George Wein

George Wein (October 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021) was an American jazz promoter, pianist, and producer. He was the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, which is held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. He also co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with Pete Seeger and Theodore Bikel and was instrumental in the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Biography from Festival Productions at the Wayback Machine (archived April 3, 2007)

Biography from the National Endowment for the Arts

"A Fireside Chat With George Wein", by Fred Jung, AllAboutJazz.com interview from 2003]

Well-Rounded Radio's 2010 interview with George Wein

George Wein: A Conversation with the Father of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals

George Wein papers, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University

George Wein discography at Discogs

George Wein at IMDb