Newport Jazz Festival® Tickets
for Friday and Sunday at Fort Adams
Still Available While Supplies Last
Newport, RI, July 25, 2016 – Tickets are still available for Friday and Sunday concerts for the Newport Jazz Festival® at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
On July 29, don’t miss Friday at the Fort, made possible in part by the generous support of the Rhode Island Foundation, with concerts by some of the jazz world’s brightest new stars. Artists include Kamasi Washington, Galactic, Kneebody, Tierney Sutton, Peter Apfelbaum Sparkler, Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Donny McCaslin Group, The legendary Heath Brothers and more.
On Sunday, July 31, catch Angélique Kidjo, Robert Glasper Experiment, Nels Cline Music from Lovers, Lizz Wright, José James, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music, Kenny Barron Trio, Charles Lloyd New Quartet, The Anat Cohen Tentet, The Westerlies, an encore performance by Kamasi Washington and many more.
On July 29, don’t miss Friday at the Fort, made possible in part by the generous support of the Rhode Island Foundation, with concerts by some of the jazz world’s brightest new stars. Artists include Kamasi Washington, Galactic, Kneebody, Tierney Sutton, Peter Apfelbaum Sparkler, Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Donny McCaslin Group, The legendary Heath Brothers and more.
On Sunday, July 31, catch Angélique Kidjo, Robert Glasper Experiment, Nels Cline Music from Lovers, Lizz Wright, José James, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music, Kenny Barron Trio, Charles Lloyd New Quartet, The Anat Cohen Tentet, The Westerlies, an encore performance by Kamasi Washington and many more.
The Friday evening concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame features award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter plus Chick Corea Trilogy with the Festival’s Artistic Director and Bassist Christian McBride and Drummer Brian Blade.
Although single-day tickets for Saturday concerts at Fort Adams and multiple-day passes are no longer available, there’s plenty of great jazz on Friday and Sunday.
To purchase tickets now, log on to www.newportjazzfest.org. If available, tickets for Friday and Sunday also can be purchased at the venue Box Offices.
Although single-day tickets for Saturday concerts at Fort Adams and multiple-day passes are no longer available, there’s plenty of great jazz on Friday and Sunday.
To purchase tickets now, log on to www.newportjazzfest.org. If available, tickets for Friday and Sunday also can be purchased at the venue Box Offices.
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Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ was founded by George Wein in 2010 to build and continue the legacies of the famed Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival®. Under the auspices of the Foundation, the Newport Jazz and Folk 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. In addition, the Foundation presents 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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