The line-up for Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management was announced yesterday. The festival, which has expanded to three full days, is scheduled to take place August 1 – 3, 2014.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, January 23, at 10:00 am at www.newportjazzfest.org.
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – To Billie with Love
Friday, August 1, 2014, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
- Jon Batiste & Stay Human
- John Zorn’s Masada Marathon: Dave Douglas, Marc Ribot, Cyro Baptista, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Ikue Mori, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron, Kenny Wollesen & many others
- Miguel Zenón Big Band
- Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
- Snarky Puppy
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Rudresh Mahanthappa – Charlie Parker Project, A World Premier
- Amir ElSaffar Quintet with Ole Mathisen, John Escreet, Francois Moutin & Dan Weiss
- Mostly Other People Do The Killing: Steve Bernstein, Jon Irabagon, Dave Taylor,
- Brandon Seabrook, Ron Stabinsky, Moppa Elliott & Kevin Shea
- Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors
- University of Rhode Island Newport Jazz Big Band
Saturday, August 2, 2014, 10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Dave Holland Prism with Kevin Eubanks, Craig Taborn & Eric Harland
- Gregory Porter
- Robert Glasper Experiment
- SF Jazz Collective: Miguel Zenón, Avishai Cohen, David Sanchez, Robin Eubanks, Warren Wolf, Edward Simon, Matt Penman & Obed Calvaire
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band with Jon Cowherd, Chris Thomas, Melvin Butler & Myron Walden
- Pedrito Martinez Group featuring Ariacne Trujillo with Alvaro Benavides & Jhaire Sala
- Dick Hyman, Howard Alden & Jay Leonhart
- Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet
- Newport Now 60 Band: Anat Cohen, Karrin Allyson, Randy Brecker, Mark Whitfield, Peter Martin, Larry Grenadier & Clarence Penn
- Umbria Jazz presents Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda
- Symposium on Jazz
- And More …
Sunday, August 3, 2014, 10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
- Bobby McFerrin spirityouall
- David Sanborn & Joey DeFrancesco with Billy Hart & Warren Wolf
- Dr. John & The Nite Trippers
- Gary Burton New Quartet with Julian Lage, Scott Colley & Marcus Gilmore
- Vijay Iyer Sextet with Graham Haynes, Mark Shim, Steve Lehman, Stephan Crump & Marcus Gilmore
- Danilo Perez Panama 500 with Ben Street, Adam Cruz & Roman Diaz
- Django Festival All-Stars featuring Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier, Pierre Blanchard, DouDou Cuillerier & Brian Torff
- Ron Carter Trio with Russell Malone & Donald Vega
- Lee Konitz Quartet with special guest Grace Kelly
- Ravi Coltrane
- The Cookers: Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee & Billy Hart
- Mingus Big Band
- The Brubeck Brothers
- George Wein & Newport All-Stars with Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Randy Brecker, Lew Tabackin, Jay Leonhart & Lewis Nash
- And More …
*Schedule Subject to Change
