George Wein Net Worth

He also taught a jazz history class at Boston University. Wein also helped start the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Playboy Jazz Festival. His festivals were the first jazz events to feature title sponsors. He received the Patron of the Arts Award from the Studio Museum of Harlem and was awarded with an Impact Award from the AARP. His autobiography A Life in Music was published in 2004. He is a member of the Board of Directors Advisory committee of The Jazz Foundation of America.