Newport Jazz Festival History

Bringing Together: Rob Garza Previews Thievery Corporation’s 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance

Music has a unique ability to unite humanity. As Ella Fitzgerald once noted, "Music is the universal language…. it brings…

5 months ago

Melting Pot of Old and Young: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Security’s Ron Cudworth

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival’s founding in 1954. But the history is not as…

5 months ago

Observations from Day Three of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

Jazz music and dance have long had intertwined histories. For one, the music of people like Duke Ellington, Count Basie,…

5 months ago

Observations from Day Two of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

The second day (check out day one here) of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival, Saturday, August 5, 2023, can be…

5 months ago

Observations from Day One of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

On Friday, August 4, 2023, the historic Newport Jazz Festival presented a highly pleasurable afternoon of music, as it has…

1 year ago

Friends Old and New: Artistic Director Christian McBride Previews the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

We conclude our series of 2023 Newport Jazz Festival pre-event interviews with a conversation with Christian McBride. Fittingly, our third…

1 year ago

Tide is My Witness: Cautious Clay Previews his 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance and New Blue Note Album

Jazz music has long had an interesting, albeit complicated, relationship with more popular musical forms. Swing bands were the pop…

1 year ago

Magic is Real: Vijay Iyer Previews the ‘Love in Exile’ Trio’s 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance

Often the best music seemingly transports the listener - by the artist’s direction - to another time and place. The…

1 year ago

Armstrong Now: Giveton Gelin Previews Louis at Newport

When one considers a historical museum, thoughts of those no longer with us often come to mind. Figures who made…

1 year ago

Even the Sparrow: James Brandon Lewis Previews his 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance

Ingrained in jazz, hip hop, punk, gospel, and R&B, tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has discovered a unique way to…

1 year ago