[Dixielandjazz] Like Rodney Dangerfield, Jazz Doesn't get any respect.

[Stephen G Barbone]

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Cheers,

Steve Barbone
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Company Ends Its Sponsorship of New York and Newport Jazz Festivals

NY TIMES - By BEN SISARIO - Nov 4

Once again, George Wein’s jazz festivals in New York and Newport,  
R.I., are without title sponsors.
CareFusion, the medical technology company that supported the New York  
series this summer and the Newport festival for the last two, will not  
be renewing its deal, the company said in an announcement circulated  
by Mr. Wein, 85, who helped found the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954.
CareFusion, an independent spinoff of the pharmaceutical wholesaler  
Cardinal Health, surprised the jazz world last year with its deal with  
Mr. Wein, who was rebuilding his festival franchises after the  
financial crisis of the company that had bought him out in 2007,  
Festival Network. Explaining its entry into jazz, CareFusion said that  
music was a major avocation of doctors and other health professionals.  
(In an interview with The New York Times this year, Mr. Wein said that  
CareFusion’s support of the New York festival amounted to about half a  
million dollars; before CareFusion, the audio company JVC sponsored  
the two festivals for 23 years.)
“CareFusion came forward at a very crucial time when my company was  
facing decisions about the future of this historic event,” Mr. Wein  
said in a statement. “They understood the worldwide appeal of jazz and  
tapped into its magic to launch their brand, and we’re pleased that  
jazz helped to make the company a household name.”
Mr. Wein’s statement added that the Newport Jazz Festival was  
scheduled for Aug. 5 to 7, and that it and the New York series are  
“available for title sponsorship” — as is Mr. Wein’s other major  
summer event, the Newport Folk Festival, which CareFusion did not  
support.