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Meet The Jazz Audience: Mary Vallencourt

We're continuing our Meet The Jazz Audience series at the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival this weekend, where Blogger Supreme Lara Pellegrinelli wandered the grounds, interviewing members of the crowd. For more coverage of the festival, including full concert downloads, visit NPR.org/newportjazz. --Ed.


Mary Vallencourt and Colby
Town: Portsmouth, R.I.

How did you get here today?
Kayaking.

From Portsmouth?
It’s just near King’s Park.

Oh, so not very far.Does Colby always come with you?
I take her windsurfing, on the sailboat. She goes wherever I go.

Do you think she likes jazz?
Well, my sons are in a band, so she’s used to listening to music all the time.

Then who’s the bigger jazz fan: you or the dog?
The dog.

You’re just out here for the sunshine, the water, and the camaraderie.
Yes, there are a lot of friends out here. We have a good time. I wish Colby wasn’t wet. She looks better when she’s not wet.

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Lara Pellegrinelli
Lara Pellegrinelli is a freelance journalist and scholar with bylines in The New York Timesand the Village Voice. She has been the commissioned writer for Columbia University's Miller Theatre and its Composer Portrait series since 2018.