Sizzling summer jazz festivals

April 12, 2012 5:47 PM

Music is one of the world's most powerful unifiers, and music festivals from Woodstock to Lollapalooza have proved that point. From April to September, jazz festivals take center stage, and events in New Orleans, Montreal and Newport have developed cultlike followings for their ability to deliver the goods year after year. --Marie Elena Martinez, special to Newsday