Jazz on a Summer’s Day, Bert Stern’s fabled film of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, is being re-released to virtual cinemas on August 12 by … Read More “Jazz on a Summer’s Day to Be Re-Released Online Aug. 12 (VIDEO)”
It’s official: There will be no Newport Jazz Festival or Newport Folk Festival this year. Today (Apr. 29) the Newport Festivals organization announced the cancellation … Read More “Newport Festivals Canceled for 2020”
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 … Read More “Carnegie Hall’s Shape of Jazz Series Honors an Icon”
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 … Read More “Herb Alpert Award Winner Ben Morris to Take Newport Stage for the First Time”
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 … Read More “Newport Jazz Festival Offering Local Discount Tickets Now Until July 8”
If you’re a fan of the annual Newport Jazz Festival—the 2018 edition of which will be held this coming weekend—you’ll probably be pleased to learn … Read More “Newport Festivals Sign 25-Year Agreement”
Will succeed George Wein as music curator
Read More “Christian McBride Named Newport Artistic Director”
Anat Cohen leads six others; 16 more cities to go
Read More “Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 Launches in Atlanta”
George Wein now seeking title sponsor for his Newport Jazz Festival
Read More “CareFusion Out as Sponsor of Newport and Other Jazz Events”
Wolfgang’s Vault offers free, high-quality Newport Jazz Festival recordings online
