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“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1979)

Jazz masters in spotlight

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 2, 1979

A wide variety of jazz sounds filled Saratoga Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Newport Jazz Festival made its second annual appearance in Saratoga Springs.…

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 30, 1979)

Jazz masters in spotlight

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 2, 1979

A wide variety of jazz sounds filled Saratoga Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Newport Jazz Festival made its second annual appearance in Saratoga Springs.…

Neil Sedaka / Dean Friedman @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1978)

Festival Winding Down

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, September 1, 1978

The final week of specials at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center winds up tonight with the first Saratoga appearance of Liza Minnelli.

Monday night, a crowd of …

Chuck Mangione @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 22, 1978)

Chuck Mangione Plays for 10,962

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 23, 1978

Every time Chuck Mangione returns to Saratoga Performing Arts Center, he has grown more musically.

Charles Francis Mangione, the 38-year-old from Rochester, has seen his …

Henry Mancini with the Philadelphia Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 12, 1978)

Mancini a Hit With Philadelphians

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 14, 1978

“I want to thank Eugene Ormandy for the use of the band, they were great,” Henry Mancini told a sold-out crowd at Saratoga Performing Arts …

Bob Hope / Patricia Price @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 16, 1978)

Rain Fails To Dampen Bob Hope

by Don Metivier, The Post-Star, July 17, 1978

A violent electrical storm greeted comedian Bob Hope’s debut at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening.

Many in the crowd of 5,111 were forced to …

Barry Manilow with Lady Flash @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 9, 1978)

Manilow’s Singing, Dancing Delight 16,600 Fans at SPAC

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 11, 1978

“What a night,” singer-composer Barry Manilow noted, “I hope somebody’s taping this one.”

Certainly the majority in the crowd of 16,600 jamming …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1978)

Big Bands Keep Up with Times …

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 3, 1978

The new versions of the old big bands were at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday to wrap up the 25th anniversary of the …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1978)

… New Groups Display Style Contrasts

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 3, 1978

The Newport Jazz Festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary, debuted at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saturday to the enthusiastic cheers of a large, but …

Edgar Bergen with the Philadelphia Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 13, 1977)

Fiedler Cheered at SPAC

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 16, 1977

Arthur Fiedler made what many believe was his farewell visit to Saratoga Saturday evening and received one of the finest tributes in his long and successful …

Neil Sedaka @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 3, 1977)

Neil Sedaka Earns Cheers at SPAC

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 6, 1977

Singer-composer Neil Sedaka demonstrated why he is now popular with a second generation of fans with a 90-minute concert Wednesday evening at Saratoga Performing …

Tony Bennett featuring Woody Herman @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1977)

The Good Old Days

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 9, 1977

“The commercial music being shoved down their throats is a travesty against the good taste of the American public.”

Strong words, but they came from someone …

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