Elaine Lorillard
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Elaine Guthrie Lorillard was an American socialite who founded the Newport Jazz Festival with her husband, Louis Lorillard.
Duke Ellington and Lorillard
George Wein
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George Wein 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 F
Elaine Lorillard
…Lorillard visited the Storyville nightclub in Boston with her brother, Thomas T. Guthrie, and his friend, Professor Borne from Boston University. They met George Wein, who founded and managed the nightclub, and they discussed the possibility of bringing an outdoor jazz concert to Newport, Rhode Island, where they…
Wein at the Newport Jazz Festival in 2014
George Wein