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Carnegie Hall’s Shape of Jazz Series Honors an Icon

Carnegie Hall’s Shape of Jazz series takes the stage on October 18 under a slightly different name that honors one of the genre’s most famous impresarios. Now named the Joyce and George T. Wein Shape of Jazz, the series launches with a performance by teenaged pianist phenom Joey Alexander and his trio. The series’ new namesake, … Read More “Carnegie Hall’s Shape of Jazz Series Honors an Icon”

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Herb Alpert Award Winner Ben Morris to Take Newport Stage for the First Time

Many up-and-coming artists (and even some already-there ones, like singer Dee Dee Bridgewater) will be performing at the Newport Jazz Festival for the first time this year. But only one of them can rightly claim to be the winner of the 2019 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. That would be composer and … Read More “Herb Alpert Award Winner Ben Morris to Take Newport Stage for the First Time”

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Newport Jazz Festival Offering Local Discount Tickets Now Until July 8

Discount tickets for the upcoming Newport Jazz Festival are available if purchased by Monday, July 8 at the Newport Visitors Information Center, located at 23 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, R.I. The iconic festival is set for Aug. 2-4. Local discount tickets cost $55 for general admission to the concerts at Fort Adams State Park … Read More “Newport Jazz Festival Offering Local Discount Tickets Now Until July 8”

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