Newport Jazz Festival News

 
Jack DeJohnette to celebrate 70th birthday at Newport Jazz Festival
Boston Globe
On the first weekend in August, DeJohnette will play the Newport Jazz Festival in three different settings. In addition to his working quintet, the Jack DeJohnette Group (with saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, guitarist Dave Fiu-czynski, pianist George ...


 
Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Newport Jazz Festival® Advisory Committee
Jazzcorner
NEW YORK, NY, May 14, 2012 - To enhance dialogue and share knowledge about the ever-evolving art form of jazz, George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ today announced the creation of the Newport Jazz Festival® Advisory Committee, ...
Bank of the West Sponsors Southern California's Most Famous Smooth Jazz FestivalPR Newswire (press release)

all 3 news articles »
 
Summer's Pop and Jazz Festivals Load Their Lineups
New York Times
MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Sept. 21-23. This festival was a predecessor for all the jazz festivals to follow. Started in 1958 with Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie as headliners (and running consecutively since), it pioneered the ...

and more »
 
NOLA.com
New Orleans Jazz Festival Sees 'Biggest Crowd Ever' (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
"It was the biggest crowd ever," said Wein, 86, who founded both the New Orleans and Newport jazz festivals. "I was told over 70000 people went through gates just Saturday." Ron York, a 47-year-old salesman from Detroit, said he had attended both ...
Preservation Hall Jazz Band marks 50 years at New Orleans' Jazz FestWashington Post
Preservation Hall closed out 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest with star-studded ...NOLA.com

all 153 news articles »
 
Graves' Mountain welcomes music fans to festival
The Daily Progress
The old-time fiddle, banjo and jug players have traveled the road with the Dave Matthews Band Caravan and have appeared in countless gigs, including the Newport Jazz Festival. Their mix of Southern black music from the 1920s to the early jazz era ...


 
USA TODAY
Jazz Fest celebrates Preservation Hall's 50th year
CBS News
"It's important that the Preservation Hall people keep playing," said Wein, who also founded the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. "Times have changed, but the spirit and feel remain the same." The French Quarter-based music venue was founded in ...
Tradition and sunshine close out Jazz FestKansas City Star
A Musical Home Away From HomeWall Street Journal
Preservation Hall Jazz Band marks 50 years at festGainesville Sun

all 1,252 news articles »
 
Bank of the West Sponsors Southern California's Most Famous Smooth Jazz Festival
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Bank of the West is proud to be the presenting sponsor for the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, to be held May 18 -20 in Newport Beach. More than 25 smooth-jazz artists will perform during ...

and more »