Newport Jazz Festival, Sunday, August 5 at Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI
We have for you today, a photographic review from the final day of this years Newport Jazz Festival. The complete photo collection can be seen HERE.
Fort Stage
I missed the first act on the main stage so my first visit to the stage was to catch some of Ryan Truesdell's Gill Evans Centennial Project. More photos HERE.
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| Ryan Truesdell |
Up next, jazzy siblings the 3 Cohens: Yuval, Anat & Avishai. Their closing number "Shufla De Shufla" was a highlight for me. More photos HERE.
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| Yuval, Avishai & Anat Cohen |
They were followed by the Maria Schneider Orchestra. More photos HERE.
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| Maria Schneider |
Closing out the day was the Tedeschi Trucks Band. This was the set I most looked forward to and my favorite set of the day. They tossed a little Sly & The Family Stone in the mix as well as a nice rendition of "Wade In The Water." While some of the more traditional jazz fans may not have found them their cup of tea, there were a fair share of people who couldn't get enough of the band. More photos HERE.
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| Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi |
Quad Stage
Kicking off the day on the Quad stage was the Lewis Nash Quintet. More photos HERE.
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| Lewis Nash |
Up next was Kurt Elling. I ran into more than a few people who were gushing about how much they enjoy Elling and couldn't wait for his set to start. The previous weekend I witnessed people swooning over Gary Clark, Jr. On this day, I witnessed people swooning over Elling. More photos HERE.
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| Kurt Elling |
My final trip to the Quad was to take in the Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet. I'm not a trumpet fan but gosh darnit, I dug Akinmusire's set. More photos HERE.
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| Ambrose Akinmusire |
Harbor Stage
I only made it around to the Harbor stage to catch one act, Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell. More photos HERE.
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| Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell |
The Audience
More photos HERE.
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| Fans enjoying the festival. |
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| Fan hula hooping while enjoying the music. |
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| Fan enjoying the Tedeschi Trucks Band |
It was a great weekend of music and I enjoyed myself even if the heat, while less than it had been the previous week, did me in. Until next time.
