For its 30th anniversary, the Festival decided to invite and pay tribute to the "father" of all jazz festivals, the man who started it all with the creation of the Newport Jazz Festival 55 years ago! Producer, promoter and pianist George Wein's masterstroke idea takes the Newport message on the road, calling together the greatest jazz names from his festival to visit the four corners of the globe as an all-star group guaranteed to thrill fans of the genre! For its "Montreal edition," the group builds out from its founder on piano to include Howard Alden (guitar), Lew Tabackin (tenor sax), Randy Sandke (trumpet), Peter Washington (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums).