At the time of the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954, there were two primary ways to enter the city…
Despite its rough shape, the new site was at a fantastic location. Near the JT Connell Highway, it had sufficient…
Following the riots of the prior summer, there was no Newport Jazz Festival in 1961. However, the city had not…
By 9:18 PM on the evening of July 17, 1954, Eddie Condon’s tribute to Dixieland finally began its delayed performance.…
In September of 1950, twenty-four-year-old George Wein used his college savings to open a nightclub, Storyville, at Boston’s Copley Square…