Newport Jazz Festival Announces 3rd Part of 2017 Lineup
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Newport Jazz Festival Announces 3rd Part of 2017 Lineup
The third wave brings in well-known artists like The Roots, Philadelphia Experiment featuring Questlove and more.
"As this third wave of artists for the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival sweeps the shores of the Narragansett Bay, it feels like you might be in a tsunami; but you will not be drowning, you will be swimming in a sea of the finest traditional and contemporary jazz. Having already seen the first two waves, which includes Maceo Parker, Snarky Puppy and Andra Day, here is wave three,” said producer and founder George Wein.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWein adds, by the way, we will be announcing a fourth wave of Newport Jazz artists in the next few weeks. Hold your breath."
The new auditions are as follows:
Friday, August 4
- *Naturally 7
- *Joey DeFrancesco + The People
- *Christian Sands Quartet with Gilad Hekselman,
- Yasushi Nakamura & Jerome Jennings
Saturday, August 5
- *Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding
- *Uri Caine Trio with Mark Helias & Clarence Penn
- *David Torkanowsky, solo piano
Sunday, August 6
- *The Roots
- *Philadelphia Experiment: Questlove, Christian McBride,
- Uri Caine
- *John Medeski, solo piano
The 2017 Jazz Festival
The 2017 festival is set to take place from Friday, August 4 to Sunday, August 6.
The festival will show off over 50 individual jazz ensembles on four stages including performances at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park.
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SEE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2016 JAZZ FESTIVAL BELOW
2016 Newport Jazz Festival
Chick Corea
Chick Corea (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Norah Jones
Norah Jones (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Joey Alexander
Joey Alexander (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Nels Cline
Nels Cline (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Lizz Wright
Lizz Wright (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Bad Plus
Bad Plus (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Kneebody
Kneebody (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Christian Scott
Christian Scott (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Galactic
Galactic (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Anat Cohen
Anat Cohen (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd New Quartet (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Edmar Castaneda
Edmar Castaneda World Ensemble (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Ben Williams
Ben Williams (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Hot Sardines
Hot Sardines (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Robert Glasper Experiment
Casey Benjamin of the Robert Glasper Experiment (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Django Festival All Stars
Django Festival All Stars (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Heath Brothers
Heath Brothers (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Tierney Sutton
Tierney Sutton (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Yosvany Terry
Yosvany Terry Quintet (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Scofield-Lovano
John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Dave Holland
Dave Holland (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman Expansions Group (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Patrice Quinn
Patrice Quinn, lead vocalist for Kamasi Washington (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Crowd Enjoying NJF
Crowds enjoying the Newport Jazz Festival (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Ft. Adams State Park
Fort Adams State Park (Photo: Rick Farrell)
George Wein
Festival Co-Founder George Wein (Photo: Rick Farrell)
