The Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management announced their 2016 lineup. Yay!
Tickets go on sale this Thursday, January 21, at 10AM at www.newportjazzfest.org.
Taking place July 29 - 31, in scenic Newport, RI, the Newport Jazz Festival will give jazz fans a cornucopia of jazz. Over the course of three days, you'll have plenty to see and hear…emerging artists, veterans, ensembles, new projects…more jazz than you can shake a stick at.
Here's the lineup. There's something for everybody. See you there?
Tickets go on sale this Thursday, January 21, at 10AM at www.newportjazzfest.org.
Taking place July 29 - 31, in scenic Newport, RI, the Newport Jazz Festival will give jazz fans a cornucopia of jazz. Over the course of three days, you'll have plenty to see and hear…emerging artists, veterans, ensembles, new projects…more jazz than you can shake a stick at.
Here's the lineup. There's something for everybody. See you there?
Friday, July 29, 2016 8:00 pm
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
- Gregory Porter: Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Jahmal Nichols
- Chick Corea Trilogy: Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
Friday, July 29, 2016, 11:00 am - 6:30pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
- Galactic
- Kamasi Washington
- Kneebody: Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Kaveh Rastegar, Ben Wendel, Nate Wood
- Peter Apfelbaum's Sparkler: Peter Apfelbaum, Natalie Cressman, Jill Ryan, Will Bernard, Kyle Sanna, Charlie Ferguson
- Tierney Sutton: "After Blue" The Joni Mitchell Project: Tierney Sutton, Mark Summer, Serge Merlaud
- Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Maria Grand, Miles Okazaki, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman
- Tyshawn Sorey & Alloy: Tyshawn Sorey, Corey Smythe, Chris Tordini
- Sullivan Fortner Quartet: Sullivan Fortner, Tivon Pennicott, Aidan Carroll, Joe Dyson
- Eric Revis Parallax: Eric Revis, Ken Vandermark, Kris Davis, Nasheet Waits
- URI Newport Big Band, Under the Direction of Jared Sims
- And More ...
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
- Chick Corea Trilogy: Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
- Gregory Porter: Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Jahmal Nichols
- Angelique Kidjo: Angelique Kidjo, Dominic James, Magatte Sow, Benjamin Zwerin, Yayo Serka
- The Bad Plus performs Ornette Coleman's SCIENCE FICTION: Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson, David King, Tim Berne, Ron Miles, Sam Newsome, Ron Miles
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
- John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet: John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Ben Street, Bill Stewart
- Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express: Monty Alexander, Hassan Shakur, Obed Calvaire, Andy Bassford, Joshua Thomas, Karl Wright
- Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble: Edmar Castañeda, Andrea Tierra, Grégoire Maret, Itai Kriss, Marshall Gilkes, Shlomi Cohen, Pablo Vergara, David Silliman, Rodrigo Villalon Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9: Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes, Charlie Burnham, Doug Wieselman, Peter Apfelbaum, Erik Lawrence, Matt Munisteri, Brad Jones, Donald Edwards
- The Hot Sardines: Miz Elizabeth, Evan "Bibs" Palazzo, "Fast Eddy" Francisco, Jason Prover, Mike Sailors, Nick Myers, Evan "Sugar" Crane, Alex Raderman
- Stefon Harris Sonic Creed: Stefon Harris, James Francies, Elena Pinderhughes, Mike Moreno, Joshua Crumbly, Jonathan Pinson
- Dave Liebman Expansions Group: Dave Liebman, Matt Vashlishan, Bobby Avey, Tony Marino, Alex Ritz
- Henry Butler (solo piano)
- Kris Davis (solo piano)
- Mary Halvorson (solo guitar)
- Terry Waldo (solo piano)
- The ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Recipient
- RI Music Educators Association Sr. All-State Jazz Ensemble
- And More ...
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 7:30 pm
Location TBD
- Newport Festivals Foundation Fundraiser/Gala
Sunday, July 31, 2016, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
- Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Rueben Rogers, Eric Harland
- José James: José James, Takeshi Obayashi, Solomon Dorsey, Nate Smith
- Potter, Holland, Loueke & Harland: Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland
- Robert Glasper Experiment
- Anat Cohen's Clarinet Re-Imagined
- Kamasi Washington
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music
- Django Festival All Stars: Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier, Pierre Blanchard, DouDou Cuillerier, Brian Torff
- Kenny Barron Trio: Kenny Barron, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake
- Yosvany Terry Quintet: Yosvany Terry, Michael Rodriguez, Osmany Paredes, Yunior Terry, Obed Calvaire
- Ben Williams & Sound Effect: Ben Williams, Gilad Hekselman, Christian Sands
- Toshiko Akiyoshi (solo piano)
- Rossano Sportiello (solo piano)
- The Westerlies: Riley Mulherkar, Zubin Hensler, Andy Clausen, Willem de Koch
- MA Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band
- And More ...
Stay tuned to social media for more announcements on an on-going basis.
Artists Subject to Change
