Peter Apfelbaum, Ben Williams, Sullivan Fortner and Tyshawn Sorey
Presented Newly-Commissioned Works at 2016 Newport Jazz Festival®
with Support from the Doris Duke/George Wein Artist Commission Fund
Wilco’s Nels Cline Introduced New Music from “Lovers” in Newport,
Made Possible by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant
 Peter Apfelbaum (credit: Ayano Hisa) |  Ben Williams (credit: Jacqueline Marque) |  Sullivan Fortner (credit: Richard Conde) |
 Tyshawn Sorey (credit: Brian Lima) |  Nels Cline (credit: Jacqueline Marque) |
NEWPORT, RI, September 26, 2016 – Continuing its six-decade long tradition of presenting new music and emerging artists alongside some of the biggest and brightest stars in the world of jazz, the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management introduced four newly-commissioned pieces by pianist Peter Apfelbaum, pianist Sullivan Fortner, drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Ben Williams, plus new music from Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Doris Duke/George Wein Artist Commissioning Fund.
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