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<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Prologue: Born in Storyville, 1950-1954<\/a>In September of 1950, twenty-four-year-old George Wein used his college savings to open a nightclub, Storyville, at Boston\u2019s Copley Square Hotel. The venue boldly planned to present jazz in a new light. Taking its name from the legendary New Orleans\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Prologue: Born in Storyville, 1950-1954<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pasted-image-02-1.png?fit=300%2C211&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter I: A New Tradition, 1954-1955<\/a>By 9:18 PM on the evening of July 17, 1954, Eddie Condon\u2019s tribute to Dixieland finally began its delayed performance. Next was vocalist Lee Wiley, a jam session, and then a series of musicians who in hindsight left an indelible\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter I: A New Tradition, 1954-1955<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1956-19604.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter II: Diminuendo and Crescendo, 1956<\/a>The 1956 Newport Jazz Festival\u2019s schedule was adjusted slightly compared to the prior two outings. While still a three-day event with a focus on nighttime performances, it was moved up a day to begin on Thursday and end on Saturday\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter II: Diminuendo and Crescendo, 1956<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1956-19608.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter III: Goodbye Newport Blues, 1957-1960<\/a>The 1957 Festival extended to four days – Thursday, July 4 to Sunday, July 7- with every minute captured by Voice of America. Most were also recorded, though much remains unreleased, by Norman Granz\u2019s Verve Records. The first evening centered\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter III: Goodbye Newport Blues, 1957-1960<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1956-19609.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter IV: Revival, 1961-1964<\/a>Following the riots of the prior summer, there was no Newport Jazz Festival in 1961. However, the city had not abandoned the idea of being a cultural center for jazz. Instead, promoter Sid Bernstein hosted \u201cMusic at Newport.\u201d In some\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter IV: Revival, 1961-1964<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BeFunky-collage-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter V: The New Thing, 1965-1968<\/a>Despite its rough shape, the new site was at a fantastic location. Near the JT Connell Highway, it had sufficient space for both a large stage – more than a third bigger than the prior one – and extensive audience\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter V: The New Thing, 1965-1968<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BeFunky-collage-5.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter VI: Electric Aquidneck Experiment, 1969<\/a>At the time of the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954, there were two primary ways to enter the city on Aquidneck Island. From the North, travelers would cross the Mount Hope Bridge. But most traffic came from the West,\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter VI: Electric Aquidneck Experiment, 1969<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1970-1971.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter VII: Memory of a Giant, 1970-1971<\/a>In some ways, the near riotous circumstances at Festival Field in July of 1969 was a precursor of an event which would occur the following month on farmland in Bethel, New York. Woodstock featured a few artists who were in\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter VII: Memory of a Giant, 1970-1971<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BeFunky-collage-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter VIII: Fortress in the Wings, 1972-1980<\/a>After the destructive summer of 1971, George Wein wanted to keep the legacy of the Newport Jazz Festival alive but realized any continuation needed to take place elsewhere. He ultimately decided upon relocating the event 180 miles South West to\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter VIII: Fortress in the Wings, 1972-1980<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/newport-1981-1983.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter IX: Homecoming, 1981-1983<\/a>\u201cWe\u2019re Back\u201d announced the front page of The Providence Journal, complete with a photo of a smiling George Wein, upon the news of the Newport Jazz Festival\u2019s return to America\u2019s First Resort. And while it was indeed a cause for\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter IX: Homecoming, 1981-1983<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/newport-1984-1989.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter X: Smooth Sailing?, 1984-1989<\/a>Created in 1927, The Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan, Limited – more commonly known as Japan Victor Company (JVC) – was originally a Japanese subsidiary of America\u2019s Victor Talking Machine Company. The parent was the most prominent photograph and\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter X: Smooth Sailing?, 1984-1989<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jazz-Futures.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter XI: Futures, 1990-1994<\/a>The 1990s was a period of change. The geopolitical order in place for nearly half a century ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The first American president to be born after the Second World War took office, bringing\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter XI: Futures, 1990-1994<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BeFunky-collage10.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter XII: Expansion, 1995-2003<\/a>In the four decades since the Newport Jazz festival first took place in 1954, it became a global brand with its production company- Festival Productions, Inc.- hosting hundreds of festivals worldwide. But only one other of their events took place\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter XII: Expansion, 1995-2003<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BeFunky-collage11.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XIII: Echoes of the Past, 2004<\/a>An intense and unceasing downpour left a twenty-eight-year-old George Wein with the difficult question of whether to abruptly cancel his new jazz festival. In response, he adopted a \u201crain or shine\u201d policy which refused to stop the music. This mindset\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XIII: Echoes of the Past, 2004<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BeFunky-collage13.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter XIV: Destinations, 2005-2009<\/a>With the success of the 50th Anniversary event, Festival Productions Inc. quickly began work on the 2005 Festival. Like the immediately preceding year, George Wein would be unable to attend the Fort\u2019s proceedings. This time it was not due to\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival \u2013 Chapter XIV: Destinations, 2005-2009<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BeFunky-collage16.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XV: Passing the Torch, 2009-2016<\/a>For most music festivals, the loss of a longtime sponsor could be a death knell. After all, organizers killed the Newport Rhythm and Blues Festival due to its inability to maintain a steady sponsor. The death of the company hosting\u2026 Read more: A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XV: Passing the Torch, 2009-2016<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hancock-McBride.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part One)<\/a>From its founding in 1954 until 2019, the Newport Jazz Festival had been canceled only once, for a single year following the unruly behavior of non-attendees in 1960. The event also spent a decade relocated in New York City, but\u2026 Read more: Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part One)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wein-McBride.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part Two)<\/a>We continue our conversation with Christian McBride by discussing his thoughts on the connection between music and sports, his work as a DJ, the concept of genre, and some more on the Newport Jazz Festival and his role as its\u2026 Read more: Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part Two)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Friday1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Observations from Day One of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>After a year canceled by COVID-19, audience members on July 31st, the first day of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival could feel the lingering effects of the pandemic. There was a sixty percent cap on attendance. Half of the stages\u2026 Read more: Observations from Day One of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/d6arFQJg.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Observations from Day Two of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>2020 was a pivotal year in the history of civil rights. While a prominent case, George Floyd\u2019s murder was no more the beginning of the struggle than his killer\u2019s conviction was its end. Racial justice has served as a central\u2026 Read more: Observations from Day Two of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sMp6uHCA.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Observations from Day Three of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>Jimmy Heath. Tony Allen. Chick Corea. Wallace Roney. McCoy Tyner. The names and pictures of iconic artists who passed since the last Newport Jazz Festival regularly flashed on both stage\u2019s large screens between sets. While the Festival had made such\u2026 Read more: Observations from Day Three of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/287046009_535599608289220_2005311336644262429_n1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Informed by Art: Signmaker Nan Parati on Newport, New Orleans, and Her Craft<\/a>\u201cStop.\u201d \u201cExit.\u201d \u201cWet Floor.\u201d From a purely functional perspective, readers encounter signs countless times throughout their day. They have become so commonplace that many are understandable by mere symbols without text. But at what point does a sign become more\u2026 Read more: Informed by Art: Signmaker Nan Parati on Newport, New Orleans, and Her Craft<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed10.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>What the World Needs Now: Christian McBride on the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival and the Legacy of George Wein<\/a>In many ways, this summer\u2019s edition of the Newport Jazz Festival is similar to years past. It will be held at Fort Adams, the event’s home since 1981. Newport will still serve as a barometer of the state of improvised\u2026 Read more: What the World Needs Now: Christian McBride on the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival and the Legacy of George Wein<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/P80108471.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Friday<\/a>Especially after attending for nearly two decades, this author has a deep admiration and respect for the Newport Jazz Festival. Our site extensively covers the history of the legendary festival from before its formation to the present. Under normal circumstances,\u2026 Read more: What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Friday<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/233090969_10108263714132522_5140008346439597165_n1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Saturday<\/a>Especially after attending for nearly two decades, this author has a deep admiration and respect for the Newport Jazz Festival. Our site extensively covers the history of the legendary festival from before its formation to the present.Under normal circumstances, our\u2026 Read more: What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Saturday<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/P80600961.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Sunday<\/a>Especially after attending for nearly two decades, this author has a deep admiration and respect for the Newport Jazz Festival. Our site extensively covers the history of the legendary festival from before its formation to the present. Under normal circumstances,\u2026 Read more: What to See at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival – Sunday<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BeFunky-collage-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>The Recorded Legacy: Five Newport Performances that Changed Music History<\/a>One cannot adequately assess the history of the Newport Jazz Festival without examining the recordings captured at the event through the years. In many ways approaching the recorded history of Newport is a gargantuan task. Discogs currently reflects 3,292 Newport\u2026 Read more: The Recorded Legacy: Five Newport Performances that Changed Music History<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3386758A-9FAE-4CC0-8CFA-097EB8F5EEED.jpeg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Getting Them There: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Driver\/Photographer Jack Casey<\/a>Anyone who frequents the Newport\u00a0Jazz\u00a0or\u00a0Folk\u00a0Facebook groups would likely recognize the name Jack Casey. For the last few years, Casey has regularly shared with these groups memories of artists he’s captured at Fort Adams over the past almost four decades. Given\u2026 Read more: Getting Them There: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Driver\/Photographer Jack Casey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/19-DSC09122s-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Even the Sparrow: James Brandon Lewis Previews his 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a>Ingrained in jazz, hip hop, punk, gospel, and R&B, tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has discovered a unique way to give equal footing to concepts many would categorically divide. His broad perspective is largely based on his concept of molecular\u2026 Read more: Even the Sparrow: James Brandon Lewis Previews his 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/original-8BDDE788-28CC-44A4-9A0E-F03DF54C48F9.jpeg.jpeg?fit=300%2C198&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Armstrong Now: Giveton Gelin Previews Louis at Newport<\/a>When one considers a historical museum, thoughts of those no longer with us often come to mind. Figures who made their mark but then left this world. Technically, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens, commemorates the life of\u2026 Read more: Armstrong Now: Giveton Gelin Previews Louis at Newport<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20210303_VijayIyer_EbruYildiz_3691.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Magic is Real: Vijay Iyer Previews the ‘Love in Exile’ Trio’s 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a>Often the best music seemingly transports the listener – by the artist\u2019s direction – to another time and place. The music envelopes the audience, disorienting them temporarily but ultimately giving them a path to follow. While recordings can capture this\u2026 Read more: Magic is Real: Vijay Iyer Previews the ‘Love in Exile’ Trio’s 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/original-262D0BBF-B2F0-4B97-B2D3-31F109CD6BC9.jpeg.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Tide is My Witness: Cautious Clay Previews his 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance and New Blue Note Album<\/a>Jazz music has long had an interesting, albeit complicated, relationship with more popular musical forms. Swing bands were the pop music craze of the 1930s and 40s. With the emergence of bop, particularly during the postwar era, the lines between\u2026 Read more: Tide is My Witness: Cautious Clay Previews his 2023 Newport Jazz Festival Performance and New Blue Note Album<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LightRoom-73042902-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Friends Old and New: Artistic Director Christian McBride Previews the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>We conclude our series of 2023 Newport Jazz Festival pre-event interviews with a conversation with Christian McBride. Fittingly, our third interview with McBride covers his three roles at the Newport Jazz Festival: bass heavyweight, skilled educator, and curator. McBride’s bona\u2026 Read more: Friends Old and New: Artistic Director Christian McBride Previews the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MnqeXcz.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Observations from Day One of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>On Friday, August 4, 2023, the historic Newport Jazz Festival presented a highly pleasurable afternoon of music, as it has for almost seven decades. But across the day, one sensed something more. While audience members enjoyed themselves, a more significant\u2026 Read more: Observations from Day One of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6388-2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Observations from Day Two of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>The second day (check out day one here) of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival, Saturday, August 5, 2023, can be seen as a masterclass on the intersectionality of tradition and innovation. Specifically, the day emphasized different artists that take traditional\u2026 Read more: Observations from Day Two of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6428-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Observations from Day Three of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/a>Jazz music and dance have long had intertwined histories. For one, the music of people like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and the Dorsey brothers fueled the widespread craze of swing dancing throughout the 1930s and 40s. But, over\u2026 Read more: Observations from Day Three of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/230752377_10219798009122596_5209840934338241624_n.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Melting Pot of Old and Young: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Security’s Ron Cudworth<\/a>This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival\u2019s founding in 1954. But the history is not as linear as it may seem. One can divide the seven decades into five different eras. Yet, as a lifelong Newporter\u2026 Read more: Melting Pot of Old and Young: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Security’s Ron Cudworth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rob_garza-768x516-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Bringing Together: Rob Garza Previews Thievery Corporation’s 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a>Music has a unique ability to unite humanity. As Ella Fitzgerald once noted, “Music is the universal language\u2026. it brings people together.” This power is particularly evident when artists are willing to take inspiration from diverse sources. An openness to\u2026 Read more: Bringing Together: Rob Garza Previews Thievery Corporation’s 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>In Its Own Backyard: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Foundation’s Music Education Manager Leland Baker on his Role and SUNDAY JAZZ<\/a>It is all too easy for a misguided person to view the Newport Festivals as events that attempt to be isolated from the outside world to some degree. The Festivals occur in a city many see as the backyard of\u2026 Read more: In Its Own Backyard: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Foundation’s Music Education Manager Leland Baker on his Role and SUNDAY JAZZ<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fred-wesley-et-the-new-jbs-lg.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>At Heart: A Conversation with Fred Wesley on his Incredible Career and a Preview of his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/a>There are few people funkier than Fred Wesley. As James Brown increasingly turned from Soul Brother Number One into the Godfather of Funk, Fred was there. Heck, he was even Brown’s bandleader, not once but twice, each with very different\u2026 Read more: At Heart: A Conversation with Fred Wesley on his Incredible Career and a Preview of his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_8911-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Prepared Piano with a Brazilian Identity: Amaro Freitas Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Performance<\/a>Biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson once noted, “Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” Nature, particularly in a region as biodiverse as a rainforest, provides such enrapturing beauty that man could only\u2026 Read more: Prepared Piano with a Brazilian Identity: Amaro Freitas Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Performance<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_8834-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\")
<\/div>Truly Magical Place: Jaleel Shaw Previews his 2024 Newport Jazz Festival Leader Debut<\/a>The Newport Jazz Festival\u2019s history of saxophonists is vast, including heroes like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Ornette Coleman. What are less discussed are the incredible sidemen at the event over the years. Often, recognition comes only to those who\u2026 Read more