[Dixielandjazz] Newport and NY Jazz Festivals lose support from CareFusion

[Norman Vickers]

To:  Musicians & Jazzfans  and DJML lists

From: Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola

Here's note from Jazz Journalists Association, Howard Mandel's blog, also
available on current  ArtsJournal.com  See my previous post.

 

 

 
<http://news.jazzjournalists.org/2010/11/carefusion-ends-jazz-fest-sponsorsh
ips/> CareFusion ends jazz fest sponsorships - Wein seeks new support for
New York, Newport; Chicago hit, too 

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:45 PM PDT

CareFusion, a global firm selling equipment and services to hospitals,
announced the end of its two-year jazz-marketing campaign today, pulling
sponsorship from George Wein's Newport Jazz festival and New York Jazz
Festival, and the Chicago Jazz Festival, which is produced by the City of
Chicago's Mayor's Office of Special Events.

As reported on JJA president
<http://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2010/11/carefusion_drops_jazz_fes
t_spo.html> Howard Mandel's blog,.
<http://news.jazzjournalists.org/2010/11/carefusion-ends-jazz-fest-sponsorsh
ips/> [read more]