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Commissioned Pieces Showcased at 2016 Newport Jazz Festival

9/26/2016

 

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

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Peter Apfelbaum (credit: Ayano Hisa)
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Ben Williams (credit: Jacqueline Marque)
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Sullivan Fortner (credit: Richard Conde)
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Tyshawn Sorey (credit: Brian Lima)
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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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Randy Weston Presents Master Class with Special Guest Candido at Medgar Evers College, September 20, 5:00 pm

9/19/2016

 
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Jazzmobile To Be Honored At The 31st Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ALC 

9/9/2016

 


​Jazzmobile To Be Honored At The 31st Annual
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ALC
The Jazzmobile All-Stars, Featuring Winard Harper, Jimmy Owens Larry Ridley, Antonio Hart, Danny Mixon And Charenee Wade,
Will Perform Celebrating 50 Years Of Jazzmobile
 
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. Will Present 2016 CBCF Jazz Legacy Awards To Jazzmobile And Jazz Legends, Jimmy Owens And Joe Ford

And Also Pays Tribute To The 90th Birthday Of John Coltrane

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Jimmy Owens (Photo credit: Stephanie Myers)
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Charenee Wade
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Antonio Hart
Harlem USA, September 9 – Rep. John Conyers, Jr., (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, will once again serve as the Honorary Host of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Jazz Issue Forum and Concert. The events will take place during the CBCF’s 46th Annual Legislative Conference, September 14-18, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WEWCC), 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001.  
                                                               
The 2016 ALC Jazz Concert, presents the Jazzmobile All-Stars: trumpeter Jimmy Owens, alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, pianist Danny Mixon, bassist Larry Ridley, drummer Winard Harper, and vocalist Charenee Ward; and the Washington Renaissance Orchestra, led by drummer/Artistic Director Nasar Abadey, and pianist/Musical Director Allyn Johnson, with special guest, alto/soprano saxophonist Joe Ford.
 
The concert will be held on Thursday September 15, from 8:00 to 10:30 pm, in Ballroom A of the WEWCC. Doors open at 7:00 pm. At 7:30 pm, WPFW radio host Candy Shannon will conduct a Meet the Artist Conversation with Mr. Abadey and Mr. Johnson. 

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