Birth Name:

George Wein

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Oct 03, 1925

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Lynn, Massachusetts, United States

Age:

98

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

9°

Lib

57'

About 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.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Newport Festivals Foundation

• 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

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for George Wein: Sun 9 Libra, Moon 29 Aries, Mercury 7 Libra, Venus 20 Scorpio, Mars 3 Libra, Jupiter 13 Capricorn, Saturn 12 Scorpio, Uranus 22 Pisces, Neptune 23 Leo, Pluto 14 Cancer, Sun Conjunct Mars, Sun Square Pluto, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Sun Square Jupiter, Sun Semi Square Neptune, Mercury Semi Square Venus, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Mercury Semi Square Neptune, Venus Semi Square Mars, Venus Trine Uranus, Venus Square Neptune, Jupiter Sextile Saturn, Jupiter Opposition Pluto, Saturn Trine Pluto, Uranus Quincunx Neptune

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