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George Clinton Brings the Funk to Newport

7/11/2018

George Clinton Brings the Funk to
Newport Jazz Festival
on Sunday, August 5

Newport, RI, July 11 – On Sunday, August 5, a Mothership commander will land on the Fort Adams stage when the 76-year old vocalist, songwriter, producer, bandleader, icon and Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame Inductee George Clinton and his supergroup, the Grammy Award winning Parliament Funkadelic, perform for the first time at the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers. In support of his latest CD, Medicaid Fraud Dogg, and part of a landmark, worldwide tour that will end with his retirement from touring in 2019, Clinton is sure to bring the funk and more to Narragansett Bay.

Sophisticated Ladies Take the Stage at Newport Jazz Festival

7/5/2018

Sophisticated Ladies Take the Stage at
2018 Newport Jazz Festival

Newport, RI July 5, 2018 – For six decades, the Newport Jazz Festival has showcased the music of the most important female musicians in the art form – from Mary Lou Williams and Toshiko Akiyoshi, to Carla Bley and the late Geri Allen. And this edition of the festival offers a powerful potpourri of sophisticated ladies, who, while maintaining the base from where the jazz tradition comes, take the music into new and complex directions.

Newport Festivals Foundation Supports Girls Rock! RI Band Booster Program

7/5/2018

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Makes Donation to Girls Rock! RI to Create a Band Booster Program to Prepare Students for Performances

Girls Rock! RI to Perform at Bridgefest on
August 1, 6:00 pm

NEWPORT, RI, July2, 2018 – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. is proud to provide financial support to create the Band Booster program, a new initiative for Girls Rock! RI, whose mission is to use music creation and critical thinking to foster empowerment, collaborative relationships and the development of healthy identities in girls, women, trans and gender non-conforming individuals.

The Band Booster program will give young, female musicians from Providence the support of band coaches to help prepare them for live performances. Coaches also will work with bands on instrument instruction, songwriting, band dynamics, booking and promotion.

Joyce & George Wein Foundation Presents Scholarships to 45 Students to Attend Workshop in Newport

6/28/2018

Scholarships Presented to 45 Students to Attend the Berklee Global Jazz Workshop
at the Newport Jazz Festival

BOSTON, June 27, 2018 – Students from across the world will be mentored this summer at the site of one of the world’s most legendary jazz festivals. The Berklee Global Jazz Workshop at the Newport Jazz Festival gives young vocalists and instrumentalists a five-day intensive jazz program taught by world-renowned faculty under the artistic direction of Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Danilo Pérez and Managing Director Marco Pignataro. The program, being held July 30 - August 3 at Salve Regina University, features master classes by musicians appearing at the festival, ensemble rehearsals, and final performances on the Newport Jazz Festival stage.

Participants will attend the workshop on full scholarships provided by the Newport Festivals Foundation and the Joyce and George Wein Foundation. Additional support comes from the Mary Hailer Scholarship Fund established by John and Maureen Hailer. This generosity makes it possible for 45 students from more than 10 countries, including Panama, Chile, South Africa, Israel, Argentina, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, and Australia, to be mentored by some of the world’s most accomplished jazz musicians. The total value of the scholarships awarded for 2018 is $70,000. Established in 2016, more than 150 students have participated in the workshop, receiving a total of $210,000 in scholarships.

Newport Jazz Festival Local Discount Tickets Ending Soon; Local Office to Open July 5

6/28/2018

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.’s
Local Ticket Office Opens July 5

NEWPORT, RI, June 28, 2018 – Time is running out to take advantage of the local discount for tickets to the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, so head to the Newport Visitors Information Center, 23 America’s Cup Avenue, by Wednesday, July 4.

Discount tickets are just $50 for General Admission to the concerts at Fort Adams State Park on Friday, August 3, and $60 on Saturday, August 4, and Sunday, August 5. This special discount for local residents and visitors to Newport is not available on-line.

Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2018 Bridgefest Schedule

6/26/2018

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.
Announces 2018 Bridgefest® Schedule
featuring 19 Events at 14 Venues over 4 Days
Throughout Newport County July 30-August 2

NEWPORT, RI, June 26, 2018 – Bridgefest®, the annual celebration of Jazz, Folk and Newport's rich musical community, returns to Newport July 30 - August 2 featuring local artists performing at 19 events at 14 venues over four days. Produced by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., Bridgefest bridges the gap between the iconic Newport Folk Festival® (July 27-29) and Newport Jazz Festival® (August 3-5).

The 2018 schedule includes:

Take a Sonic Census of Music at the Newport Jazz Festival August 3 – 5

6/15/2018

Take a Sonic Census of Music at the Newport Jazz Festival August 3 – 5 with Jon Batiste, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Sonnymoon, Nate Smith + KINFOLK, Living Colour, GoGo Penguin,
BADBADNOTGOOD and R+R=NOW

NEWPORT, RI, June 15, 2018 – Just as many musical genres went into the creation of jazz, jazz has also influenced those genres in reverse. That dialogue and musical exchange has been going on from the beginning, and well past the change of the 21st century, it shows no signs of slowing down, as evidenced by the stellar musicians gracing the Fort Adams stages at the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers August 3-5.

Charles Lloyd, Newport Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence, Performs All Three Days

5/29/2018

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.

Several Newport Jazz Festival Artists Provide Aural Passports to Jazz at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival

5/17/2018

Tony Allen, Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition, Michel Camilo, Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque and Sangam Provide Aural Passports to Jazz at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival®

Newport, RI, May 16, 2018 – For six decades, the Newport Jazz Festival® has brought the infinite variety of jazz’s far-flung musical branches from around the world to its stages, and this year is no exception as it provides listeners with an aural passport to an art form beyond borders.

Bethany Baptist Church Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Africa Day, Sunday, May 6, 10:45 am

5/2/2018

HISTORIC BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AFRICA DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 10:45 AM

THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON
RETURNS AS CELEBRANT
FOR THE ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY

Brooklyn, NY, May 1, 2018 – Long before Wakanda was a household word, Bethany Baptist Church was steeped in the rich culture of Africa. For the past 25 years, the historic church, located at 460 Marcus Garvey Blvd. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, has proclaimed the theme “Unashamedly African, Unapologetically Christian” on its annual Africa Day. This year’s celebration is set for Sunday, May 6, at 10:45 am with The Reverend Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, as guest celebrant.

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George Clinton Brings the Funk to ​Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 5

Sophisticated Ladies Take the Stage at ​2018 Newport Jazz Festival

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Makes Donation to Girls Rock! RI to Create a Band Booster Program to Prepare Students for Performances Girls Rock! RI to Perform at Bridgefest on ​August 1, 6:00 pm

Scholarships Presented to 45 Students to Attend the Berklee Global Jazz Workshopat the Newport Jazz Festival

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.’sLocal Ticket Office Opens July 5

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announces 2018 Bridgefest® Schedule featuring 19 Events at 14 Venues over 4 Days Throughout Newport County July 30-August 2

Take a Sonic Census of Music at the Newport Jazz Festival August 3 – 5 with Jon Batiste, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Sonnymoon, Nate Smith + KINFOLK, Living Colour, GoGo Penguin,BADBADNOTGOOD and R+R=NOW​

Charles Lloyd, the Infinite Improviser, to Perform Three Concerts with Different Bands ​as Artist-in-Residence at 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® August 3-5