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Local And Student Discount Tickets Offered For 2013 Newport Jazz Festival

May 24, 2013

NEWPORT, RI: Special discount tickets for the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management are available for a limited time only at the Newport Visitors Center, 23 Americas Cup Avenue. Newport Festivals Foundation is offering General Admission two-day passes for the discount price of $110.00 and single-day Adult General Admission tickets for $60.00. ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation / Salve Regina Present Pathways To Jazz / Anat Cohen

April 30, 2013

Clarinetist/Saxophonist Anat Cohen conducts master class for high school musicians at Salve Regina University on May 4 Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina Present Free Student Program for Second Year NEWPORT, RI: Stellar clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen will conduct a master class and workshop for high school students on Saturday, May 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 ...

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Wayne Shorter Celebrates 80th Birthday In Newport At Festival & Gala

April 29, 2013

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Continues Six-Decade Tradition Of Presenting Once-In-A-Lifetime Jazz Celebrations, This Year Featuring Wayne Shorter’s 80th Birthday Tribute NEWPORT, RI: Legendary tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter will celebrate his 80th birthday year at the annual Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. fundraising benefit, which will be held at Rosecliff, one of Newport’s historic mansions, on Saturday, August ...

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Impact Study: Newport Jazz & Folk Festivals Contribute Millions To RI Economy

April 6, 2013

Economic Impact Study Commissioned by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Estimates Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals Contribute Millions to Rhode Island Economy NEWPORT, RI: At the request of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. commissioned a study designed to measure the economic impact of the 2012 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals ...

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A Smorgasbord Of 21st Century Piano Moods And Grooves At Newport Jazz Festival

April 5, 2013

A Smorgasbord of 21st Century Piano Moods and Grooves at Newport Jazz Festival® August 2-4, 2013 NEWPORT, RI: The Newport Jazz Festival has been one of the greatest showcases for jazz pianists in the past six decades, including Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, John Lewis, Mary Lou Williams, Dave Brubeck and more. This year’s cross-section of keyboard ...

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Newport Jazz Festival Swings With The Ages

March 19, 2013

From Emerging Geniuses to Established Giants The Newport Jazz Festival Swings with the Ages Newport, RI: Jazz, like life, begins at 40! That is around the age when jazz musicians sift through their early impressionable years; when they go through the necessary period of trying to emulate their heroes, and eventually sound like themselves – singing ...

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Newport Jazz Festival Presents Swinging Young Stars

March 12, 2013

2013 Newport Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Showcasing Swinging Young Stars of Today and Tomorrow August 2-4 “We now have so many music schools graduating people who major in jazz, and there’s amazing talent out there. I want to give these young people exposure and be a part of what they’re bringing to music while still ...

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Newport Jazz Festival: Natalie Cole, Freddy Cole, Gregory Porter, Dee Alexander

February 26, 2013

2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL GIVES VOICE TO AN EXCITING SLATE OF SOULFUL LEGENDS AND RISING STARS FEATURING NATALIE COLE, GREGORY PORTER FREDDY COLE AND DEE ALEXANDER NEWPORT, RI: Continuing the rich tradition of presenting the best of emerging and established musicians, the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival, produced by Newport Festivals Foundation, will feature an eclectic slate ...

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Bassist Marcus Miller Joins August 3 Line-up At 2013 Newport Jazz Festival

February 21, 2013

BASSIST MARCUS MILLER JOINS AUGUST 3 LINE-UP AT 2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT, RI: Marcus Miller, the stellar composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a bassist, has been added to the Saturday, August 3, line-up of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which takes place August 2 - 4 at the ...

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Greg Abate: The World Can Sleep Better

by Rob Mariani
January 15, 2013

Only about 10 minutes late for a lunchtime interview with saxophonist Greg Abate, driving up to the restaurant he's clearly visible, standing by the door looking at his watch and scanning the parking lot with a slightly anxious expression on his face. Unlike some of the other famous and infamous players of bebop and jazz, Abate ...