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Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human Tix at Newport Jazz Fest On Sale 12/18

12/18/2014

Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on
Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am
for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert
featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino

Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale

Chris Botti (photo credit: Fabrizio Ferri)

NEWPORT, RI, December 17, 2014 – Tickets for the opening night concert of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human on the Alex and Ani Stage at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino on Friday, July 31, go on sale worldwide on Thursday, December 18, at 10:00 am. Tickets for the annual pre-concert cocktail party can be purchased at the same time.

The cocktail party begins at 6:15 pm on the Horseshoe Piazza, followed by the concert at 8:00 pm.

To purchase tickets, please log on to the Festival web site at www.newportjazzfest.org or go directly to www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be ordered by phone through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Service charges apply to all tickets ordered online or by phone.

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.

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.

Celebrate 60 Years of Newport Jazz Festival This Weekend

7/31/2014

Celebrate 60 Years of Newport Jazz Festival August 1 – 3
at Historic Fort Adams State Park
and International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dr. John

Cécile McLorin Salvant

NEWPORT, July 30, 2014 – No need to worry about what to do this weekend … head to the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management to celebrate the 60th anniversary of America’s first annual jazz festival. Set in beautiful Newport, RI, August 1 – 3, the festival features three stages and more than 45 artists, including Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bobby McFerrin, Dr. John, David Sanborn, Trombone Shorty, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jon Batiste & Stay Human, Gregory Porter, Snarky Puppy, Ron Carter and many more.

Tickets are still available for all festival events and may be purchased on-line all weekend through Ticketmaster as well as at the entrance to each event. The box office opens at 6:00 PM on Friday night at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and at 9:00 AM each day at Fort Adams State Park. General Admission tickets are also available locally at the Newport Visitor's Center located at 23 America's Cup Ave. in Newport.

iTunes Exclusives: 6 Classic Albums released for Newport Jazz Festival!

7/30/2014

Legacy Recordings Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival
with 6 Classic Album Exclusives

Landmark "Live at Newport" Performances from Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald and
Lionel Hampton Available for 1st Time Digitally

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Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival this summer with the first digital release of six classic "Live at Newport" albums, available exclusively on iTunes: iTunes.com/NewportJazz.

Two of the exclusive new releases -- Ellington at Newport: The Original Album and The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Newport 1958 -- have been newly remastered in 24-bit and Mastered for iTunes. This ensures that the music is delivered to listeners with increased audio fidelity that more closely replicates what the artists, recording engineers and producers intended. Originally released on Columbia Records, The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Newport 1958 is now available for the first time digitally and has also been remastered in 24 bit and Mastered for iTunes. Brubeck's concert performance is a tribute to the music of Duke Ellington.

Since its inception as the "First Annual American Jazz Festival" in 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival set the standard for large scale outdoor summer music gatherings. Subsequent music festivals -- from Newport Folk through Montreux, Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Coachella and beyond -- have Newport Jazz to thank for establishing the concept and reality of a music community coming together for a shared outdoor concert experience.

With the 60th anniversary edition of the Newport Jazz Festival, returning to its original home at the Casino and at Fort Adams State Park on August 1, 2, 3 in Newport, Rhode Island, music fans can enjoy some of the Festival's finest performances from Duke Ellington, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton on six new digital releases.

Jazz impresario and Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein called Duke Ellington's 1956 concert at Newport, "the greatest performance of [Ellington's] career," adding that the music "stood for everything that jazz had been and could be." The digital edition of Ellington At Newport: The Original Album restores the record to its original sequence while adding four live performances that first appeared on Duke Ellington and The Buck Clayton All Stars At Newport (a companion album released in 1956).

Four additional Live at Newport albums are now available for the first time as digital releases:

Ella Fitzgerald - Newport Jazz Festival: Live At Carnegie Hall July 5, 1973
Lionel Hampton - Reunion At Newport 1967
Duke Ellington - Newport 1958
Duke Ellington - Live At Newport 1958

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Newport Festivals Foundation Kids Concert: Bari Koral + Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo

7/18/2014

Newport Festivals Foundation™
Continues Tradition
of Bringing Great Music to Generations of Fans at Second Annual Family Concert
Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 pm,
at Fort Adams State Park
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Bari Koral

NEWPORT, RI, July 18, 2014 – If you ask the Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival® staff what they like about the festivals, no doubt each and every one will get around to talking about the excitement of watching young people enjoy, share and eventually grow up to love music. This summer, in celebration of the music of the iconic events, Newport Festivals Foundation™ presents its second annual Family Concert on Wednesday, July 30, at 6:00 pm at Fort Adams State Park. Held during Newport’s annual BridgeFest, the free concert features Bari Koral Family Rock Band and Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo: Wake Up, Clarinet! in a special concert for young people.

“It is a major goal of the Foundation to build upon the legacy of the Jazz and Folk festivals by encouraging families to take part in the concerts and education events we present throughout the year,” said Deborah Ross, Education Director of the Newport Festivals Foundation. “As a parent, I know how important it is to share music and the arts with kids, and I hope that families throughout the area will come out to this free concert to not just enjoy the music, but to create fond memories for years to come.”

Newport Jazz Festival Schedule Cubes

7/17/2014

For a printable schedule please click HERE.

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Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human Tix at Newport Jazz Fest On Sale 12/18

Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on
Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am
for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert
featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino

Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale

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

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 Exceeds Goal for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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

Newport Jazz Festival® Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back

Newport Jazz Festival®
Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back

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

Notes from The Wein Machine: Thank You!

Notes from The Wein Machine: Thank You!

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

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

Celebrate 60 Years of Newport Jazz Festival This Weekend

Celebrate 60 Years of Newport Jazz Festival August 1 – 3
at Historic Fort Adams State Park
and International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino

iTunes Exclusives: 6 Classic Albums released for Newport Jazz Festival!

Legacy Recordings Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival
with 6 Classic Album Exclusives

Landmark "Live at Newport" Performances from Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald and
Lionel Hampton Available for 1st Time Digitally

* * * * *

Newport Festivals Foundation Kids Concert: Bari Koral + Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo

Newport Festivals Foundation™
Continues Tradition
of Bringing Great Music to Generations of Fans at Second Annual Family Concert
Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 pm,
at Fort Adams State Park
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Newport Jazz Festival Schedule Cubes

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Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale

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

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

Celebrate 60 Years of Newport Jazz Festival August 1 – 3 at Historic Fort Adams State Park and International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino

Legacy Recordings Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival with 6 Classic Album Exclusives Landmark "Live at Newport" Performances from Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton Available for 1st Time Digitally * * * * *

Newport Festivals Foundation™ Continues Tradition of Bringing Great Music to Generations of Fans at Second Annual Family Concert Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 pm, at Fort Adams State Park FREE TO THE PUBLIC

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Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on
Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am
for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert
featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino

Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale

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

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

Celebrate 60 Years of Newport Jazz Festival August 1 – 3
at Historic Fort Adams State Park
and International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino

Legacy Recordings Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival
with 6 Classic Album Exclusives

Landmark "Live at Newport" Performances from Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald and
Lionel Hampton Available for 1st Time Digitally

* * * * *

Newport Festivals Foundation™
Continues Tradition
of Bringing Great Music to Generations of Fans at Second Annual Family Concert
Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 pm,
at Fort Adams State Park
FREE TO THE PUBLIC