Truly important visitors to the festival. On piano, Mr. George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, and Director of New York's JVC Jazz Festival, among others. He has assembled a tight-knit family of musicians: three veteran frontmen, saxophonists Norris Tumey and Buddy Tate. The rhythm section, apart front Wein, features Slam Stewart, one of the great bassists in the history of Jazz and drummer Oliver Jackson. A superb musical machine serving a common cause, that of Jazz Tradition. In short, an allstars line-up worthy of its name.
George Wein (piano)
Buddy Tate (saxophone)
Norris Turney (saxophone)
Slam Stewart (bass)
Oliver Jackson (drums)