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Jazz Journey to Newport

TAKE A JAZZ JOURNEY TO NEWPORT
AND SPEND THE DAY
AT THE JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL
AUGUST 9 and/or 10

Saturday: Aretha Franklin, Wayne Shorter, Chris Botti, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, Ledisi, Christian Scott & Many More!

Sunday: Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Anthony Hamilton, Soulive, George Wein, Esperanza Spalding, Guillermo Klein & Many More!



NEW YORK, July 15, 2008 - Take a Jazz Journey to Newport and spend the day at the world-renowned JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, RI, on Saturday, August 9, and/or Sunday, August 10, when WLC Entertainment Group hosts a luxury bus trip to the festival by the sea. Set on three stages at historic Fort Adams State Park with some of the world's greatest entertainers in front of you and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean behind you, the festival features two days of non-stop music from 11:30 am - 7:00 pm.

Don't miss the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin; saxophonist Wayne Shorter; trumpeter Chris Botti; soul singer Ledisi; Charlie Haden-Ethan Iverson-Bill Frisell; Dave Holland-Gonzalo Rubalcaba-Chris Potter-Eric Harland; Lettuce with Fred Wesley; Christian Scott and many more artists on Saturday, August 9.

Catch saxophonist Sonny Rollins; pianist Herbie Hancock; vocalist Anthony Hamilton; Argentinean piano master and his international big band, Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos; Soulive with Fred Wesley; Lionel Loueke Trio; Chris Potter's Underground; Empirical; Esperanza Spalding; and Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein & the Newport All-Stars on Sunday, August 10.

Tickets are $200 per person each day, including round-trip bus fare, festival admission and light refreshments aboard the luxury bus liner. Jazz fans can board buses at stops in Brooklyn and Manhattan, leaving New York at 6:30 am and returning 'round midnight each day.

For tickets and more information, visit us on the web or call 718-230-3108 or 401-847-1567.

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