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George Wein & Christian McBride Announce First Wave of Artists for 2017 Newport Jazz Festival

1/18/2017

Newport Jazz Festival® Announces First Wave of Artists Including Béla Fleck, Snarky Puppy, Cécile McLorin Savant, Hudson: Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, John Medeski & Larry Grenadier,
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith, Andra Day and More

Tickets Go On Sale Today at www.newportjazzfest.org

NEWPORT, RI, January 18, 2017 – With specially-priced Flex Tickets and Early Bird Multi-Day Passes already sold out, Producer/Founder George Wein and Artistic Director Christian McBride announce the first wave of artists for the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which takes place at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino August 4 – 6.

All NJF single-day and multi-day tickets, except the Friday night opening concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, go on sale today at 10:00 am (EST) at www.newportjazzfest.org.

Early Bird Multi-Day Passes Available at Great Savings for 2017 Newport Jazz Festival

1/11/2017

Early Bird 3-Day and 2-Day Passes Are Now Available for 2017 Newport Jazz Festival®

Flex Tickets, Good Any Day at Fort Adams, Are Sold Out

NEWPORT, RI, January 11, 2017 – Flex tickets for the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management are sold out, but Early Bird 3-Day and 2-Day Passes are now available. Produced by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., the 2017 Festival is set for August 4 - 6.

The Early Bird 3-Day Pass, the best deal at $155.00, is good for Adult General Admission to all three days at Fort Adams, while supplies last. Early Bird 2-Day Passes (good for Saturday and Sunday at Fort Adams) are also on sale now for $120.00.

Regularly priced single day tickets will be $65.00 for Friday and $79.00 per day for Saturday and Sunday. The multi-day passes offer a great savings – the more days jazz fans go, the more they save.

New Journey Church Presents Holiday Praise with Vickie Winans December 23, 8pm, Thomasina's in St. Albans

12/1/2016

New Journey Church of Brooklyn Presents
Holiday Praise with Vickie Winans
at Thomasina’s in St. Albans,
December 23, 8:00 pm

BROOKLYN, December 01, 2016 – Experience the musical celebration of the gift of Christmas and the rich heritage of soul food when New Journey Church of Brooklyn presents Holiday Praise with Vickie Winans, a concert and buffet dinner set for Friday, December 23, 8:00 pm, at Thomasina’s, 205-35 Linden Blvd. in St. Albans (Queens), NY.

Ms. Winans will perform some of her renowned hits, which include “Long As I Got King Jesus,” “We Shall Behold Him,” “Shake Yourself Loose,” “Work It Out,” “Release It,” “No Cross, No Crown” and many others.

Bethany Baptist Church to Ordain First Woman to Preach the Gospel on Sunday, December 4, 4:00 pm

11/29/2016

Historic Bethany Baptist Church
to Ordain First Woman
Sunday, December 4, 4:00 pm

BROOKLYN, NY, November 29, 2016 – For the first time in its 133-year history, Bethany Baptist Church will ordain a woman to the gospel ministry. The Ordination Service for Minister S. Faith Holman will be held at Bethany, 460 Marcus Garvey Blvd., on Sunday, December 4, at 4:00 pm. The Reverend Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey, Senior Pastor of the historic Brooklyn church since 2014, will preach the Ordination sermon.

“While there are numerous female preachers across New York and the country, this elevation is distinctly an example of ‘breaking the glass ceiling’ at Bethany,” said Dr. Lacey. “It was not until 2008 that a woman (The Reverend Dr. Barbara Lucas) stepped into the pulpit to preach at this church. I am pleased and unashamedly proud to welcome Minister Holman to the full rank and duties of an ordained minister and to present her as The Reverend S. Faith Holman. She is an enthusiastic worshipper, a dedicated nurturer of God’s people and a willing and faithful proclaimer of the Gospel.”

Newport Jazz Assembly Wraps Up Fall Season

11/14/2016

Newport Jazz Assembly
Fall Schedule Continues This Week
with Concerts in Manville, Cumberland
and Stamford

Photo credit: Ayano Hisa

NEWPORT, RI, November 14, 2016 – Newport Jazz Assembly, a performance series presented in elementary schools by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, Inc. wraps up its Fall season this week with concerts in Manville and Cumberland, RI, and Stamford, CT. Now in its second season, the series has reached 7,800 students.

The season kicked off in Pawtucket on October 11 and continued with concerts in New Bedford, Cumberland, Cranston, Middletown, Tiverton and Little Compton. The series continues:

Randy Weston Presents Master Class with Muhal Richard Abrams & Wins Legacy Award This Week

11/14/2016

Pianist-Composer Randy Weston Presents Master Class with Special Guest Muhal Richard Abrams at Medgar Evers College November 15 and Receives the Legacy Award November 16 at State of the Black World Conference in Newark

NEW YORK, NY – Randy Weston continues his year-long Artist-in-Residence at Medgar Evers College with Spiritual Awakenings, a free master class and performance with special guest Muhal Richard Abrams, on Tuesday, November 15, 5:00 – 7:00 pm in Founders Auditorium, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

Then on Wednesday, November 16, at 7:00 pm, Weston will receive the Legacy Award from the Institute of the Black World 21st Century at the State of the Black World Conference held at the Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park Place in Newark, NJ. Presented by Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute, the award is being presented to Weston for his more than six decades of connecting jazz and blues with African rhythms and bringing people around the world together through music. Weston also will be recognized at the Conference during a special celebration on Saturday, November 19, 9:00 pm.

Weston’s next album, The African Nubian Suite, will be released soon on his own African Rhythms label.

For more information on the Master Class, contact (718) 270-5010; for tickets and more information on the State of the Black World Conference and awards, contact (888) 774-2921.

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2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets Go on Sale November 2

10/31/2016

2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets
Go on Sale November 2, 10:00 am

NEWPORT, RI, October 31, 2016 – It’s Halloween, but don’t be afraid to make plans now for the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management (NJF), which is set for August 4-6 at Fort Adams State Park. Newport Jazz Flex tickets are back, 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, November 2, at 10:00 am (EST).

Newport Jazz Assembly Returns to Schools in RI and MA

10/12/2016

Newport Jazz Assembly  Kicks Off Second Season
of Bringing Music to Elementary Schools
in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Photo credit: Ayano Hisa

NEWPORT, RI, October 11, 2016 – Newport Jazz Assembly, a performance series presented by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, Inc. will bring music to elementary schools throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts for a second season beginning this week.

The series, funded by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. with support from the Estate of H. Stewart Ross, 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. Additional support comes from Up with School Arts, a Little Compton not-for-profit organization that takes live music and symphony musicians to schools.

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

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.

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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Newport Jazz Festival® Announces First Wave of Artists Including Béla Fleck, Snarky Puppy, Cécile McLorin Savant, Hudson: Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, John Medeski & Larry Grenadier,Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith, Andra Day and More Tickets Go On Sale Today at www.newportjazzfest.org​

Early Bird 3-Day and 2-Day Passes Are Now Available for 2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets, Good Any Day at Fort Adams, Are Sold Out

New Journey Church of Brooklyn Presents Holiday Praise with Vickie Winansat Thomasina’s in St. Albans, ​December 23, 8:00 pm

Historic Bethany Baptist Church​to Ordain First WomanSunday, December 4, 4:00 pm

Newport Jazz Assembly Fall Schedule Continues This Weekwith Concerts in Manville, Cumberland ​and Stamford

Pianist-Composer Randy Weston Presents Master Class with Special Guest Muhal Richard Abrams at Medgar Evers College November 15 and Receives the Legacy Award November 16 at State of the Black World Conference in Newark

​2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Flex Tickets Go on Sale November 2, 10:00 am​

Newport Jazz Assembly Kicks Off Second Season of Bringing Music to Elementary Schools in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

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