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The 70th anniversary edition of the storied fest will take place from August 2-4 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island.

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Photo: Emily Pinto *** “It wasn’t until I sat in with Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. in 2018 that I started seriously improvising,” Mikaela Davis reveals. “My

As before, the venerable jazz festival enlisted pop (in this generation hip-hop, rap, etc) to help attract younger punters into the jazz fold

JamBase contributor Chrissy Greco recaps her experience at the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival witnessing exceptional talent in the jazz and fusion music scenes.

Christian McBride and Celisse (photo: Dean Budnick) *** Over the weekend, 2023's Newport Jazz Festival hosted an array of performances resulting in a

There were numerous highlights Saturday at the event’s three stages en route to Jon Batiste’s day-ending performance.

Roy Hargrove Big Band, on August 3 with two sets at 7:30p.m. and 9:30p.m. at The Jazz Gallery (1158 Broadway).

With performances from musicians like Melvis Santa, The Soul Rebels and James Brandon Lewis, this year's Newport Jazz Festival will be one for the books. WBUR contributor Noah Schaffer highlights a few of this year's new acts.

The Newport Folk and Jazz festivals are still going strong, 64 years after the first edition. I spoke with festival executive director Jay Sweet about putting them together.