Newport Jazz Festival Releases 2016 Summer Line-Up
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Newport Jazz Festival Releases 2016 Summer Line-Up
It may be freezing outside, but tonight the Newport Jazz Festival has announced a hot summer schedule for 2016.
The 2016 festival includes a wide variety of jazz, "from ragtime piano to the most progressive innovations from the minds of today's young musicians," said festival founder George Wein, who has produced the festival since its inception in 1954. "The Newport Jazz Festival is quite different from other jazz festivals around the world. With multiple stages of music each day, we are able to present a panoply of the world of jazz. Having the opportunity to utilize the creativity of more than 50 different artists means that we can present every style of jazz."
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe 2016 Newport Jazz Festival will take place in Newport, RI, July 29 - 31 at historic Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 am at www.newportjazzfest.org
Who's Playing
The 2016 edition of America's first annual jazz fest will feature 22-time Grammy-winning jazz composer Chick Corea, celebrating his 75th birthday at both the Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams. Also doing double duty are Grammy-winning vocalist Gregory Porter and saxophonist Kamasi Washington, in his festival debut. Others making their debut appearances are the New Orleans' seminal funk band Galactic, vocalist Tierney Sutton, the brass quartet The Westerlies, The Hot Sardines; the supergroup Potter, Holland, Loueke & Harland; and pianistsRossano Sportiello, Kris Davis and Terry Waldo.
Among the more than 50 musicians/bands appearing are Angélique Kidjo; John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet; Darcy James Argue's Secret Society; Charles Lloyd New Quartet; Robert Glasper Experiment; Django Festival All Stars;Kenny Barron Trio; Yosvanny Terry Quintet; Toshiko Akiyoshi; Steve Coleman and Five Elements; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music; José James; Kneebody and many others.
Leading new ensembles or presenting new projects are Eric Revis Parallax; The Bad Plus performs Ornette Coleman's landmark 1972 album Science Fiction;Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express; Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble; Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9; Stefon Harris Sonic Creed; Dave Liebman Expansions Group and Anat Cohen's Clarinet Re-Imagined.
Along with jazz superstars and Grammy winners galore, emerging artists will also have the chance to participate at the festival, particularly on Friday at Fort Adams. New compositions funded with support from the George Wein/Doris Duke Artistic Programming Fund will be presented by Peter Apfelbaum's Sparkler, Tyshawn Sorey & Alloy, Sullivan Fortner Quartet and Ben Williams & Sound Effect. Students from around New England will be well represented with appearances by the URI Big Band, various Berklee College of Music bands and the all-state bands from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, the festival welcomes a recipient of The ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards.
The lineup for the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management is as follows:
Friday, July 29, 2016 8:00 pm
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
Gregory Porter: Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Jahmal Nichols
Chick Corea Trilogy: Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
Friday, July 29, 2016, 11:00 am - 6:30pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
Galactic
Kamasi Washington
Kneebody: Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Kaveh Rastegar, Ben Wendel,
Nate Wood
Peter Apfelbaum's Sparkler: Peter Apfelbaum, Natalie Cressman, Jill Ryan,
Will Bernard, Kyle Sanna, Charlie Ferguson
Tierney Sutton: "After Blue" The Joni Mitchell Project: Tierney Sutton,
Mark Summer, Serge Merlaud
Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson,
Maria Grand, Miles Okazaki, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman
Tyshawn Sorey & Alloy: Tyshawn Sorey, Corey Smythe, Chris Tordini
Sullivan Fortner Quartet: Sullivan Fortner, Tivon Pennicott, Aidan Carroll, Joe Dyson
Eric Revis Parallax: Eric Revis, Ken Vandermark, Kris Davis, Nasheet Waits
URI Newport Big Band, Under the Direction of Jared Sims
And More ...
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
Chick Corea Trilogy: Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
Gregory Porter: Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Jahmal Nichols
Angelique Kidjo: Angelique Kidjo, Dominic James, Magatte Sow, Benjamin Zwerin,
Yayo Serka
The Bad Plus performs Ornette Coleman's SCIENCE FICTION: Reid Anderson,
Ethan Iverson, David King, Tim Berne, Ron Miles, Sam Newsome, Ron Miles
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet: John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Ben Street,
Bill Stewart
Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express: Monty Alexander, Hassan Shakur,
Obed Calvaire, Andy Bassford, Joshua Thomas, Karl Wright
Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble: Edmar Castañeda, Andrea Tierra,
Grégoire Maret, Itai Kriss, Marshall Gilkes, Shlomi Cohen, Pablo Vergara,
David Silliman, Rodrigo Villalon
Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9: Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes,
Charlie Burnham, Doug Wieselman, Peter Apfelbaum, Erik Lawrence, Matt Munisteri, Brad Jones, Donald Edwards
The Hot Sardines: Miz Elizabeth, Evan "Bibs" Palazzo, "Fast Eddy" Francisco,
Jason Prover, Mike Sailors, Nick Myers, Evan "Sugar" Crane, Alex Raderman
Stefon Harris Sonic Creed: Stefon Harris, James Francies, Elena Pinderhughes,
Mike Moreno, Joshua Crumbly, Jonathan Pinson
Dave Liebman Expansions Group: Dave Liebman, Matt Vashlishan, Bobby Avey,
Tony Marino, Alex Ritz
Henry Butler (solo piano)
Kris Davis (solo piano)
Mary Halvorson (solo guitar)
Terry Waldo (solo piano)
The ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Recipient
RI Music Educators Association Sr. All-State Jazz Ensemble
And More ...
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 7:30 pm
Location TBD
Newport Festivals Foundation Fundraiser/Gala
Sunday, July 31, 2016, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Rueben Rogers,
Eric Harland
José James: José James, Takeshi Obayashi, Solomon Dorsey, Nate Smith
Potter, Holland, Loueke & Harland: Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke,
Eric Harland
Robert Glasper Experiment
Anat Cohen's Clarinet Re-Imagined
Kamasi Washington
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music
Django Festival All Stars: Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier, Pierre Blanchard,
DouDou Cuillerier, Brian Torff
Kenny Barron Trio: Kenny Barron, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake
Yosvany Terry Quintet: Yosvany Terry, Michael Rodriguez, Osmany Paredes,
Yunior Terry, Obed Calvaire
Ben Williams & Sound Effect: Ben Williams, Gilad Hekselman, Christian Sands
Toshiko Akiyoshi (solo piano)
Rossano Sportiello (solo piano)
The Westerlies: Riley Mulherkar, Zubin Hensler, Andy Clausen, Willem de Koch
MA Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band
And More ...
Stay tuned to social media for more announcements on an on-going basis.
Newport Jazz Festival 2015: Weekend Highlights
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson hit the stage with a $100 bill and a crack band behind her. Her show was a tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday who was born 100 years ago. Wilson strode through several classics including “You Go to My Head,” “These Foolish Things,” and “Billie’s Blues.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Pat Martino
Pat Martino is a veteran jazz guitarist who hung out with legends Wes Montgomery and John Coltrane as a teenager in Philadelphia. He brought his Organ Trio to Newport featuring organist Pat Bianchi. Their set didn’t disappoint; the band played originals “Mac Tough,” and “Inside Out,” as well as the Montgomery classic “Full House.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Hiromi
Hiromi returned to Newport this year playing the Fort Stage Saturday. A native of Japan, Hiromi came to the United States to study at Berklee College in 1999. The dynamic pianist led her Trio Project through several original compositions including “Warrior,” “Dreamer” and “Alive.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste is a jazz artist who’s hit the big time. His enthusiastic performance demonstrated why he was chosen to be the band leader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. His diverse set Saturday included the jazz classic “Love for Sale” as well as “If You’re Happy and You Know it” and the “Star Spangled Banner.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly joined Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human throughout the weekend. The saxophonist leads her own band as well and is part of a recently released documentary film about the late sax player Frank Morgan. (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Lisa Fischer
Lisa Fischer may be best known as a backup vocalist with the Rolling Stones. But she shines brightest with her own band Grand Baton. She rocked the house with her 1991 Grammy winning single “How Can I Ease the Pain,” as well as a couple of re-arranged Stones classics, “Jumping Jack Flash,” and “Wild Horses.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Tom Harrell
Legendary flugelhorn/trumpeter Tom Harrell and his quintet played to a full house on the Harbor Stage. He’s played on over 260 recordings during the course of his 40+ year career. The band played Harrell’s original compositions including “Delta of the Mile” and “Journey to the Stars.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett is one of the leading saxophone players in the world today. He began his career playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and later played with Miles Davis. He won a Grammy in 2010 for his collaboration album Five Peace Band. Saturday, fans heard “J. Mac,” “Happy People” and “Wayne’s Thing.” (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra closed the proceedings on Saturday with a lively set of spicy classics. Jazz, rock and pop came together for hits like “Angola,” “Overjoyed” and “We Will Rock You.”The Grammy winning artist is a tireless advocate for the city and music of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Brandon Ross
Brandon Ross, lead guitarist for Cassandra Wilson, has played with other jazz stars like Bill Frisell as well as mainstream artists including Joan Osborne. He had solos on several numbers including "With a Little Moonlight," and "All of Me." (Photo: Ken Abrams)
RIMEA Jazz Ensemble
Every year at Newport, the Rhode Island Music Educator's Association takes part in the festivities with the RIMEA Senior Jazz Ensemble. The band features some of the best high school students in state led by conductor Willie Hill. Their set included selections from jazz greats John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and John Scofield. (Pictured: Nick Schmidt on guitar.) (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Scott Robinson
Scott Robinson fronted his doctette on the Harbor Stage Sunday. He was overshadowed physically (but not musically) by his contrasax, a gigantic instrument that makes the stand up bass seem like a violin. (Photo: Rick Farrell)
John Faddis
John Faddis led a three trumpet attack Sunday on the Quad Stage with the help of his able band and fellow horn blowers Sean Jones and Marquis Hill. Faddis, who is known for playing some of the highest notes possible on the trumpet, impressed with originals and covers including the Miles Davis classic "Seven Steps to Heaven." (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Dr. John
New Orleans ambassador Dr. John got the party started at the Fort Stage on Sunday. He returned to Newport after illness forced him to cancel last year. Fans rocked to hits "Jockamo," "St. James Infirmary" and "Goodnite Irene." (Photo: Ken Abrams)
Joey Alexander
12 year old Joey Alexander is a child prodigy who has made a huge impression on the jazz world. With film crews in tow, he entertained those present with jazz classics "Footprints" and "It Might as Well be Spring." (Photo: Rick Farrell)
MMEA
Massachusetts Music Educators Association Jazz Band (Photo: Rick Farrell)
Jon Lampley
Stay Human trumpeter Jon Lampley (Photo: Ken Abrams)
James Carter
Award winning saxophonist James Carter (Photo: Rick Farrell)
