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Newport Jazz Festival gets new leader, $10M promise
Jazz impresario George Wein took another step to secure the future of his 62-year-old Newport Jazz Festival on Thursday, as the nonprofit foundation that runs it named Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride as artistic director.
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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, Newport Jazz Festival producer and founder George Wein appears on stage before at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. Wein, who is 90, said that he planned to donate the bulk of his estate, around $10 million, upon his death, so that the jazz festival and its sister Newport Folk Festival can continue for years to come. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, File)
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