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AADL Talks To: Peter Andrews, Music Promoter, Organizer of the John Sinclair Freedom Rally and Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival
In this wide-ranging interview from 2010, Peter Andrews recalls his varied career producing and managing local and regional music talent — from managing the Scot Richard Case (SRC) band and bringing bands like The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds to Ann Arbor’s Fifth Dimension club, to booking national acts for University of Michigan student groups. He also discusses his role in Ann Arbor’s legendary Blues and Jazz Festivals, producing the John Sinclair Freedom Rally at Crisler Arena in 1971, and bringing John Lennon and Yoko Ono to town.
U-M Jazz Evangelist Has Grammy On His MInd
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Folk Festival '85
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Legends tune up for A2 Folk Festival
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A different kind of Folk Festival
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Folk Festival '85 The eighth annual had it all - talent, precision, surprises, and $15,000 raised for The Ark
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AADL Talks to Jamie Mistry
A long-time supporter of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Jamie Mistry is proud to help celebrate its 30th season in 2013. He started as a volunteer and through the years, has taken on many roles, including as Chair of the Board of Directors. He remembers the challenges of funding an arts organization during hard times, and the sensitivity necessary in programming to remain sustainable.
These days he remains a community member of the Festival and looks forward to bringing his family to yet another A2SF season.
ARK-EOLOGY EXHIBIT
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Local Blues Festival Being Revived With Addition of Jazz
Blues and Jazz Festival Goes Back to Its Roots For This Year's Poster
