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1985

Playboy Jazz Festival Breaks Hollywood Bowl's attendance records: The Playboy Jazz Festival program won the MAGGIE Award for editorial excellence from the Western Publishing Association for the third consecutive year. More than 400 amateur musicians submitted tapes to participate in the first Hennessy Jazz Search competition, co-sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival and Cognac Hennessy. Miles Davis returned to the all-star lineup for the first time since his 1959 Chicago appearance. More than 36,000 fans attended the two-day event, breaking records for attendance and gross sales for the Hollywood Bowl with an overcapacity crowd.

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