2006年VOA标准英语-JVC Jazz Festival in Newport Still Considered T

By Doug Levine
Washington
07 August 2006

Summertime is peak season for jazz festivals across the United States. From coast to coast, in small towns and big cities, fans have been lining¹ up early for the best seats in the house, or depending on the venue², the most comfortable spot on the lawn. This year's JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, is still considered one of the top destinations for the serious jazz fan.

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		Fans applaud The Dave Brubeck Quartet as they return to the stage for an encore at Newport Jazz Festival in 2004

For those who wait all year for live jazz, the only summer weekend worth waiting for begins and ends with Newport's JVC Jazz Festival. That's not to say there aren't any other great jazz festivals. It's just that once you've been to Newport, chances are you'll be back.

Tradition is one of the festival's main calling cards. Since 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival, as it was first known, has had its share of big names. The early years featured Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, The Count Basie Band and Bill Evans. Later, after moving its locale to New York City to escape unruly crowds, it returned to Newport under the sponsorship of the JVC Corporation. With a backdrop of sailboats on Narragansett Bay, the tastiest delicacies³ New England has to offer, and three stages providing non-stop jazz, it's no wonder flights are booked, hotel rooms reserved and concerts sold out 52 weeks in advance.

Making his debut⁴ at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport is singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, who officially opens the festivities with vocalist Jane Monheit on August 11th. The John Pizzarelli Big Band will pay tribute to Frank Sinatra with music from his new CD, Dear Mr. Sinatra.  Sinatra made his one and only appearance at the festival in 1965, arriving by helicopter and reserving 250 box seats for his entourage.

Entrances are far more subdued⁵ these days, despite the hourly coming and going of musicians. More than 30 acts are scheduled for the weekend of August 12 and 13, including George Benson, Al Jarreau, Dr. John and The Lower 911, Chris Botti, The McCoy Tyner Septet and Arturo Sandoval, as well as the ageless Dave Brubeck, who travels far and wide to perform his jazz classic "Take Five."

1 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

2 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

3 delicacies   

n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 )；精致；精美的食物；周到

参考例句：

• Its flesh has exceptional delicacies. 它的肉异常鲜美。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• After these delicacies, the trappers were ready for their feast. 在享用了这些美食之后，狩猎者开始其大餐。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗

4 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

5 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。