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George Wein(1925-2021)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Music Department
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George Wein was born on 3 October 1925 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer, known for Festival (1967), Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (1981) and Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008). He was married to Joyce Alexander. He died on 13 September 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 3, 1925
DiedSeptember 13, 2021(95)
BornOctober 3, 1925
DiedSeptember 13, 2021(95)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Joan Baez and Donovan in Festival (1967)
Festival
7.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1967
Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (1981)
Count Basie at Carnegie Hall
8.1
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1981
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
7.9
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 2008
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
8.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1997

Credits

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Producer

  • Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
    7.9
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • Clint Eastwood in Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (1997)
    Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
    6.9
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Newport Jazz '89
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (1981)
    Count Basie at Carnegie Hall
    8.1
    TV Special
    • live concert producer
    • 1981

Additional Crew

  • Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
    8.1
    • footage
    • 1997
  • Playboy Jazz Festival: Volume 1 (1984)
    Playboy Jazz Festival: Volume 1
    Video
    • producer: Playboy Jazz Festival
    • 1984
  • Playboy Jazz Festival: Volume II
    Video
    • producer: Playboy Jazz Festival
    • 1984
  • Joan Baez and Donovan in Festival (1967)
    Festival
    7.5
    • producer: The Newport Festivals
    • 1967

Music Department

  • Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, and Dinah Washington in Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
    Jazz on a Summer's Day
    7.9
    • creative music producer (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

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    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • October 3, 1925
    • Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • September 13, 2021
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Joyce Alexander1959 - August 2005 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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    He began his career as a jazz pianist. He founded his first jazz band when he was in high school, and played piano in clubs while attending Boston University.

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