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Dirty Dozen Brass Band Celebrates 35th Anniversary at Newport Jazz Festival

7/23/2013

2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL® CELEBRATES
THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, WHICH REVOLUTIONIZED
THE CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND STYLE
WITH FUNK AND BEBOP

Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Photo credit: Michael Weintrob)

NEWPORT, RI – Showcasing the powerful and enduring excitement and influence of New Orleans brass band music on American culture, the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band on Sunday, August 4, at 1:25 pm on the Harbor Stage. The festival, which celebrates its 60th anniversary next year, takes over Newport beginning August 2 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino and August 3 and 4 at historic Fort Adams State Park.

“When the Dirty Dozen swings into Newport, jazz fans are in for a treat,” said George Wein, producer and creator of the Newport Jazz Festival. “We go back together since their beginning and I am always excited to hear their special magic. In fact, I recorded their first album through the George Wein Collection on Concord Records. They ushered in a bold new sound then, and they continue to make their mark on new audiences around the world.”

Great Jazz on the Great Hill with Jazzmobile on August 10

7/23/2013

GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL RETURNS TO CENTRAL PARK
Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile Partner for an Afternoon of Jazz

The free Great Jazz on the Great Hill returns for its seventh year in Central Park. Bring your family, friends, and blanket to enjoy live musical performances by world-renowned musicians, snacks from food trucks and family games and activities.

Performers will include Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, a swing band that’s played everywhere from Dinosaur BBQ to Lincoln Center, and the innovative Bobby Sanabria Big Band, whose album Multiverse was nominated for two Grammy Awards, Best Latin Jazz Recording and Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Food truck vendors Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck, and Calexico Cal-Mex Cart will be onsite. Family activities will include the creation of a unique eco-postcard inspired by musical jazz instruments in a hands-on workshop for families, along with lawn games.

Newport Jazz Festival Schedule Cubes

7/19/2013

For a printable schedule please click HERE.

Tune in to Newport Jazz Festival You Tube Channel for Artist Interviews & More

7/17/2013

Tune in to the Newport Jazz Festival®
You Tube Channel
for Close-ups with
Robert Glasper, Jon Batiste, Bill Charlap,
Edmar Castañeda and Andrea Tierra,
David Gilmore, Ali Amr, Rez Abbasi
and Donny McCaslin

Robert Glasper (Photo credit: Mike Schreiber)

NEWPORT, RI – Tune in to the Newport Jazz Festival® You Tube Channel at http://bit.ly/14YDKsz to hear what some of this year’s artists have to say about jazz, their music and the festival as well as special 80th birthday greetings to Wayne Shorter. Sharing their excitement for performing at the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Assessment Management are Robert Glasper, Jon Batiste, Bill Charlap, Edmar Castañeda and Andrea Tierra, David Gilmore, Ali Amr, Rez Abbasi and Donny McCaslin.

Jon Batiste (Photo Credit: Ayano Hisa)

Produced by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, is set for August 2 – 4 featuring Natalie Cole, Wayne Shorter with special guest Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, Eddie Palmieri, Marcus Miller and many more.

For the complete line-up and more information, log on to www.newportjazzfest.org or call the Newport Festivals Foundation hotline at (401) 848-5055.

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The Newport Festivals Foundation was founded by George Wein in 2011 to build and continue the legacies of the famed Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival®. Under the auspices of the Foundation, the festivals present performers who respect and honor jazz and folk music traditions, and at the same time reflect the changes in today's musical trends. Through the establishment of partnerships with local high schools, colleges/universities and other organizations, the Foundation will present programs to educate young people about jazz and folk music as presented at the annual festivals. For more information, please visit www.newportfestivalsfoundation.org.

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The 2013 Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival® are productions of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation, under license from Festival Productions, Inc. and George Wein; all rights reserved.

Newport Folk Festival Schedule Cubes

7/15/2013

For a printable schedule please click HERE.

Wayne Escoffery Headlines New Haven Jazz Festival, August 17

7/15/2013

Native Son Wayne Escoffery Headlines the 30th Annual New Haven Jazz Festival
Saturday, August 17, 2013 at New Haven Green

**Festival Caps Jazz Week, which includes live shows
at various New Haven restaurants and club,
August 13 – 17**

Wayne Escoffery

New Haven, CT – Jazz Haven, Inc., an all-volunteer, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, in cooperation with the City of New Haven’s Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, presents the 30th Annual New Haven Jazz Festival and Jazz Week, the city’s annual celebration of America’s classical music, August 13 – 17. For the second year in a row in its expanded, week-long format, the festival includes educational events and over 20 live performances across the city, concluding with a free outdoor concert at the New Haven Green on Saturday, August 17, featuring world-renowned saxophonist/composer/bandleader The Wayne Escoffery Quintet plus special guest Jeremy Pelt; Zaccai Curtis and Insight with Natalie Fernandez; The Hawkins Jazz Collective; and The Neighborhood Music School Band Summer Orchestra.

WBGO Receives Eight Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Awards

7/9/2013

WBGO-FM/Jazz 88.3 Receives Eight Honors from
Public Radio News Directors, Inc.

WBGO News Director Doug Doyle

NEWARK, NJ, July 8, 2013 – Jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM received eight national Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Awards Saturday, June 22, in Cleveland, Ohio. WBGO News Director Doug Doyle accepted four First Place and four Second Place awards on behalf of the station.

"The WBGO News Department was recognized for what we do best, covering the stories that matter the most to our listeners and presenting them in thoughtful and informative ways," said Doyle. "To share a little of the spotlight with journalism giants like John Dinges and Scott Simon was a thrill, especially when both acknowledged they respect the work we do at WBGO. Being recognized by our peers and confirming that we are providing a valuable service to the listening community are what make the PRNDI Awards mean so much to us.”

13th Annual Jazz in the Valley Set at Waryas Park on the Hudson River, August 18

7/1/2013

TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc.
Celebrates the 13th Annual
Jazz in the Valley Festival
Sunday, August 18,
at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie
featuring
Sax Appeal with Jimmy Heath, Gary Bartz, Donald Harrison & Javon Jackson; Maurice Brown; Houston Person; Danny Mixon; 3D Ritmo De Vida; Mike Torsone; Maluwa; Charles Eubanks; and More

Jimmy Heath (Photo credit: Steve Mundinger)

Poughkeepsie, NY, July 01, 2013 – TRANSART and Cultural Services celebrates the 13th Annual Jazz in the Valley at Waryas Park on Main Street on the beautiful banks of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY on Sunday, August 18, at 11:00 am. The festival continues the tradition of intergenerational programming, this year in two unique performance areas, including the Main Stage and the Pavilion Stage, which is free and open to the public. Don’t miss Sax Appeal with Jimmy Heath, Gary Bartz, Donald Harrison and Javon Jackson; Maurice Brown; Houston Person; Danny Mixon; Denise Thimes; Mike Torsone; Karen Taylor; and 3D Ritmo De Vida on the Main Stage plus Maluwa, Charles Eubanks Trio with Warren Benbow and Ratzo Harris; Thomas, Bonga and Joakim; UArts Alumni Quartet; and Big Joe Fitz and the Lo-Fi's on the Pavilion Stage.

“We are thrilled to return to Waryas Park for the second year to not only share world-class entertainment, but also a picture perfect setting along the banks of the Hudson River,” said Greer Smith, founder of TRANSART & Cultural Services and producer of Jazz in the Valley. “To have reached our 13th year of presenting this festival in the heart of the Hudson Valley is testament to the power of jazz and the desire and willingness of fans to continue to seek diverse venues for this special celebration of this great music known as jazz. We are adding a stage that is free and open to the public. The Pavilion Stage will introduce new artists, and tell the history of America’s music in all its forms. We look forward to seeing old friends who have returned year after year and to making new friends who will build upon the tradition.”

Newport Festivals Foundation™ Presents Inaugural Family Concert, August 1

6/27/2013

Newport Festivals Foundation™
Presents Inaugural Family Concert
Thursday, August 1, 5:30 pm,
at Fort Adams State Park
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Amy Cervini (Photo credit: Melanie Einzig)

NEWPORT, RI – The Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival® have seen generations of fans grow up over the past six decades. This summer, in celebration of the music of the iconic events, Newport Festivals Foundation™ presents its inaugural Family Concert on Thursday, August 1, at 5:30 pm at Fort Adams State Park. Held during Newport’s annual BridgeFest, the free concert features jazz vocalist Amy Cervini and The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys in a special concert for young people.

“If you ask people where they acquired their taste for the sounds they love, many will say it’s in their blood – they grew up listening to their parents’ music like I did,” said George Wein, Chairman of Newport Festivals Foundation and producer of the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals. “When you see folks sharing music with their little ones as you walk around the festivals, you know that special memories are being made. We look forward to providing more family events as we continue the tradition and build on the legacy of the festivals.”

Newark Today Goes Green: Beautification of Newark Parks Thursday, June 20, 8pm

6/19/2013

Newark Today Goes Green

Andrew Meyer and Guests
Discuss Beautification of Newark Parks
**on Newark Today, Thursday, June 20, 8:00 pm**

NEWARK, NJ, June 18, 2013 – Newark Today, WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer, with guests from the local, county and state level talking about issues affecting Newark, airs Thursday, June 20, at 8:00 pm. This month’s program focuses on green space in Newark and will include discussions with representatives from the Greater Newark Conservancy and the private companies working on Military Park, Branch Brook Park and Weequahic Park.

The show will be divided into three segments. In the first segment, Meyer will be joined by a representative from the group that is redeveloping Military Park, the same group that re-habbed Bryant Park in New York City, to talk about the work in Newark and what people can expect once it’s done. The second segment will take a look at Newark’s two big county parks, Branch Brook and Weequahic, both designed by the firm of legendary park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. In the final segment, the head of the Greater Newark Conservancy will join Meyer to take questions on how they are greening some of the smaller spaces all over the city.

Guests include George Roberts, Project Analyst, Biederman Redevelopment Ventures; Wilbur McNeil, Founder and President, Weequahic Park Association; Trish Jarecke, Chief Development Officer; and Robin Dougherty, Executive Director, Greater Newark Conservancy. Listeners can submit questions for guests in advance to [email protected].

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2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL® CELEBRATES THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, WHICH REVOLUTIONIZED THE CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND STYLE WITH FUNK AND BEBOP

GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL RETURNS TO CENTRAL PARK Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile Partner for an Afternoon of Jazz

Tune in to the Newport Jazz Festival® You Tube Channel for Close-ups with Robert Glasper, Jon Batiste, Bill Charlap, Edmar Castañeda and Andrea Tierra, David Gilmore, Ali Amr, Rez Abbasi and Donny McCaslin

Native Son Wayne Escoffery Headlines the 30th Annual New Haven Jazz Festival Saturday, August 17, 2013 at New Haven Green Festival Caps Jazz Week, which includes live shows at various New Haven restaurants and club, August 13 – 17

WBGO-FM/Jazz 88.3 Receives Eight Honors from Public Radio News Directors, Inc.

Newport Festivals Foundation™ Presents Inaugural Family Concert Thursday, August 1, 5:30 pm, at Fort Adams State Park FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Newark Today Goes Green Andrew Meyer and Guests Discuss Beautification of Newark Parks on Newark Today, Thursday, June 20, 8:00 pm

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