Newport Jazz Festival Newport Jazz Festival The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. They hired George Wein to organize the first festival and bring jazz to Rhode Island. Most of the early festivals were broadcast on Voice of America radio, and many performances were recorded and released as albums. In 1972, the Newport Jazz Festival was moved to New York City. In 1981, it became a two-site festival when it was returned to Newport while continuing in
Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993 of this recording does not in any way compromise its free spirit. "The Charlie Parker Project" makes all sorts of unexpected connections in a spontaneous, forward-looking way>" All compositions by Charlie Parker except where noted. Disc one Disc two Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993 Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993 is an album featuring live and studio performances of compositions associated with Charlie Parker arranged and performed by saxophonist Anthony Braxton which was recorded in Switzerland and Germany in 1993 and released on the HatART label as a double CD in 1995. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated