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Natixis Global Asset Management Awards Seventh Annual George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship to R.I. and Mass. Students

8/2/2017

Natixis Global Asset Management Awards Seventh Annual George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship to R.I. and Mass. Students

Scholarships will be presented to Elena Serrano of Providence (R.I.) and Jeffrey Pinsker-Smith of Wellesley (Mass.) during the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival

BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2017 – Natixis Global Asset Management today announced the winners of this year’s George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarships are Elena Serrano of Providence, R.I., and Jeffrey Pinsker-Smith of Wellesley, Mass. Since 2011, Natixis has provided scholarships to students who have shown tremendous musical ability, strong academic achievement, and a commitment to giving back to their communities. The scholarships will be presented by David Giunta, CEO of Natixis Global Asset Management for the U.S. and Canada, during the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival which takes place Aug. 4 through Aug. 6 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I.

Philly funk and jazz take a trip to Newport and spark a reunion ...

8/2/2017

Christian McBride, Questlove, Uri Caine, Joey DeFrancesco, Benny Golson
and Others Celebrate Philadelphia Reunion
at Newport Jazz Festival August 4 - 6

NEWPORT, RI, August 2, 2017 – Philly funk and jazz take a trip to Newport this summer and spark a reunion with a group of special friends and former classmates when Newport Jazz Festival® Artistic Director Christian McBride gets together with Questlove and Black Thought from The Roots and Joey DeFrancesco, who all graduated from Philadelphia’s Creative and Performing Arts High School in 1989. The Philly roll call also includes Uri Caine, Orrin Evans, Leslie Odom, Jr., George Burton and the legendary Benny Golson.

The Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management welcomes The Philadelphia Experiment, a collaborative project of Christian McBride, Amir “Questlove” Thompson and Uri Caine. The group will take the Quad Stage at 1:55 on Sunday afternoon, bringing the Fort to life with their eclectic mix of Caine’s jazz/classical piano background, Thompson’s hip-hop drumming and McBride’s virtuosity on jazz bass.

The Philadelphia Experiment was conceived by Philadelphia producer, Aaron Levinson as a way to bring together and showcase the talents of different Philadelphia-born musicians making Philadelphia-inspired music. Though McBride, Thompson and Caine were familiar with one another, they had never before played together professionally. The result of this “experiment,” their 2001 album recorded in three days, is an amalgamation of styles coming together in a wildly funky masterpiece.

Newport Jazz Festival Final Line Up

8/1/2017

2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Takes Over Aquidneck Island August 4 – 6

31 of 50 Bands Making Newport Jazz Festival Debuts

NEWPORT, RI, July 31, 2017 – More than 300 established and emerging jazz artists will take over Aquidneck Island when the annual Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management returns August 4 – 6. This year’s festival features more than 50 sets of non-stop music on four stages at historic Fort Adams State Park and a Friday evening performance at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.

The 2017 roster includes 31 groups making their Newport Jazz debuts* as leaders or with new bands, including Rhiannon Giddens, The Roots, Andra Day, Naturally 7; Leslie Odom, Jr.; JoAnne Brackeen, David Torkanowksy, Cyrille Aimee, Marilyn Crispell, and the Newport Jazz Assembly Band.

Check out the final lineup for the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management:

Natixis Global Asset Management Awards Seventh Annual George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship to R.I. and Mass. Students

Natixis Global Asset Management Awards Seventh Annual George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship to R.I. and Mass. Students Scholarships will be presented to Elena Serrano of Providence (R.I.) and Jeffrey Pinsker-Smith of Wellesley (Mass.) during the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival

Philly funk and jazz take a trip to Newport and spark a reunion ...

Christian McBride, Questlove, Uri Caine, Joey DeFrancesco, Benny Golson and Others Celebrate Philadelphia Reunionat Newport Jazz Festival August 4 - 6​

Newport Jazz Festival Final Line Up

2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Takes Over Aquidneck Island August 4 – 6 31 of 50 Bands Making Newport Jazz Festival Debuts

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Natixis Global Asset Management Awards Seventh Annual George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship to R.I. and Mass. Students

Scholarships will be presented to Elena Serrano of Providence (R.I.) and Jeffrey Pinsker-Smith of Wellesley (Mass.) during the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival

Christian McBride, Questlove, Uri Caine, Joey DeFrancesco, Benny Golson
and Others Celebrate Philadelphia Reunion
at Newport Jazz Festival August 4 - 6

2017 Newport Jazz Festival® Takes Over Aquidneck Island August 4 – 6

31 of 50 Bands Making Newport Jazz Festival Debuts