Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. the Gil Evans Big Band. Who performed at kool jazz festival in 1982? Chicago Jazz Since the 1920's. 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. Performances at the 1960 festival by Muddy Waters and Nina Simone were released as the albums At Newport 1960 and Nina Simone at Newport (1960). We plan to have live coverage of the event. Interestingly, Fort Adams military history caused the location to be intentionally difficult to attack. Tickets, $6. Festival Networked owned and operated the Newport Jazz Festival with Wein in a senior position. Jun 6 1980. Free. 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.'' [28] The revived festival took place at Fort Adams State Park, where it has remained since. Those by the Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory and the Cecil Taylor Quartet featuring Steve Lacy were released on At Newport (1958). CREATIVE. The 1982 event - now retitled The Kool Jazz Festival - prominently featured duets with pianists. Although many giants of the music remained, throughout the 1970s, several of its heavyweights Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington chief among them passed away. 8 P.M. Town Hall. Mahalia Jackson made a rare festival appearance to pay respects to Armstrong. But a new sponsor was needed to make the event financially viable. The first official event of the 10-day Kool Jazz Festival, formerly the Newport in New York Jazz Festival, will take place at Carnegie Recital Hall today at 5 P.M., when the veteran jazz pianist Cedar Walton will give a one-hour solo program in a series that will continue every day through July 4, except this Sunday. Though, in true Newport fashion, the presence of sixty or seventy cruisers, sloops, and brigantines was indeed felt; each time a band ended a piece, a black ship full of young couples would fire a cannon. Other performances that weekend included those by Oscar Peterson, Brazilian vocalist Tania Maria, Carmen McRae and her trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, and a trumpet duet between Freddie Hubbard and Jon Faddis. 1981s main event brought a combined 8,000 people across the two days. 8 P.M. Town Hall. PostGenre Media 2021, A History of the Newport Jazz Festival Chapter IX: Homecoming, 1981-1983, Bitches Brew 50th Anniversary Celebration. Davis remarked that the various artists involved were highly encouraging to each other and that he enjoyed the festival more than ever before. In 1983, this approach was represented by the band Spyro Gyra, fresh off of their album City Kids (MCA, 1983), the second-highest-grossing album on that years Billboard jazz charts. 2019 Featured Artists: Odesza, Kygo, Bassnectar, Zeds Dead, Blissfest is a celebration of culture and music that features a range of music from bluegrass to Latin and Celtic to Jazz that music-lovers of all ages can enjoy. Aware of the companys increased exhaustion with its marketing strategy, George Wein asked that Newport be released from the companys sponsorship. ''Wild Women Don't Have the Blues,'' with Nell Carter, Linda Hopkins, Sippie Wallace and Dick Hyman and the Classic Jazz Band. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Admission to grounds, $11 ($6 for those younger than 12); reserved seating in amphitheater, $7 and $8.50. In the Gazebo, the McDonald's Tri-State All Star High School Jazz Band, led by Clem DeRosa, will play from 1 to 2, Warren Vache's Syncopatin' Six and Harold Lieberman's Jazz Impact from 2 to 5 and Bob Connor's New Yankee Rhythm Kings from 5 to 6. Standards. Saturdays performers included Nina Simone and the Herbie Mann Quintet with Ike & Tina Turner closing out the night. As of this year, producer George Wein announced Monday night, the annual event will be called the Kool Jazz Festival New York. In 1972, the Newport Jazz Festival was moved to New York City. 1981 Live Performances | The Weather Report Annotated Discography 1981 Live Performances 1980 | HOME | 1982 Lineup Joe Zawinul (keyboards), Wayne Shorter (saxophones), Jaco Pastorius (electric bass), Peter Erskine (drums), Robert Thomas Jr. (percussion). 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. Information: 787-2020 or (914) 253-5900. During the 1970s, the Newport Jazz Festival pioneered corporate sponsorship of music festivals. In the first of three concerts there, the Heath Brothers Quintet - with Jimmy Heath on reeds, Percy Heath on bass, Stanley Cowell on piano, Tony Purrone on guitar and Akira Tana on drums -will play at 2:30 P.M. Information: 643-7116 (after Sunday). The series included 27 concert events and 20 after parties. Tickets, $6.50. The lawsuit was picked up by R.J. Reynolds when they acquired B&W, and RJR agreed to a settlement which limited (but did not forbid) future KOOL MIXX promotions and required B&W to shell out $1.46 million toward youth smoking prevention and cessation in minority communities previously targeted by the campaign (5). However, this in no way impacts our independence or integrity in our reviews or other writings. The Newport Jazz Festival was not immune from these influences and began to book several smooth artists throughout the 1980s. Fare, $9.50. 8 P.M. Town Hall. One of these which would later reach commercial prominence as smooth jazz incorporated some jazz elements into instrumental R&B and pop music. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. They announced a spontaneous performance of the piece with pianist Otis Spann leading the band. Each Will Play an 18-Minute Set. 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. For further information, call 787-2020. 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). Information: 643-7116 (after Sunday). In 1981, it became a two-site festival when it was returned to Newport while continuing in New York. 8 P.M. Carnegie Hall. [20][21], The 1970 festival was three days instead of the usual four with an estimated attendance of 40,400. To go on too long without a rhythm section might be too much of a challenge both for the musicians and for the audience.''. A set by Herbie Mann featuring Chick Corea, at that same year's festival, was released on the album Standing Ovation at Newport. The live performances were set outdoors, on a lawn. Tickets, $6. That festival included a number of jazz musicians but was financially unsuccessful. [51], A reconstructed Ellington at Newport, from his 1956 performance, was re-issued in 1999. TPUSA UPDATE. RJ Reynolds. 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. ''Mel, Gerry and George: The Great Songs,'' with Mel Torme and trio, Gerry Mulligan and his orchestra and the George Shearing Duo, with Brian Torff. Tomorrow night at Avery Fisher Hall the theme will be women blues singers, while Carnegie Hall will offer a survey of Chicago jazz. New Orleans Fairgrounds & Racetrack. The longstanding tradition of having artists sit in with others returned. Oct 1981. http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/crj40f00, 4. 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. On Sunday, Milt Jackson performed with Gillespies Quartet. The new jazz has its innings at Town Hall at 8 P.M., performed by Leroy Jenkins's Mixed Quintet and the trio, Air. Rose Murphy, solo pianist. JAZZ FESTIVAL JAZZ FESTIVAL; TODAY'S JAZZ FESTIVAL EVENTS Give this article July 5, 1981 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from July 5, 1981, Section 1,. Monday 5 P.M. Carnegie Recital Hall. The other singers who will do the tracing are Helen Humes, Johnny Hartman, Bobby McFerrin, Carmen McRae and Joe Williams. Rob Shepherd is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief and head writer of PostGenre. The Kool Jazz Festival went on to play in July 1981, for a 4-year stint at the previous Milwaukee County Stadium - now Miller Park. A Tribute to Art Blakey. Tickets, $9.50-$16.50. In describing a new print ad technique depicting solo musicians of varying ethnicities, B&Ws advertising agency explains, The print media, due to segmentation, provide the option of 'segregated' brand communication (for example, see Salem campaigns). Woody Herman and the Young Thundering Herd and Nancy Wilson, with Nat Adderley and David (Fathead) Newman. The eclectic festival provides a unique experience by immersing participants in Sherwood Forest for a weekend of camping, music, community and culture. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. Working with Schlitz and KOOL, the festival changed its name based on what company was sponsoring. Sixth Annual Jazz Picnic. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Tickets, $6.50. [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. About Hampton Jazz Festival Hampton Jazz Festival has brought the best of jazz, pop, blues, soul, and R&B for more than five decades, with each year more exciting than the last. In the main tent, Ed Polcer and his jazz band and Bill Pemberton and His Friends will be on stage between noon and 3 P.M., Jim Cullum's Happy Jazz Band and Bob Wilber and his jazz band will take over from 3 to 6, the Don Elliott Quartet will play from 6 to 7, and the Air Force Jazzmen of Note, the band started by Maj. Glenn Miller during World War II, will finish the evening from 7 to 8:30. [10] By Sunday word circulated that the Festival would be cancelled. This year's 13-city Kool Jazz Festival tour packed fans into such intimate jazz clubs as Houston's Astrodome and the Oakland Coliseum. Of course, they were still among the musics finest. Faster Horses originated in 2013 and now boasts crowds of more than 40,000 that gather at Michigan International Speedway every summer to enjoy three days of non-stop country music. He is a proud member of the Jazz Journalists Association. In a National Sales Meeting speech, a B&W exec explained their music-oriented approach: Thats not advertising for Blacks or Whites or Hispanics, thats advertising for everyone who likes music. "Some people still call it the Kool Jazz Festival," Santangelo said. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. Toc en el festival de jazz de Kool en 1981. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Tickets, $15 (limited number of tickets for those younger than 12, $7.50). [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. He has an amazing ability to imitate the sounds of string instruments, and he's unusually rhythmic. Kool Jazz Festival (San Diego) 1975 Setlists Jul 25 1975 Date Friday, July 25, 1975 - Saturday, July 26, 1975 Venue San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 10 gigs. Bring your kayak, hiking shoes and hammock because there will be plenty of time for adventure and leisure to go with amazing music. The surge which destroyed the 1971 festival came from a hill nearby Festival Field. 8 P.M. Town Hall. Tickets, $6.50. 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. 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 . Announcing the lineup for the 10-day, 1981 version of the festival, Wein said sponsorship by the Louisville-based cigarette maker was 'a gift from Kool to the people of New York.'. Tickets, $6, $8 and $10. An Ella Fitzgerald performance from Carnegie Hall in July 1973 was documented on the album Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973). 1982 in music. The tribute to Miss Washington, who first came to attention with Lionel Hampton's orchestra in the 1940's and whose terse, sardonic approach to the blues made her a major singing star until her death in 1963, will be performed by Mr. Hampton and his orchestra with the singer Nancy Wilson in Avery Fisher Hall at 8 P.M. Decade. The venue also played a critical role in maintaining order. Traffic gridlock and other contention near the downtown venue were legitimate concerns. Tickets, $6.50. Kool Jazz Festival 1981 Kool Jazz Festival 1981 Setlists Jun 26 1981 Date Friday, June 26, 1981 - Saturday, July 4, 1981 Venues Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, NY, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 23 gigs. 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 programs will all be in the same hall, same time, but with a different pianist each day. [42][43] In 2016, McBride was selected as the festival's artistic director and lineup curator. The school's modern concert hall will enable producers to stage simultaneous, 1-to-11-p.m. events at six different sites over the July Fourth weekend. He said the festival, which will open June 26 and run through July 5, will feature separate salutes to drummer Art Blakey, singer Dinah Washington, pianist Art Tatum, trumpeter Roy Eldridge and the Broadway hit, 'Sophisticated Ladies,' which is based on the music of Duke Ellington. 8 P.M. Town Hall. By 2004, the KOOL MIXX promotion included limited edition cigarette pack art, meant to Celebrate the Soundtrack to the Streets. One advertisement for the special limited edition packs claimed that DJs are the Masters of Hip Hop like KOOL is the Master of Menthol. Sunday's bill featured a morning performance of Brubeck's oratio The Light in the Wilderness, an afternoon set by James Brown, and an evening finale headlined by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, blues guitarists B.B King and Johnny Winter, and jazz drummer Buddy Rich and his orchestra.[17][18]. From electronic and hip-hop to country and folk, these festivals are sure to have you rocking out all summer long! Celebrate festival season with a lineup of must-see music festivals in Michigan stacked with amazing acts. An expanded format involved multiple venues, including Yankee Stadium and Radio City Music Hall, and comprised 30 concerts with 62 performers including Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Roberta Flack, and Dizzy Gillespie. San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA, USA. Internal documents from 1981 cited music as "an idea or symbol that was truly Pan-Racial an idea that transcended the color of a smoker's skin" (2). [30] The festival was immediately successful upon returning to Newport, although no longer quite the draw it had been in its first years, owing to shifting interests and to the proliferation of competing festivals. Anyone can read what you share. It incorporated academic panel discussions and featured live musical performances. ''Present Company Included,'' with Bill Cosby, Arnett Cobb, Mickey Roker, Jimmy Smith, B.B. ''Musicians for Each Other,'' with Joe Albany, Eddie Bert, Walter Bishop Jr., Dave Brubeck Trio, John Bunch, Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Ted Curson, Frank Foster, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Hinton, Oliver Jackson, Hank Jones, Max Kaminsky, Lee Konitz, Ellis Larkins, Mel Lewis, Machito, Adam Makowicz, George Masso, Gerry Mulligan, Red Norvo, Cecil Payne, Benny Powell, Bernie Privin, Red Rodney, Dewey Redman, Waymon Reed, Rufus Reid, Bobby Rosengarden, Jimmy Rowles, Jack Six, Slam Stewart, Carol Sloane, Norman Simmons, Zoot Sims, Ira Sullivan, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Mel Torme, Dick Wellstood, Spiegel Wilcox and Benny Bailey; benefit for the musicians fund. Noon to midnight. 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 Newport Casino would not again host the festival since its lawn and other facilities did not stand up well to such a large event. This festival has something for everyone, and you won't want to miss out. 2:30 P.M., Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, between 88th and 89th Streets. The Kool Nu Jazz Festival Adult Smoker Engagement Training Program. RJR. B&Ws B KOOL campaign of 1998 included a series of House of Menthol promotions, reminiscent of the famous House of Blues. The House of Menthol series included KOOL MIXX, nightclub events featuring Disc Jockey (DJ) and Emcee (MC) freestyle rap competitions. The festival will stage two theme shows saluting women in jazz -- 'Women who Blow Their Own Horns' and 'Wild Women Don't Have the Blues,' the latter a retooled version of a blues concert that met with critical and commercial success last year. Company News; Reynolds Settles Suits in 3 States Over Cigarette Ads. The New York Times. 2020 Featured Artists: Orbital, Amelie Lens, Floorplan, Stephan Bodzin, Hot Since 82, Chris Lake, Danny Brown, Heiko Laux, DJ Bone, DJ Nobu. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. Little Feat / BB King / The Meters / John Mooney & Bluesiana. [6][7], In 1955, organizers were planning a second year for the festival but needed to find a new venue. Each day of the four-day festival features a unique mix of artists and each performance has the urban backdrop of downtown Lansing at Adado Riverfront Park. This included sponsoring the 1982 Newport Jazz Festival. 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. Charlie Brown Sextet and the Lloyd Mayer Band. Since then he has appeared on his own at Palsson's and at Sweet Basil. King and Nat Adderley. Part of the appearances by John Coltrane and Archie Shepp from the 1965 Festival appeared on the album New Thing at Newport. The festival was begun in 1954 in Newport, R.I., by George Wein and moved to New York in 1972, although it retained the world-famous Newport Jazz Festival name. Other acts at Fort Adams included Mel Torme, Gerry Mulligan and his Orchestra, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan with her trio, and Tal Farlows trio with Red Norvo. Ben Sidran is the announcer. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Jazz Kaleidoscope Part I. Gonsalves' performance so excited the audience that the festival sponsors feared that the crowd was on the verge of rioting.[52]. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. 5 P.M. Carnegie Recital Hall. Kool: The Revitalization of an Image. B&W. Tomorrow the pianist will be Joanne Brackeen, an adventurous modernist. ''Big Band Jazz on Film,'' David Chertok's big band collection, featuring Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and others. List of post-1950 jazz standards. Admission to grounds, $11 ($6 for those younger than 12); reserved seating in amphitheater, $7 and $8.50. Overall, the early 1980s was an unusual time in jazz history. 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 Louis Hayes Quartet. ''He's a very unusual singer,'' Mr. Giddins said. BB King / Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Cedar Walton, solo pianist. 2023 Getty Images. 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. 8 P.M. The intended audience also shifted from younger crowds to families. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Whether you prefer to jam out to pop, rap, EDM (electronic dance music), country or any genre in between, Common Ground Music Festival has music for every taste. The festival was halted after the stage was rushed and equipment destroyed. 2019 Featured Artists: Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Maren Morris, Danielle Bradberry. Likewise the Nashville All-Stars retreated to their rented mansion and recorded a live album on its porch, called After the Riot at Newport. Situated among the historic trees of Manistee National Forest, Camp Greensky is the perfect place to enjoy the great outdoors and great bluegrass music. [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. 1981 Kool Jazz Festival Program Condition: -- "Very good. All the singers are well established except Mr. McFerrin. 6. As the worlds largest free jazz festival, Detroit Jazz Festival is a celebration of Detroits rich jazz music history and talent. The Fringe. The Leroy Jenkins Mixed Quintet and Air, featuring Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall. Arthur Blythe Quintet, Paquito D'Rivera Quintet and. 8 P.M. Carnegie Hall. From this year it will be called the Kool Jazz Festival because the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company is sponsoring it. Dorothy Donegan, solo pianist. Oscar Peterson in solo appearance. 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. Tickets, $6.50. The New Jazz Philosophy Tour 2006 RJ Reynolds. Tickets, $9.50-$15.50. Earlier that summer Weins Festival Productions Inc. also presented The Kool Jazz Festival in New York City. For further information, call. Music genres vary, with everything from EDM to indie and rock to disco. Speech for National Sales Meeting. B&W. This concert, a benefit for the Leake and Watts Children's Home, a voluntary child-care agency established in 1831, will bring together Mr. Roach's percussion ensemble, M'Boom, which performs on more than 100 percussion instruments, and the World Saxophone Quartet, whose members use a variety of reed instruments. Sarah Vaughan and her trio. 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]. 8 P.M. Carnegie Hall. 8 P.M. Town Hall. Tickets, $25. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Next Friday 5 P.M. Carnegie Recital Hall. Faster Horses - Brooklyn. Wein said 'Musicians for Each Other,' scheduled for June 29 at Carnegie, will benefit 'a special musicians' fund to aid the jazz musician in time of need.' Tickets, $6.50. Respect was also given to the Festivals history. In 1981, the Steve Wright Big Band took a month long tour of the Midwest with a concert entitled "Sounds of the Big Bands", playing both big band standards and compositions and arrangements by the leader. In 1981, it became a two-site festival when it was returned to Newport while continuing in New York. 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). 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. 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]. Excess crowds, estimated at 50,000,[19] who had been unable to obtain tickets filled an adjacent hillside, and the weekend was marred by disturbances, including fence crashing and crowd surging, during the most popular performances. Tickets, $6.50. Information: 787-2020 or (914) 253-5900. 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). 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. 8 P.M. Avery Fisher Hall. ''Duets,'' with Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter, Lee Konitz and Zoot Sims, John Lewis and Milt Jackson, Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan, Slam Stewart and Major Holley, Carol Sloane and Norman Simmons, and Wayne Wright and Marty Grosz. Wiki User. In advertising KOOL Milds, B&W positioned the brand as Groovin: High Notes, Tasty Beats, and a Smooth Vibe. Although tobacco companies repeatedly exploit music in brand advertising and promotion to appeal to youth, perhaps the KOOL brand has been most relentless in its adoption of music, and jazz in particular, in its advertising and promotional techniques. The new set restored the original festival performance after a recording from the Voice of America (which broadcast the performance) was discovered and, among other things, the odd timbre of the Gonsalves performance. Tickets, $8.50-$12.50. Concord, California, United States. Wein did not resurrect the extinct not-for-profit organization which had run the Newport Jazz Festival through 1960; instead, he freshly incorporated the festival as an independent business venture of his own. 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,. 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