Avishai Cohen on playing at Newport Jazz Festival
JazzTimes In Person video interview with trumpeter Avishai Cohen from backstage at 2011 Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis. Cohen talks about the legacy of the festival and playing with his sister, clarinetist Anat Cohen, and checking out other acts there. Interview by Lee Mergner. Video by Melissa Mergner For more information about JazzTimes magazine, go to jazztimes.com
About Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz 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.
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