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Newport Jazz 2021: Day 1

Two years ago around this time, they had a jazz festival in Newport, R.I., the same way they have for decades. One year ago, as … Read More “Newport Jazz 2021: Day 1”

Live Review: The 65th Newport Jazz Festival, for the First Time

I have a confession to make: Before this year, I’d never been to the Newport Jazz Festival. Growing up in and around Boston with a … Read More “Live Review: The 65th Newport Jazz Festival, for the First Time”

Live Review: George Wein’s “One More Once” at Newport

On Thursday, August 1, the evening before the official start of the 65th Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein, the festival’s original organizer and longtime leader, … Read More “Live Review: George Wein’s “One More Once” at Newport”

2018 Newport Jazz Festival: Special Recap

In between bouts of torrential rain and sticky heat, hundreds of musicians played for tens of thousands of listeners over the course of three days … Read More “2018 Newport Jazz Festival: Special Recap”

Field Notes: Newport 2017, Day Three

“I view the [jazz] tradition as being like the roots of a tree,” the bassist Christian McBride told JT writer Nate Chinen in 2013. “But you … Read More “Field Notes: Newport 2017, Day Three”

Field Notes: Newport 2017, Day Two

There’s a very true cliché that jazz musicians, producers, promoters and other industry folks like to deploy in case of emergency, when something that had … Read More “Field Notes: Newport 2017, Day Two”

Field Notes: Newport 2017, Day One

There’s a story, an angle to the Newport Jazz Festival this year, other than the long-running narrative about it being an enduring institution of jazz … Read More “Field Notes: Newport 2017, Day One”