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2018 Newport Jazz Festival Flex Tickets Go On Sale November 1

10/24/2017

2018 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets
Go on Sale November 1 at 10:00 am

NEWPORT, RI, October 24, 2017 – Flex tickets are back for the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which takes place August 3 -5, and jazz fans around the world are invited to be among the first to purchase tickets at a great discount.

Flex tickets (good any day at Fort Adams State Park) go on sale Wednesday, November1, at 10:00 am (EST).

Adult Flex tickets are $59.00 and can be used for general admission to the concerts at Fort Adams State Park on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. With a Flex ticket, there is no need to decide now which day to attend, making these tickets a perfect gift for family and friends or a money-saving treat for yourself. Regular adult general admission tickets will be $65.00 for Friday and $79.00 for Saturday and Sunday, so the Flex ticket offers a savings whichever day you use it.

Newport Festivals Foundation Donates Musical Instruments to Students at Gladstone Elementary School, Cranston

10/4/2017

Newport Festivals Foundation Brought the Gift of Music to Gladstone Elementary School with Donation of 16 Instruments

Gladstone Elementary School students celebrate their new instruments with their music teacher, Jonathan Cox, and Ben Marcoux, Newport Jazz Assembly band leader (Back Row). Photo by Jack Casey

NEWPORT, RI, October 4, 2017 – Sixteen music students at Gladstone Elementary School in Cranston were smiling brightly when Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., which produces the Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival®, brought the gift of music – one cello plus three violins, violas, clarinets, trumpets and flutes – to the school auditorium on Thursday, September 28.

"Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. strives to educate young people about the music of its famous festivals. Part of that education includes offering students the opportunity to experience making music,” said Deborah Ross, the Foundation’s Director of Education. “We are happy to work with local public schools, who still have music programs, to give kids the chance to express themselves in ways that complement reading, writing and arithmetic."

Chico Freeman to Perform at The Village Vanguard, The Side Door, Scullers & AACM in October

10/4/2017

Chico Freeman Comes Home to the Village Vanguard October 17-22, Including Tribute to Arthur Blythe
Freeman Also Set to Perform at AACM NYC, Scullers & The Side Door in October

New York, NY, September 18, 2017 – Never one to be typecast to a particular style of jazz, saxophonist and composer Chico Freeman presents an eclectic and diverse program of dates in October, including the Village Vanguard and the AACM in New York, The Side Door in Old Lyme, CT and Scullers in Boston.
On Friday, October 6, Chico Freeman reunites with old friend and music companion, vibraphonist Jay Hoggard (Kings of Mali, No Time Left, Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit) along with Kenny Davis on bass and Reggie Nicholson on drums for the opening season concert of the AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. “I’m honored to be performing this date, especially because my teacher and mentor, NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams invited me.”

2018 Newport Jazz Festival Flex Tickets Go On Sale November 1

2018 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets Go on Sale November 1 at 10:00 am

Newport Festivals Foundation Donates Musical Instruments to Students at Gladstone Elementary School, Cranston

Newport Festivals Foundation Brought the Gift of Music to Gladstone Elementary School with Donation of 16 Instruments

Chico Freeman to Perform at The Village Vanguard, The Side Door, Scullers & AACM in October

Chico Freeman Comes Home to the Village Vanguard October 17-22, Including Tribute to Arthur BlytheFreeman Also Set to Perform at AACM NYC, Scullers & The Side Door in October

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2018 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets
Go on Sale November 1 at 10:00 am

Chico Freeman Comes Home to the Village Vanguard October 17-22, Including Tribute to Arthur Blythe
Freeman Also Set to Perform at AACM NYC, Scullers & The Side Door in October