Charles Lloyd, the Infinite Improviser, to Perform Three Concerts with Different Bands
as Artist-in-Residence
at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® August 3-5
NEWPORT, RI, May 29, 2018 – The Grammy Award-winning tenor/soprano saxophonist, bandleader, composer and NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd – who turned 80 on March 15 – will be the Artist-in-Residence at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, performing three concerts at Fort Adams State Park in celebration of his birthday.
Lloyd, who last played at the festival in 2016, and for six decades has reigned supreme as one of the most original and popular jazz artists, will perform his first set on August 3 with his group, Sangam, his Indian-influenced trio consisting of tabla master Zakir Hussain and Houston drummer Eric Harland, who has been with Lloyd for over a decade. On August 4, Harland joins Lloyd with his New Quartet featuring another Houstonian, pianist and MacArthur Fellow, Jason Moran, and bassist Reuben Rogers. On August 5, Charles Lloyd & Friends, an all-star ensemble featuring folk/pop singer Lucinda Williams, guitarists Marvin Sewell and Stuart Mathis, plus Moran, Rogers and Harland, take the stage. Don’t miss Lloyd and these friends on his forthcoming CD, Vanished Garden, with his group, The Marvels, a guitar-centric ensemble that is a finely textured blend of jazz, country, blues and Americana.
Lloyd, who last played at the festival in 2016, and for six decades has reigned supreme as one of the most original and popular jazz artists, will perform his first set on August 3 with his group, Sangam, his Indian-influenced trio consisting of tabla master Zakir Hussain and Houston drummer Eric Harland, who has been with Lloyd for over a decade. On August 4, Harland joins Lloyd with his New Quartet featuring another Houstonian, pianist and MacArthur Fellow, Jason Moran, and bassist Reuben Rogers. On August 5, Charles Lloyd & Friends, an all-star ensemble featuring folk/pop singer Lucinda Williams, guitarists Marvin Sewell and Stuart Mathis, plus Moran, Rogers and Harland, take the stage. Don’t miss Lloyd and these friends on his forthcoming CD, Vanished Garden, with his group, The Marvels, a guitar-centric ensemble that is a finely textured blend of jazz, country, blues and Americana.
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