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  George Wein, Newport Jazz co-founder and pioneer of modern music festival, dies at 95

  Celebrities | September 14, 2021 6:22 IST

  A former jazz club owner and aspiring pianist, Wein launched the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 under pouring rain and with a lineup for the heavens — Billie Holliday and Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Lester Young.

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  Winning start for Amritraj at Newport

  Tennis | July 12, 2013 8:03 IST

  Newport, Jul 12: Prakash Amritraj began his campaign at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships with an easy straight sets win over Flavio Cipolla.The US-based Indian wild scored a 6-2 6-3 win over his higher-ranked