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Several Newport Jazz Festival Artists Provide Aural Passports to Jazz at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival

5/17/2018

Tony Allen, Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition, Michel Camilo, Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque and Sangam Provide Aural Passports to Jazz at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival®

Newport, RI, May 16, 2018 – For six decades, the Newport Jazz Festival® has brought the infinite variety of jazz’s far-flung musical branches from around the world to its stages, and this year is no exception as it provides listeners with an aural passport to an art form beyond borders.

Bethany Baptist Church Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Africa Day, Sunday, May 6, 10:45 am

5/2/2018

HISTORIC BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AFRICA DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 10:45 AM

THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON
RETURNS AS CELEBRANT
FOR THE ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY

Brooklyn, NY, May 1, 2018 – Long before Wakanda was a household word, Bethany Baptist Church was steeped in the rich culture of Africa. For the past 25 years, the historic church, located at 460 Marcus Garvey Blvd. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, has proclaimed the theme “Unashamedly African, Unapologetically Christian” on its annual Africa Day. This year’s celebration is set for Sunday, May 6, at 10:45 am with The Reverend Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, as guest celebrant.

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

4/24/2018

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Collection includes more than 400 hours of live performances by and 96 exclusive interviews with jazz’s greatest musicians at the International Jazzfestival Bern

New York, NY – George Wein, jazz producer, promoter and pianist, Founder of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals and CEO of Newport Festivals Foundation, has donated The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Offering researchers and jazz lovers unparalleled access into one of the most comprehensive visual records documenting the jazz era, The Jazz and Blues ArtBox includes:

Newport Festivals Foundation Donates Instruments to Four Schools in Pawtucket

4/10/2018

Newport Festivals Foundation
Brought the Gift of Music
Through a Donation of Musical Instruments
to Four Schools in Pawtucket

NEWPORT, RI, April 9, 2018 – Students at four schools in Pawtucket, RI, are playing sweet music on instruments donated by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. The Foundation’s Executive Producer, Jay Sweet, presented the instruments to students from bnhnm Goff, Jenks and Slater Middle Schools and Tolman High School during a special program held in the Goff auditorium on Thursday, April 5.

“Knowing that these instruments will allow students from public schools in Rhode Island – the state our festivals call home – the opportunity to experience making music, is what this foundation is all about,” said Sweet. “At a time when arts and music programs are experiencing budget cuts nationwide, we're proud to be doing our part to make sure the next generation has the essential tools they need for a quality music education.”

Among the instruments donated to students are a tenor saxophone and tuba (Goff); a baritone saxophone, trumpet and flute (Jenks); an acoustic guitar and two electric guitars (Slater); and a tuba and alto saxophone (Tolman).

Celebrate International Jazz Day at Jazzmobile's Keep the Music Playing Benefit Concert, April 30, 6:30 pm

4/9/2018

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY WITH JAZZMOBILE AND
WINARD HARPER, Music Director, WYCLIFFE GORDON, LOUIS HAYES,
BRIANNA THOMAS, BOBBY SANABRIA, ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE AND 30+ JAZZ GREATS
AT JAZZMOBILE’S KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING BENEFIT CONCERT at
The Sanctuary | First Corinthian Baptist Church
Honoring “Mr. Jazzmobile” JOHNNIE GARRY With the 2018 JAZZY AWARD posthumously
AT THIS ONE NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCE!
April 30, 2018 | 6:30 PM

HARLEM, NY, April 9, 2018 – Jazzmobile’s one night only benefit concert “Keep The Music Playing” is back with 36 stellar Jazz musicians who are donating their performance to support Jazzmobile and its concerts and education programs. Come prepared for a swinging night of music that will have jazz fans dancing in the aisles of The Sanctuary of First Corinthian Baptist Church, 1912 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. in Harlem, on Monday, April 30, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm.

The music will begin with the Saturday Jazz Workshop | Master Class High School Student Big Band (all attend the Celia Cruz Bronx High School for Music). The second set will open with the presentation of the Jazzmobile Jazzy Award to the late Johnnie Garry who spent over 60 years in the jazz industry as a stage hand, stage manager (Café Society), club manager (Birdland), and artist manager (Ms. Sarah Vaughan). For 35 of those years, he was Jazzmobile’s Production Coordinator and historian.

Christian McBride and Jay Sweet Announce Third Wave of Artists for Newport Jazz Festival

3/13/2018

Newport Jazz Festival® Third Wave of Artists Features
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic; R+R=NOW; Gregory Porter; Jon Batiste; Still Dreaming with Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley and Brian Blade; Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles; GoGo Penguin; Harold Mabern & Eric Alexander; Nicole Mitchell’s Dusty Wings; Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio; Marquis Hill Blacktet; Roy Hargrove; Alicia Olatuja; Charenée Wade; Berklee Global Institute Workshop Ensembles;
University of Rhode Island Big Band; and Massachusetts Music Educators Association Jazz Ensemble

Tickets Available at www.newportjazz.org

NEWPORT, RI, March 13, 2018 – Three incredible vocalists, an acoustic-electronica band from Manchester, England, a team of outstanding musicians/producers who have joined forces to create one of today’s hippest groups, a dynamic pianist and television bandleader and the world’s favorite master of funk top the list of the Third Wave of artists set to perform at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers August 3-5 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.

Tickets are available now at www.newportjazz.org

Artistic Director Christian McBride and Executive Producer Jay Sweet today announced the following artists:

Newport Jazz Festival Announces Second Wave of Artists

2/20/2018

Newport Jazz Festival® Second Wave of Artists Features
PAT METHENY with Antonio Sanchez, Linda May Han Oh & Gwilym Simcock; BADBADNOTGOOD; Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers;
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra; Trio 3 (Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille);
Tony Allen; Ambrose Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest; Grace Kelly;
Black Art Jazz Collective; Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves; Jane Bunnett & Maqueque; and Nate Smith + KINFOLK

Tickets Available at www.newportjazz.org

NEWPORT, RI, February 20, 2018 – The excitement continues as the Second Wave of artists are announced for the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, which takes place at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino August 3 – 5.

Tickets are on sale now at www.newportjazz.org.

“This Second Wave of artists is so indicative of the exciting direction we're building towards with this year's Newport Jazz lineup – artists like BADBADNOTGOOD and Grace Kelly represent the innovative spirit that is alive and well in jazz, while Tony Allen and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra prove Newport is THE place for the top jazz talent,” said Jay Sweet, Executive Producer of Newport Festivals Foundation. “Add to that, the double dose of Pat Metheny and José James, who both will perform Friday night at the Casino and Saturday at the Fort, this is shaping up to be a lineup for the ages.”

Pat Metheny and Jose James to Perform at Newport Jazz Festival's Friday Night Concert at the ITHoF

2/6/2018

PAT METHENY with Antonio Sanchez,
Linda May Han Oh & Gwilym Simcock
plus Lean On Me: JOSÉ JAMES
Celebrates Bill Withers
Set for Newport Jazz Festival®
Friday Evening Concert, August 3, 8:00 pm
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino  

Tickets for Concert and
Pre-Concert Cocktail Party  
Go On Sale Thursday, February 8, 10:00 am

NEWPORT, RI, February 6, 2018 – Be among the first to secure your seats at one of Newport’s most popular summer events featuring Pat Metheny with Antonio Sanchez, Linda May Han Oh & Gwilym Simcock plus Lean On Me: Josè James Celebrates Bill Withers at the Friday evening concert of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers. The concert takes place August 3 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, 194 Bellevue Avenue. The cocktail party begins at 6:30 pm, followed by the concert at 8:00 pm.

All tickets for the Friday evening concert and cocktail party go on sale worldwide on Thursday, February 8, at 10:00 am EST. The concert is a reserved seating event and tickets sell out quickly. There is a six-ticket limit per household. Tickets for the concert and cocktail party will be available on the Festival web site at http://newportjazz.org/ithof. Service charges apply to all tickets ordered on-line.

Newport Jazz Festival Announces First Wave of Artists; All Tickets On Sale Today at 10:00 am (EST)

1/23/2018

Newport Jazz Festival® Announces First Wave of Artists Featuring Charles Lloyd’s 80th Birthday Celebration, Andra Day, Living Colour, Artemis, Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition,
Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl, Michel Camilo,
James Carter Organ Trio, Jazzmeia Horn
and Matthew Shipp Trio

Tickets On Sale Today at www.newportjazz.org

NEWPORT, RI, January 23, 2018 – George Wein and Christian McBride today announced the First Wave of artists for the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, which takes place at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino August 3 – 5.

Tickets go on sale today at 10:00 am (EST) at www.newportjazz.org.

The partial lineup features some of the best in traditional and modern jazz, including Charles Lloyd’s 80th Birthday Celebration featuring three different groups; Andra Day; Living Colour; Artemis featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant, Renee Rosnes, Anat Cohen, Melissa Aldana, Ingrid Jensen, Noriko Ueda and Allison Miller; Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition; Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl; Michel Camilo; James Carter Organ Trio; Jazzmeia Horn; and Matthew Shipp Trio.

Newport Jazz Assembly Hits the Road Again on Monday, January 23

1/20/2018

Newport Jazz Festival Assembly
Continues to Bring Music
to Schools in Rhode Island,
with a Debut Performance
in a Providence High School

NEWPORT, RI, January 19, 2018 – Newport Jazz Festival Assembly, a performance series presented by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. that brings music to elementary schools throughout Rhode Island, hits the road next week, this time including a stop at The Met High School in Providence.

The series, funded by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. with support from Robert F. Smith, connects professional musicians to schools with minimal or no music programs to present jazz concerts for students who may not have had the experience of attending a live concert.

The Newport Jazz Assembly performances are set for:

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Tony Allen, Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition, Michel Camilo, Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque and Sangam Provide Aural Passports to Jazz at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival®

HISTORIC BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCHCELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AFRICA DAYSUNDAY, MAY 6, 10:45 AM THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON RETURNS AS CELEBRANTFOR THE ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY​

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Newport Festivals Foundation Brought the Gift of Music Through a Donation of Musical Instruments ​to Four Schools in Pawtucket

Newport Jazz Festival AssemblyContinues to Bring Music to Schools in Rhode Island,​with a Debut Performance in a Providence High School

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HISTORIC BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AFRICA DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 10:45 AM

THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON
RETURNS AS CELEBRANT
FOR THE ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY

Newport Festivals Foundation
Brought the Gift of Music
Through a Donation of Musical Instruments
to Four Schools in Pawtucket

Newport Jazz Festival Assembly
Continues to Bring Music
to Schools in Rhode Island,
with a Debut Performance
in a Providence High School