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When the Newport Jazz Festival announced that Philadelphia-born musician Christian McBride would assume the role of its artistic director in 2017,…
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You won’t find a blue-ribbon pie at this northern California fairground this weekend. But the place will be filled with multiple stages and wall-to-wall…
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There's no one person responsible for creating music festivals — or for making them such a huge part of how we witness live performances today. But…
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Since its inception in 1954, the event has survived rainstorms, genre wars and a few near-riots. Producer George Wein says it survives for the same reason jazz does — the musicians love to perform.
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Can't make it to Rhode Island for this year's Newport Jazz Festival? No worries...just visit us online at WRTI.org for LIVE webcasts starting on Saturday,…
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Whether career sidemen, appealing experimentalists or critically acclaimed bands finally getting a look, new names are getting invited to the granddaddy of jazz festivals with greater frequency. Hear music from some of this year's crop, including Jonathan Batiste, David Gilmore and Dee Alexander.
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View a gallery featuring Jack DeJohnette, Jenny Scheinman, Kurt Elling and Bill Frisell.
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Did you miss our live webcast from the Newport Jazz Festival? No problem!Click Here to Listen to Sets from Bill Frisell, Miguel Zenón's Rayuela Quartet,…
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Another round of Newport previews, drummer Michael Carvin and much ado about jazz standards.
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Here are five bands, all debuting at Newport, who represent new generations of jazz expression.