• PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF AMERICA'S ICONIC JAZZ & FOLK FESTIVALS ⇒
  • NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL® • JULY 26, 27 & 28, 2013  ⇒
  • NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL® • AUGUST 2, 3 & 4, 2013  ⇒

Our Mission

Pete Seeger

To maintain the famed Newport Jazz Festival® and the Newport Folk Festival® in perpetuity, to be presented at historic locations, including Fort Adams State Park and other facilities in Newport, RI

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Official Release - May 02, 2013
Continuing A Six-Decade Tradition of Presenting Once-in-a-Lifetme Jazz Celebrations
This Year Featuring Wayne Shorter's 80th Birthday Tribute... Legendary tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter will celebrate his 80th birthday year at the annual Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ fundraising be... read more

Official Release - April 30, 2013
Clarinetist/Saxophonist Anat Cohen conducts master class for high school musicians
Newport Festivals Foundation™ and Salve Regina Present Free Student Program for Second Year... read more

Official Release - April 26, 2013
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Announces New Members for Newport Folk Festival® Board of Advisors and Evening Series
Taylor Goldsmith & John McCauley Join Newport Folk Festival's Board of Advisors... read more

Official Release - April 05, 2013
Economic Impact Study Commissioned by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™
Estimates Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals; Contribute Millions to Rhode Island Economy... At the request of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ commissioned a study design... read more

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