The artists for The CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival were announced today. The festival takes place August 6 - 8 in Newport, RI. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 26 at 10AM through TicketMaster and www.newportjazzfest.net.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 ~ 8:00 pm
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue
- Jamie Cullum
- Grace Kelly
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 ~ 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue
- Chick Corea Freedom Band with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride & Roy Haynes
- Jamie Cullum
- Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
- Ahmad Jamal
- Jazz Mafia’s Brass, Bows & Beats
- Anat Cohen
- Newport All-Stars with Howard Alden, Randy Brecker, Randy Sandke & George Wein and special guest Bob Brookmeyer
- Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing
- Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society with special guest Bob Brookmeyer
- Fly: Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier & Mark Turner
- JD Allen Trio
- Julian Lage Group
- Trio Da Paz with Harry Allen
- Rez Abbasi’s Acoustic Quartet
- Berklee Global Jazz Institute Septet
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 ~ 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue
- Herbie Hancock
- Chris Botti
- Wynton Marsalis
- Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
- Amina Figarova
- Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side of Herbie
- Jon Faddis
- Ken Vandermark’s Powerhouse Sound
- David Binney Band featuring Brian Blade, Craig Taborn & Eivind Opsvik
- Marshall Allen-Matthew Shipp-Joe Morris
- Jason Moran Bandwagon with Jenny Scheinman
- Ben Allison Band with Jenny Scheinman, Shane Endsley, Steve Cardenas & Rudy Royston
- Gretchen Parlato
- Matt Wilson Quartet
All Tickets for the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival go on sale Friday, March 26, at 10:00 am on-line, by phone and by mail. General admission tickets (single-day passes only) also can be purchased in person at the Newport Visitor Information Center, located at 23 America’s Cup Avenue.
There will be a festival office in the Newport area where tickets can be purchased in person at a later date. For general information, craft vendor information or to leave a message for festival staff, call the festival hotline at (401) 848-5055.
There will be a festival office in the Newport area where tickets can be purchased in person at a later date. For general information, craft vendor information or to leave a message for festival staff, call the festival hotline at (401) 848-5055.
www.newportjazzfest.net
