Word: wein
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Such was the case Saturday at Lawrence A. Wein Stadium...
Then George Wein, director of the JVC Jazz Festival in New York City, asked Horne to do a Strayhorn evening, and she agreed. "I thought, 'Well, Billy was my great friend,' and I've only had about four friends because I don't trust anybody. It's probably because as a child I got farmed out a lot, all over the South." After weeks of anxious rehearsals, Horne hit the stage of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center last year and received a standing ovation. Prodded by a record producer, she returned to the studio...
...because the Federal Reserve is actively pushing up rates to ward off the not-yet-visible inflation. Rising interest rates by definition mean lower bond prices. And falling bond prices pull down stock prices too. "The economy is doing well, and the market is doing terribly," sums up Byron Wein, chief U.S. market strategist for the investment firm Morgan Stanley...
...movement is also a lifesaver for club owners and festival producers, promising them new audiences and exciting artists at a time when older, long- established stars are disappearing from the scene. George Wein, who produces the Newport, JVC, Boston Globe and New Orleans festivals, calls the advent of charismatic young players like Marsalis "not only good for jazz but absolutely necessary...
...Used to It: Some people who were getting used to Columbia football frustration were the first-year and transfer students revelling at "New Student Day." Saturday's attendance of 9430 was second in the six-year history of Wein Stadium to the 10,500 fans who showed up at the stadium's first game ever--also against Harvard...