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The 2021 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival won't be the biggest. And it probably won't be the best. Considering the festival's storied 38-year run, that's a.
In September,
Jay Wahl and his partner took a six-week vacation near Maine s Acadia National Park. They hadn t left their Philadelphia home in six months. As he unwound amid the rugged splendor of the Bold Coast, he frequently wondered,
Could I live here? For Wahl, here meant not just Downeast Maine, but New England generally. He s about to find out. Shortly after Wahl returned to Philly in October, the Flynn offered him its executive director position and, with it, an opportunity to move to Burlington. Accepting meant not only leaving the city but also ending his 11-year tenure at Philadelphia s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where he d served as producing artistic director. Wahl s hiring was announced on December 21, and he officially became the head of Vermont s largest performing arts organization on January 1.