Newport Jazz Festival
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The Newport Jazz Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious jazz festivals in the world, renowned for its historic performances and influential role in jazz history.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newport Jazz Festival Context triple: [Newport, Rhode Island, knownFor, Newport Jazz Festival]
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Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival is a historic American music festival renowned for showcasing influential folk, roots, and Americana artists and for pivotal moments like Bob Dylan’s controversial electric performance in 1965.
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Rochester International Jazz Festival
The Rochester International Jazz Festival is a major annual music event in Rochester, New York, featuring world-renowned jazz artists alongside emerging performers across multiple venues.
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Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the world’s longest-running and most prestigious annual jazz festivals, held in Monterey, California and renowned for showcasing leading and emerging jazz artists.
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New Bedford Folk Festival
The New Bedford Folk Festival is an annual music and arts event in New Bedford, Massachusetts, showcasing folk musicians, artisans, and cultural performances from the region and beyond.
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New York State Blues Festival
The New York State Blues Festival is a major annual music event in Syracuse that showcases regional and national blues artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newport Jazz Festival Target entity description: The Newport Jazz Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious jazz festivals in the world, renowned for its historic performances and influential role in jazz history.
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A.
Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival is a historic American music festival renowned for showcasing influential folk, roots, and Americana artists and for pivotal moments like Bob Dylan’s controversial electric performance in 1965.
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B.
Rochester International Jazz Festival
The Rochester International Jazz Festival is a major annual music event in Rochester, New York, featuring world-renowned jazz artists alongside emerging performers across multiple venues.
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C.
Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the world’s longest-running and most prestigious annual jazz festivals, held in Monterey, California and renowned for showcasing leading and emerging jazz artists.
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D.
New Bedford Folk Festival
The New Bedford Folk Festival is an annual music and arts event in New Bedford, Massachusetts, showcasing folk musicians, artisans, and cultural performances from the region and beyond.
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E.
New York State Blues Festival
The New York State Blues Festival is a major annual music event in Syracuse that showcases regional and national blues artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz festival
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music festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
JVC Jazz Festival (for some years)
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linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
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| coFounder |
Elaine Lorillard
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Louis Lorillard ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| formerVenue |
Freebody Park
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Newport Casino ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Casino complex
|
| founder | George Wein ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1954 Newport Jazz Festival
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linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
1956 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
1958 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
1960 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
1969 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
1971 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
|
| hasFeaturedArtist |
Billie Holiday
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Charles Mingus ⓘ Count Basie ⓘ Dave Brubeck ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Herbie Hancock ⓘ John Coltrane ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Nina Simone ⓘ Ornette Coleman ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Sonny Rollins ⓘ Thelonious Monk ⓘ Wayne Shorter ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Jazz on a Summer’s Day ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1956 Duke Ellington performance
ⓘ
1958 Miles Davis performance ⓘ 1960 Charles Mingus and Max Roach protest performances ⓘ 1969 rock-oriented lineup controversy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic jazz performances
ⓘ
influential role in jazz history ⓘ |
| organizer | George Wein ⓘ |
| spinOff |
Newport Jazz Festival-New York
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linked to:
Newport Jazz Festival
|
| sponsor |
JVC (historical sponsor)
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linked to:
JVC
|
| subjectOf |
Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959 concert film)
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linked to:
Jazz on a Summer’s Day
|
| typicalAttendance | tens of thousands of attendees ⓘ |
| typicalTime | summer ⓘ |
| venue | Fort Adams State Park ⓘ |
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Subject: Newport Jazz Festival Description of subject: The Newport Jazz Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious jazz festivals in the world, renowned for its historic performances and influential role in jazz history.
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