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| Bobby McFerrin |
Fulfilling the mission of the Newport Festivals
Foundation, Inc.™, the 60th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival®, now
presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, will present three full days of
music - with an entire day dedicated to emerging artists - that give an
exciting look at the future of jazz, including more than 40 performances by
some of the world's greatest established and emerging jazz artists, it was
announced George Wein.
Set for
August 1 - 3, 2014, the Festival will feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin spirityouall, Trombone Shorty,
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Robert Glasper, Dr. John, Darcy James Argue's Secret
Society, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Gary Burton, Gregory Porter, Jon Batiste, Dave
Holland, John Zorn, Miguel Zenón, The Cookers, Snarky Puppy and more.
"We
are thrilled to open the Festival on Friday with an entire day of musicians who
have emerged on the scene with distinctive stories to tell through their
music," said Wein, who has produced the Festival since its beginning in
1954. "We're not just selling these artists, we might be selling the
future of jazz. In fact, the only reason for me to be in the Festival business
at this point in my life is because these musicians and others must be
heard," added Wein, now 88.
In
addition, the Newport Jazz Festival will present a symposium at Fort Adams
State Park. Curated by New York Times critic Nate Chinen, the symposium will
discuss how jazz relates to popular culture in today's society, compared to
when the festival began in 1954. It will feature internationally-known jazz
aficionados and historians, including Henry Louis Gates.
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| Wynton Marsalis |
Also,
the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino will host the
annual Friday evening concert, this year featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Dee Dee Bridgewater with a salute to Billie
Holiday. Festival-goers can play an additional role in helping to secure the
future of jazz by supporting Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ at its annual
fundraising gala at the famed Vanderbilt summer cottage, The Breakers,
including an appearance by Marsalis and other Festival artists.
The
Newport Festivals Foundation is also proud to introduce THE Jazz Club, a
special experience offered on Saturday and Sunday at Fort Adams. The option
includes special seating, reserved parking, tented lounge access, upgraded
restroom facilities and a 60th anniversary poster.
The
complete line-up for the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global
Asset Management is as follows:
Friday, August
1, 2014
Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Dee Dee
Bridgewater - To Billie with Love
Jon
Batiste & Stay Human
John
Zorn's Masada Marathon: Dave Douglas, Marc Ribot, Cyro Baptista, Mark
Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Ikue Mori, Greg Cohen,
Joey Baron, Kenny Wollesen & many others
Miguel
Zenón Big Band
Darcy
James Argue's Secret Society
Snarky
Puppy
Cécile
McLorin Salvant
Rudresh
Mahanthappa - Charlie Parker Project, A World Premier
Amir
ElSaffar Quintet with Ole Mathisen, John Escreet, Francois Moutin & Dan
Weiss
Mostly
Other People Do The Killing: Steve Bernstein, Jon Irabagon, Dave Taylor,
Brandon
Seabrook, Ron Stabinsky, Moppa Elliott & Kevin Shea
Berklee
Global Jazz Ambassadors
University
of Rhode Island Newport Jazz Big Band
Saturday,
August 2, 2014
Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Trombone
Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Dave
Holland Prism with Kevin Eubanks, Craig Taborn & Eric Harland
Gregory
Porter
Robert
Glasper Experiment
SF Jazz
Collective: Miguel Zenón, Avishai Cohen, David Sanchez, Robin Eubanks,
Warren Wolf, Edward Simon, Matt Penman & Obed Calvaire
Cécile
McLorin Salvant
Brian
Blade & The Fellowship Band with Jon Cowherd, Chris Thomas,
Melvin
Butler & Myron Walden
Pedrito
Martinez Group featuring Ariacne Trujillo with Alvaro Benavides & Jhaire
Sala
Dick
Hyman, Howard Alden & Jay Leonhart
Kurt
Rosenwinkel New Quartet
Newport
Now 60 Band: Anat Cohen, Karrin Allyson, Randy Brecker, Mark Whitfield, Peter
Martin, Larry Grenadier & Clarence Penn
Umbria
Jazz presents Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda
Symposium
on Jazz
And More
...
Sunday,
August 3, 2014
Bobby
McFerrin spirityouall
David
Sanborn & Joey DeFrancesco with Billy Hart & Warren Wolf
Dr. John
& The Nite Trippers
Gary
Burton New Quartet with Julian Lage, Scott Colley & Marcus Gilmore
Vijay
Iyer Sextet with Graham Haynes, Mark Shim, Steve Lehman,
Stephan
Crump & Marcus Gilmore
Danilo
Perez Panama 500 with Ben Street, Adam Cruz & Roman Diaz
Django
Festival All-Stars featuring Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier,
Pierre
Blanchard, DouDou Cuillerier & Brian Torff
Ron
Carter Trio with Russell Malone & Donald Vega
Lee
Konitz Quartet with special guest Grace Kelly
Ravi
Coltrane
The
Cookers: Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, George Cables,
Cecil
McBee & Billy Hart
Mingus
Big Band
The
Brubeck Brothers
George
Wein & Newport All-Stars with Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Randy Brecker, Lew
Tabackin, Jay Leonhart & Lewis Nash
And More
...
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