Jay Sweet - "She's an Eagle" - Exec Dir Newport Jazz Festival & Newport Folk Festival

Jay Sweet runs some of America’s most iconic music festivals: the
Newport Folk Festival & Newport Jazz Festival. During his
tenure as Executive Director of the non-profit Newport Festivals
Foundation, his Folk Festival has won five Pollstar awards for
Music Festival Of The Year … and America's original music
festivals have regained their stature among the country’s premier
happenings. He is a frequent keynote speaker at music conferences
like SXSW and a contributor at NPR’s “All Songs Considered”, “The
Connection” and “On Point” … and served as the Editor-at-Large
for the acclaimed music and film magazine PASTE, where he wrote
features and cover stories on The Roots, The Flaming Lips,
Radiohead, My Morning Jacket, and film director Wes Anderson.
Diehard music lovers, Jay’s team supports music education
initiatives throughout the United States. Find him on IG @imajs





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