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Jazz & Heritage Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

12/11/2014

Jazz & Heritage Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation - the nonprofit that owns Jazz Fest - today opened its long-awaited education and community facility, the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, with a series of events that begins with a press conference and ribbon-cutting followed by a patrons and donors party tonight, Grand Opening Concert featuring Kidd Jordan and Family (sold out) on Friday plus a Tremé Neighborhood and Community Open House and Heritage School of Music Holiday Concert (free admission) on Saturday.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation purchased the historic building at 1225 N. Rampart Street – the former Tharp-Sontheimer-Laudumiey Funeral Home – in 2008. After extensive planning, the foundation determined to use the space as the first permanent home of its free education program, the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music, which has operated on local university campuses since its inception in 1990. The building also will house many of the Foundation’s other programs while also serving as a community arts center.

Dr. Glory's Youth Theater Presents "Don't Call Me Outta My Name" - 12/7

11/28/2014

Dr. Glory’s Youth Theatre and
Riverside Church
Present
Don’t Call Me Outta My Name!

“Guaranteed to make you sing, shout, fall out, dance
and be moved to tears!
Plus have belly laughs and give you some very sound philosophy to live by!”

A FREE Family Musical and Dramatic Production
2pm on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Riverside Theatre (in Riverside Church).

The Children and Staff of Dr. Glory’s Youth Theatre. Photo by Richard Conde.

About The Show: “Don’t Call Me Outta My Name”-- When 2 homeless ladies are taunted by children, their positive response startles the youngsters, and gets them in touch with their humanity. As one says,—“So, you think because I am as you call me, a bag lady or homeless person, that I am nothing. Nothing is nothing! Everything is something, --- including nothing! What do you know about me? I have a name, So Don’t Call Me Outta My Name.

Script, Music and Lyrics Written, Directed and Choreographed by Dr. Glory Van Scott Featuring poetry by Langston Hughes, Federico Garcia Lorca, Dr. Glory Van Scott and others.

Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2:00pm
A FREE Family Musical and Dramatic Production at Riverside Theatre
91 Claremont Ave at 120th St.
Directions: To get to The Riverside Church by subway take the 1 Train to 116th St. and walk to
91 Claremont Avenue (bet. 120th & 122nd St.) one block west of Broadway, NYC.

Please CALL 212-870-6784 to RSVP.

Tickets for Newport Jazz Festival Friday at Fort Adams Go On Sale Tomorrow, 11/25, 10a

11/24/2014

Friday at Fort Adams Returns to
2015 Newport Jazz Festival® on July 31
with Snarky Puppy, Kneebody and
Other Emerging Artists and New Works

Tickets for Friday at Fort Adams State Park
Go On Sale Tuesday, November 25, 10:00 am

Snarky Puppy

NEWPORT, RI, November 24, 2014 – The Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management initiated a third full day of music at Fort Adams State Park in 2014 to present the panorama of energy and talent that George Wein and his veteran staff continue to find in young musicians currently searching for new directions in jazz. Friday concerts at Fort Adams will return on July 31, 2015 with a stellar line-up, including Kneebody and the sophomore appearance of Snarky Puppy, as well as other artists who are emerging in the popular vein, while still maintaining time-honored jazz traditions.

“What we created at the 60th anniversary festival has become the most exciting addition to the jazz festival in many years,” said George Wein, producer of the Newport Jazz Festival since its beginning in 1954. “More than 2,500 people attended the Friday concerts at Fort Adams this past summer, and the spirit they brought was unbridled.

Newport Festivals Foundation Exceeds Goal for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

11/19/2014

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Exceeds Goal
for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Artistic Reserve Grant

Miguel Zenón (photo credit: Ayano Hisa)

NEWPORT, RI, November 18, 2014 – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ (NFF) has exceeded its goal to raise $750,000 towards a three-to-one match to create a $1,000,000 artistic reserve grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF), it was announced today by George Wein, Chairman of NFF. The endowment is dedicated for the George Wein/Doris Duke Artistic Programming Fund, which will continue Mr. Wein’s goal of presenting emerging artists and new works at the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival®.

“We are proud to have raised the funds ahead of schedule, and we are grateful for many generous contributions,” said Mr. Wein. “However, we couldn’t have achieved this goal so quickly without the support of our dear friend Charlie Bourgeois. Charlie was with me from the very beginning, and his work with the press made the Newport Jazz Festival known around the world. He spearheaded the festival’s public relations efforts until he died in January at the age of 94. Yet, even in death, his love and dedication for the festival continue to live on through his substantial financial donation. There is much more work to be done to secure the future of the Newport Jazz Festival, and we thank the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for its ongoing support.”

Newport Jazz Festival® Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back

11/10/2014

Newport Jazz Festival®
Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back

Tickets Available November 12 at 10:00 am at Newport Visitor Information Center

NEWPORT, RI, November 10, 2014 – The Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management is set for July 31 – August 2, 2015 and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ is already celebrating the 61st year. Jazz fans can get a head start on their summer plans by purchasing flexible discount tickets while supplies last at the Newport Visitor Information Center, 23 America’s Cup Avenue, beginning Wednesday, November 12, at 10:00 am.

The $55 “Flex” tickets can be used for adult general admission either Saturday or Sunday to the concerts at Fort Adams State Park. With a Flex ticket, there is no need for fans to decide now which day to attend. General admission tickets are regularly priced at $74. Jazz lovers should act now to take advantage of this great savings. The offer is not valid on reserved seats, or for the Friday evening concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.

Cephas Bowles, 40-year Public Radio Advocate and Innovator, To Be Inducted into WAER/Syracuse University Hall of Fame

9/14/2014

Cephas Bowles, 40-year Public Radio
Advocate and Innovator,
To Be Inducted into
WAER/Syracuse University Hall of Fame
at Gala Ceremony on September 19

NEW YORK, NY September 9, 2014 – Cephas Bowles, a staunch advocate for public radio and jazz for more than four decades and former CEO/President of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, will be inducted into the WAER-FM Hall of Fame at Syracuse University on Friday, September 19, at 12:00 pm. A 1974 graduate of the university, Bowles joins previous inductees including Ted Koeppel, Mike Tirico, Sean McDonough, and Ian Eagle who have made a mark on the field of broadcasting.

“WAER was, and continues to be, a magical place which helped me become the broadcaster that I am today,” said Bowles. “It was an invaluable teaching laboratory for engaged Broadcast and other majors. For Broadcasting students, the station supplemented our in-class learning. It became our second home, causing us to miss holiday meals and numerous activities because we had shows to produce and present. However, I would not have traded that experience for any other on campus.”

Jazz "Messengers" Spread the Word at 2014 Jazz in the Valley

9/9/2014

THE MESSAGE OF JAZZ RANG LOUD AND CLEAR AT
JAZZ IN THE VALLEY

By Charley Rosen

On a glorious summer day in August, the fifth and final set of the 14th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival was thrilling, nostalgic, even historic; transporting the seven musicians and hundreds of enraptured witnesses into Jazz Heaven.

Six of the jazzmen had been members of various editions of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messenger, and they were all world-class artists. Calling themselves “The Message, ” the lineup had Javon Jackson playing tenor sax, Gary Bartz on either soprano or alto sax, Steve Turre sliding his trombone, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, George Cables fingering the keyboard, Buster Williams on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. For sure, a super-duper tribute group.

Dr. Adolphus Lacey Installation: 11th Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, 9/14

9/5/2014

Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey
To Be Installed as 11th Pastor
of Historic Bethany Baptist Church
September 14, 5:00 pm

Installation Revival Worship Services and Banquet
Take Place September 10 – 14 at Bethany and Brooklyn Marriott

BROOKLYN, NY, September 2, 2014 – Historic Bethany Baptist Church celebrates the installation of its 11th pastor, The Reverend Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey, September 10 – 14 with five worship services at the Bedford-Stuyvesant church and a banquet at the NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge.

Dr. Lacey was called to Bethany in May after a successful tenure as senior pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Peekskill, NY. He follows the pastorates of Dr. David A. Hampton (2008-2011) and Dr. William Augustus Jones, Jr. (1962-2005).

Notes from The Wein Machine: Thank You!

8/11/2014

Notes from The Wein Machine: Thank You!

A Fantasyland. The past two weeks at the Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival was just that. Two exciting, entertaining, enlightening, engaging, exuberant, exhilarating, evolving, emotional and occasionally damp festivals. It was a memorable 60th Anniversary for Jazz and 55th year for Folk.

To me, the stars of both festivals were the dedicated, music-loving fans, who in spite of rain on the Sunday of Folk and Saturday of Jazz, never gave up the joyous feeling that both festivals inspired.

Over 53,000 people attended these iconic festivals this year. Some memorable moments for me were the historic concert by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, which showed ultimate respect for the history of the music born of Newport over the past six decades.

North Coast Brewing Co., including Brother Thelonious, is Official Beer of NJF60

7/31/2014

Newport Jazz Festival®
presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
Welcomes North Coast Brewing Co.
As 2014 Official Beer Sponsor

NEWPORT, RI, July 31, 2014 – The Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management welcomes North Coast Brewing Co. as the Official Beer Sponsor for the 6oth anniversary of the iconic festival, which takes place at historic Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino August 1 -3.

To introduce the beers, there will be special “beer education” sessions held once a day at the Louis Jadot Café near the Quad Café. Those who partake will be able to meet the owner of the Brewery and do a tasting of three different beers for a $5 donation, which goes to the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Sessions are scheduled for 1:00 pm on Friday and at 1:45 pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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Dr. Glory’s Youth Theatre and Riverside Church Present Don’t Call Me Outta My Name!

Friday at Fort Adams Returns to 2015 Newport Jazz Festival® on July 31 with Snarky Puppy, Kneebody and Other Emerging Artists and New Works Tickets for Friday at Fort Adams State Park Go On Sale Tuesday, November 25, 10:00 am

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Exceeds Goal for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Artistic Reserve Grant

Newport Jazz Festival® Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back Tickets Available November 12 at 10:00 am at Newport Visitor Information Center

Cephas Bowles, 40-year Public Radio Advocate and Innovator, To Be Inducted into WAER/Syracuse University Hall of Fame at Gala Ceremony on September 19

THE MESSAGE OF JAZZ RANG LOUD AND CLEAR AT JAZZ IN THE VALLEY

Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey To Be Installed as 11th Pastor of Historic Bethany Baptist Church September 14, 5:00 pm Installation Revival Worship Services and Banquet Take Place September 10 – 14 at Bethany and Brooklyn Marriott

Notes from The Wein Machine: Thank You!

Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management Welcomes North Coast Brewing Co. As 2014 Official Beer Sponsor

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Dr. Glory’s Youth Theatre and
Riverside Church
Present
Don’t Call Me Outta My Name!

Friday at Fort Adams Returns to
2015 Newport Jazz Festival® on July 31
with Snarky Puppy, Kneebody and
Other Emerging Artists and New Works

Tickets for Friday at Fort Adams State Park
Go On Sale Tuesday, November 25, 10:00 am

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Exceeds Goal
for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Artistic Reserve Grant

Newport Jazz Festival®
Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back

Tickets Available November 12 at 10:00 am at Newport Visitor Information Center

Cephas Bowles, 40-year Public Radio
Advocate and Innovator,
To Be Inducted into
WAER/Syracuse University Hall of Fame
at Gala Ceremony on September 19

THE MESSAGE OF JAZZ RANG LOUD AND CLEAR AT
JAZZ IN THE VALLEY

Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey
To Be Installed as 11th Pastor
of Historic Bethany Baptist Church
September 14, 5:00 pm

Installation Revival Worship Services and Banquet
Take Place September 10 – 14 at Bethany and Brooklyn Marriott

Newport Jazz Festival®
presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
Welcomes North Coast Brewing Co.
As 2014 Official Beer Sponsor