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NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Since 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival has been drawing thousands of people to the City by the Sea. The festival was founded by George Wein, a pianist from Massachusetts who ...
The very first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 included London-born pianist George Shearing. The next year, his fellow British pianist — and future NPR host — Marian McPartland was on the bill. More ...