George Wein works to preserve the legacy of the Newport Festivals:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j0YollBR8Jcxpw9GI_2PQoh8aGbAD9304JG00
A fusion of two musics-Swedish and Hawaiian?
http://www.nola.com/sounds/t-p/index.ssf?/base//entertainment-0/122059218898330.xml&coll=1
Don't Shoot the Piano Player!
http://blog.kennebunkpost.com/2008/09/05/music-review-dont-shoot-the-piano-player-sept-5-2008.aspx
A preview of the National Women in Blues Fest
http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2008/09/0402.html
And another musical fusion-jazz meets Japanese rock!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080905.GUELPH05/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Music/