festival features 5 days of Smooth Jazz and Classic R&B with performances by NAJEE, PIECES OF A DREAM, WAR, ERIC ROBERSON, FRANK MCCOMB, MIKE PHILLIPS, THE BLACKBYRDS, MARCUS ANDERSON, JULIAN VAUGHN, LIN ROUNTREE, KIM SCOTT and many more! Creative Necessity: A Conversation with Skerik, A History of the Newport Jazz Festival Chapter X: Smooth Sailing?, 1984-1989, What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival Sunday, What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival Saturday. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. The Leroy Jenkins Mixed Quintet and Air, featuring Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall. Kool Jazz Festival 1982-05-30, 2nd concert performance, Kennedy Center Concert Hall . Jazz appreciation was not common within the established upper-class community, and the festival brought crowds of younger music fans to Newport. In 1977, Wein worked with the city of Saratoga Springs, New York, to move the festival to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center during the following year. The program is called ''Stompin' at the Savoy,'' and it honors the renowned Harlem ballroom where Mr. Calloway and his orchestra frequently played, where the original Savoy Sultans led by Al Cooper were the house band for many years and where Mr. Francis, as the drummer in Lucky Millinder's orchestra, which often played opposite the Savoy Sultans, had an opportunity to study the group whose style and arrangements he revived two years ago. NEW YORK -- The musical event known for more than a quarter of a century as the Newport Jazz Festival is officially dropping the 'Newport' from its title and substituting the name of a cigarette brand. Ben Sidran is the announcer. The "Kool Jazz" name is the festival's longest, first appearing as the Kool Jazz Festival from 1975-1979 and. '', Part of the program will be examples of jazz singing on film. ''The Art of Jazz Singing,'' Carmen McRae and Joe Williams, hosts; with the Carmen McRae Trio, Johnny Hartman, Helen Humes, Bobby McFerrin and the Steve Kuhn Quartet with Sheila Jordan; Major Holley, Ray Bryant, Butch Miles, Joe Newman, Buddy Tate, Al Gafa, Norman Simmons, Lisle Atkinson, Vernel Fournier, Dennis Moorman, Chico Freeman, Cecil McBee and Ronnie Burrage. Tickets, $6. 2019 Featured Artists: Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Maren Morris, Danielle Bradberry. Located on the banks of the Detroit River, Mo Pop is more than a music festival. 8 P.M. Town Hall. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. Part of this response included the emergence of a neotraditionalist school which argued that jazz had strayed artistically sometime in the 1960s and should be returned to sounds more reminiscent of its origins. 1980s The Rolling Stones, Dec. 18-19, 1981. Wednesday 5 P.M. Carnegie Recital Hall. B&W released the KOOL Nu Jazz Festival which toured in Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Detroit, and was "meant to communicate the evolution of music" (5). Chicago Jazz Since the 1920's. Sunday also brought The Great Quartet a special offering that Kool booked for its festivals featuring Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, and McCoy Tyner. Located on a peninsula, it is surrounded by Narragansett Bay on three sides, rendering only its Southern entrance a flat open space as a feasible entryway by land. Dave Brubeck, one of the last artists to perform before 1971s riot brought his quartet. Information: (516) 292-9000. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Other acts included McCoy Tyners Quintet, Buddy Rich with his band, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and Nancy Wilson. [12], In 1961, presentation of the official Newport Jazz Festival was disallowed, due to the difficulties associated with the previous year's festival. 2019 Featured Artists: City and Colour, ZEDD, Cole Swindell, Big Boi, Electric Forest was first held in the summer of 2011 at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury. And how many people do you know who dont like music? The 1960 event was also notable for the presence of a rival jazz festival that took place at the Cliff Walk Manor Hotel, just a few blocks away. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. The campus of the State University of New York at Purchase also joins the roster of new sites for the festival. Mann also released an album, mostly recorded at that performance, titled New Mann at Newport (1967). _______________________________________________________________________ The series included 27 concert events and 20 after parties. [31] Future installments in the 1980s and 1990s also predominantly featured jazz performers, although acts in other genres continued to appear sporadically, including return performances by B.B. The performance of Count Basie was issued as Count Basie at Newport in 1958. Information: 787-2020 or (914) 253-5900. Along with established jazz performers such as Wynton Marsalis and George Benson, the festival also featured contemporary jazz musicians, as well as appearances from artists who performed other, related genres. ''Half of his set will be a cappella. The New Jazz Philosophy Tour 2005 RJ Reynolds. [44], In early 2007, Newport Jazz Festival producer George Wein sold his Festival Productions company to Festival Network, a company operated by former Shoreline Media executive Chris Shields. All the singers are well established except Mr. McFerrin. Saturday was much worse, with thousands of people unable to enter the sold-out shows roaming the city streets and battling police. Once called The Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Movement celebrates Detroits unique culture and rich musical history as the birthplace of techno music. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Tomorrow night at Avery Fisher Hall the theme will be women blues singers, while Carnegie Hall will offer a survey of Chicago jazz. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. Carnegie Hall Concert of Duets. Faster Horses - Brooklyn. Ram Ramirez, solo pianist. On Saturday night, George Wein also brought the festival back to its original home the Casino. Enter the Japan Victor Corporation.The 2021 Edition of the Newport Jazz Festival will take place from July 30th to August 1st at Fort Adams State Park. Aware of the companys increased exhaustion with its marketing strategy, George Wein asked that Newport be released from the companys sponsorship. Earlier that summer Weins Festival Productions Inc. also presented The Kool Jazz Festival in New York City. Nat Adderly Quartet, Tri-State McDonald's High School Jazz Ensemble, Errol Parker Experience, Howard McGhee Octet, Charles Austin/Joe Gallivan Trio and others. Tickets available now at LakeArborJazz.com! 2019 Featured Artists: Railroad Earth, Billy Strings, Dave Bruzza, Keller Williams, Fruition. From this year it will be called the Kool Jazz Festival because the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company is sponsoring it. On Monday the 4th the last two days of the festival were indeed cancelled. While the 1983 Festival was another success, by 1984 Brown & Williamson began to feel that its sponsorship of jazz festivals had run its course. The 1982 event - now retitled The Kool Jazz Festival - prominently featured duets with pianists. A set by Herbie Mann featuring Chick Corea, at that same year's festival, was released on the album Standing Ovation at Newport. Albert Dailey, solo pianist. 8 P.M. Town Hall. 7 P.M. Carnegie Hall. Some 200 people were arrested, a town record. The wooden chairs which provided most seating at Festival Field and Freebody Park before it were mostly gone, replaced by open spots of grass on which attendees could place blankets and tarps. Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West and Ninth Street, Brooklyn. Concord Pavilion. Memorial Day Weekend in Detroit has been host to Movement since 2000. Gonsalves' performance so excited the audience that the festival sponsors feared that the crowd was on the verge of rioting.[52]. Kool Jazz Festival - 1987 - Riverfront Stadium Kool Jazz Festival - 1983 - Baltimore Civic Center The 12th Annual Atlanta X-Ceptional Jazz Festival - 1983 - Atlanta Stadium July 16, 2020 In Event, Music Cincinnati Kool Jazz Festival Ohio Previous post Next post Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Four days of performances were scaled back to only Saturday, August 22nd, and Sunday, August 23rd. Study now. Marsalis solo on the albums version of Thelonious Monks Think of One would later win him a Grammy. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. [13][14] In its place, another festival, billed as "Music at Newport", was produced by Sid Bernstein in cooperation with a group of Newport businessmen. A suitable site, actually a simple but ample field, which would become known as Festival Field, was identified, and the move was completed for the 1965 festival. in a 1929 movie, 'On With the Show,' and a Jimmy Rushing clip in which he falls asleep on the bandstand and imagines himself courting a woman.'' Free; sponsored by Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. Admission: $8.50 in advance, $10 at the gate; $5 for those younger than 12. It is often held in the same month as the Newport Folk Festival. Among many other gigs the band has played, they were selected to play at the 1982 Kool Jazz Festival as a front act to both the Red . In 2011, Wein established the non-profit Newport Festivals Foundation, which has operated the jazz and folk festivals since. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. By 1980, KOOL industry documents described KOOL Jazz Festivals as the premier events in Black soul music, and cites the attending audience as 90% Black (http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ofn14f00). The festival's annual boatride on the Hudson will also be held tomorrow. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. But why should we? 8 P.M. Carnegie Hall. Situated among the historic trees of Manistee National Forest, Camp Greensky is the perfect place to enjoy the great outdoors and great bluegrass music. Information: 643-7116 (after Sunday). ''Each duo will have about 18 minutes,'' Mr. Morgenstern said. However, this in no way impacts our independence or integrity in our reviews or other writings. The 1982 event now retitled The Kool Jazz Festival prominently featured duets with pianists. AFICIONADOS of the Kool Jazz Festival have come to expect star performers, and this year's edition is no exception. The notable film Jazz on a Summer's Day was made from footage of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival featuring such performers as Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day and Mahilia Jackson. ''In terms of what they're doing, that's just about right. Fare, $9.50. The headliners will be Nell Carter, Linda Hopkins and Sippie Wallace, backed by Dick Hyman's Classic Jazz Band, which boasts such personnel as Doc Cheatham, Kenny Davern, Vic Dickenson, Major Holley, Jay Berliner and Connie Kay. The Chick Corea Quartet, with Roy Haynes, Gary Peacock and Joe Henderson, and the Red Norvo/Tal Farlow Trio. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. Among the performers are Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, the Oscar Peterson Trio, Roland Kirk, Duke Ellington, and the Count Basie Orchestra featuring Jimmy Rushing, at the closing.[53]. Began running the festival 's annual boatride on the Hudson will also be held tomorrow, video, and Marsalis! 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