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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.

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

4/24/2018

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Collection includes more than 400 hours of live performances by and 96 exclusive interviews with jazz’s greatest musicians at the International Jazzfestival Bern

New York, NY – George Wein, jazz producer, promoter and pianist, Founder of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals and CEO of Newport Festivals Foundation, has donated The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Offering researchers and jazz lovers unparalleled access into one of the most comprehensive visual records documenting the jazz era, The Jazz and Blues ArtBox includes:

Newport Festivals Foundation Donates Instruments to Four Schools in Pawtucket

4/10/2018

Newport Festivals Foundation
Brought the Gift of Music
Through a Donation of Musical Instruments
to Four Schools in Pawtucket

NEWPORT, RI, April 9, 2018 – Students at four schools in Pawtucket, RI, are playing sweet music on instruments donated by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. The Foundation’s Executive Producer, Jay Sweet, presented the instruments to students from bnhnm Goff, Jenks and Slater Middle Schools and Tolman High School during a special program held in the Goff auditorium on Thursday, April 5.

“Knowing that these instruments will allow students from public schools in Rhode Island – the state our festivals call home – the opportunity to experience making music, is what this foundation is all about,” said Sweet. “At a time when arts and music programs are experiencing budget cuts nationwide, we're proud to be doing our part to make sure the next generation has the essential tools they need for a quality music education.”

Among the instruments donated to students are a tenor saxophone and tuba (Goff); a baritone saxophone, trumpet and flute (Jenks); an acoustic guitar and two electric guitars (Slater); and a tuba and alto saxophone (Tolman).

Celebrate International Jazz Day at Jazzmobile's Keep the Music Playing Benefit Concert, April 30, 6:30 pm

4/9/2018

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY WITH JAZZMOBILE AND
WINARD HARPER, Music Director, WYCLIFFE GORDON, LOUIS HAYES,
BRIANNA THOMAS, BOBBY SANABRIA, ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE AND 30+ JAZZ GREATS
AT JAZZMOBILE’S KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING BENEFIT CONCERT at
The Sanctuary | First Corinthian Baptist Church
Honoring “Mr. Jazzmobile” JOHNNIE GARRY With the 2018 JAZZY AWARD posthumously
AT THIS ONE NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCE!
April 30, 2018 | 6:30 PM

HARLEM, NY, April 9, 2018 – Jazzmobile’s one night only benefit concert “Keep The Music Playing” is back with 36 stellar Jazz musicians who are donating their performance to support Jazzmobile and its concerts and education programs. Come prepared for a swinging night of music that will have jazz fans dancing in the aisles of The Sanctuary of First Corinthian Baptist Church, 1912 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. in Harlem, on Monday, April 30, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm.

The music will begin with the Saturday Jazz Workshop | Master Class High School Student Big Band (all attend the Celia Cruz Bronx High School for Music). The second set will open with the presentation of the Jazzmobile Jazzy Award to the late Johnnie Garry who spent over 60 years in the jazz industry as a stage hand, stage manager (Café Society), club manager (Birdland), and artist manager (Ms. Sarah Vaughan). For 35 of those years, he was Jazzmobile’s Production Coordinator and historian.

Christian McBride and Jay Sweet Announce Third Wave of Artists for Newport Jazz Festival

3/13/2018

Newport Jazz Festival® Third Wave of Artists Features
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic; R+R=NOW; Gregory Porter; Jon Batiste; Still Dreaming with Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley and Brian Blade; Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles; GoGo Penguin; Harold Mabern & Eric Alexander; Nicole Mitchell’s Dusty Wings; Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio; Marquis Hill Blacktet; Roy Hargrove; Alicia Olatuja; Charenée Wade; Berklee Global Institute Workshop Ensembles;
University of Rhode Island Big Band; and Massachusetts Music Educators Association Jazz Ensemble

Tickets Available at www.newportjazz.org

NEWPORT, RI, March 13, 2018 – Three incredible vocalists, an acoustic-electronica band from Manchester, England, a team of outstanding musicians/producers who have joined forces to create one of today’s hippest groups, a dynamic pianist and television bandleader and the world’s favorite master of funk top the list of the Third Wave of artists set to perform at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers August 3-5 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.

Tickets are available now at www.newportjazz.org

Artistic Director Christian McBride and Executive Producer Jay Sweet today announced the following artists:

Newport Jazz Festival Announces Second Wave of Artists

2/20/2018

Newport Jazz Festival® Second Wave of Artists Features
PAT METHENY with Antonio Sanchez, Linda May Han Oh & Gwilym Simcock; BADBADNOTGOOD; Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers;
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra; Trio 3 (Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille);
Tony Allen; Ambrose Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest; Grace Kelly;
Black Art Jazz Collective; Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves; Jane Bunnett & Maqueque; and Nate Smith + KINFOLK

Tickets Available at www.newportjazz.org

NEWPORT, RI, February 20, 2018 – The excitement continues as the Second Wave of artists are announced for the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, which takes place at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino August 3 – 5.

Tickets are on sale now at www.newportjazz.org.

“This Second Wave of artists is so indicative of the exciting direction we're building towards with this year's Newport Jazz lineup – artists like BADBADNOTGOOD and Grace Kelly represent the innovative spirit that is alive and well in jazz, while Tony Allen and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra prove Newport is THE place for the top jazz talent,” said Jay Sweet, Executive Producer of Newport Festivals Foundation. “Add to that, the double dose of Pat Metheny and José James, who both will perform Friday night at the Casino and Saturday at the Fort, this is shaping up to be a lineup for the ages.”

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Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2018 Bridgefest Schedule

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

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

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

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

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®

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

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

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Newport Festivals Foundation Donates Instruments to Four Schools in Pawtucket

Newport Festivals Foundation
Brought the Gift of Music
Through a Donation of Musical Instruments
to Four Schools in Pawtucket

Celebrate International Jazz Day at Jazzmobile's Keep the Music Playing Benefit Concert, April 30, 6:30 pm

Christian McBride and Jay Sweet Announce Third Wave of Artists for Newport Jazz Festival

Newport Jazz Festival Announces Second Wave of Artists

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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

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®

HISTORIC BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCHCELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AFRICA DAYSUNDAY, MAY 6, 10:45 AM THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON RETURNS AS CELEBRANTFOR THE ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY​

Jazz Impresario George Wein Donates The Jazz and Blues ArtBox to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Newport Festivals Foundation Brought the Gift of Music Through a Donation of Musical Instruments ​to Four Schools in Pawtucket

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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

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

Newport Festivals Foundation
Brought the Gift of Music
Through a Donation of Musical Instruments
to Four Schools in Pawtucket