Newport Jazz Festival looking for new sponsor

Newport Jazz Festival looking for new sponsor
The Associated Press
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The Newport Jazz Festival is in the market for a new sponsor.

Jazz impresario George Wein, who founded the iconic festival in 1954, said Tuesday that the event's 24-year relationship with the JVC consumer electronics company has ended.

Wein said JVC told him it couldn't sponsor the festival again because of the recession.

Wein sold his production company in 2007, but announced earlier this month that he would resume producing the show after the new producer, Festival Network, ran into financial problems.

The festival is scheduled for Aug. 7-9. Wein said the show is fully booked and that the lineup will be announced next month.

Published 3/17/09 by


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