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Newport Festivals Foundation Exceeds Goal For Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

November 19, 2014

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Exceeds Goal for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Artistic Reserve Grant NEWPORT, RI – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. (NFF) has exceeded its goal to raise $750, 000 towards a three-to-one match to create a $1, 000, 000 artistic reserve grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF), it was announced today by George ...

Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival 2014, Day 3

by Timothy J. O'Keefe
August 15, 2014

Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State Park Newport, RI Sunday, August 3, 2014 Smack--loud and robust, the horns blasted at the audience with a sound so voluminous it seemed impossible only four horns could have created it. And yet, four horns had. “Were you here ...

Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival 2014, Day 2

by Timothy J. O'Keefe
August 8, 2014

Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State Park Newport, RI Saturday, August 2, 2014 From the first crushing strike against the drums, Brian Blade's heavy hand and swirling rolls captivated the audience attending a rainy installment of the Newport Jazz Festival. Blade led his Fellowship Band through “Stoner Hill," a dour, gray ...

Article: Live Review

Newport Jazz Festival 2014

by Timothy J. O'Keefe
August 7, 2014

Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State Park Newport, RI Friday, August 1, 2014 The saxophone reed squealed, as David Sanchez tastefully demonstrated mastery of jazz, but with dark clouds looming on the horizon, music wasn't the only thing on the minds of the patrons at the 60th Newport Jazz Festival presented ...

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Newport Jazz Festival @ 60: Lots of Rain, Great Musical Moments, Loyal Fans

August 6, 2014

The Newport Jazz Festival, grandaddy of outdoor music festivals all over the world, marked its 60th anniversary over the weekend in grand, loving and soggy fashion. The August 1-3 event was quite the extravaganza, keeping we writers and photographers racing from stage to stage to stage in pursuit of its strong lineups and great music. There ...

Article: Album Review

Joe Beck: Get Me Joe Beck

Read "Get Me Joe Beck" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
April 17, 2014

It would be something of an understatement to say that the late Joe Beck was a fine guitarist. In truth, he was one of the most multifaceted players to wield the instrument during his lifetime. Beck was hailed for his funky fusion work, both as an individual and in combination with saxophonist David Sanborn, he was ...

News: Performance / Tour

Roger Williams University To Host Free Concert  with Jazz Musician Aaron Diehl

April 3, 2014

Roger Williams University to Host Free Concert  with Jazz Musician Aaron Diehl on April 16 Members of the public welcome to attend intimate Live at RWU performance  featuring up- and-coming pianist Aaron Diehl  BRISTOL, RI – At just 29 years old, Aaron Diehl – a “smart young pianist with a fastidious grasp of jazz traditions, ” ...

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60th Anniversary Newport Jazz Festival Line-up Announced Today

January 22, 2014

George Wein Announces Line-up for 60th Anniversary Celebration of Newport Jazz Festival® August 1-3, 2014, Including Three Full Days of Performances by Established and Emerging Artists Performers include Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin spirityouall, Trombone Shorty, David Sanborn & Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. John, Dave Holland, John Zorn, Robert Glasper, Cécile McLorin ...

Article: New York Beat

Minton's: An iconic Jazz Haven Re-opens in Harlem

by Rob Mariani
December 14, 2013

An iconic jazz haven is born again. It's a name I don't think I've heard spoken of in many years. And so when I learned that after many years, “Minton's Playhouse" was re-opening at its original address at West 118th Street in Harlem on the ground floor of the old Cecil Hotel, I was ...

News: Performance / Tour

"Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60" Tour Celebrates Iconic Newport Jazz Festival

December 12, 2013

“Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60” Tour Celebrates Iconic Newport Jazz Festival across the Nation NEWPORT, RI – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world- renowned Newport Jazz Festival (August 1-3, 2014), clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, vocalist/pianist Karrin Allyson, bassists Larry Grenadier and Ben Allison, pianist Peter Martin, guitarist Mark Whitfield, trumpeter Randy Brecker, and drummer ...