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
Official Release - April 02, 2013 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Announces Release of Newport Jazz Festival® Gala Recording 2012 Powered by ArtistShare® First-ever CD Produced by Newport Jazz Festival® Features Dianne Reeves, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Anat Cohen, Steve Wilson, Lewis Nash, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Lionel Loueke, Edmar Castañeda, Ingrid Jensen and Peter Martin... read more
Official Release - March 12, 2013 2013 Newport Jazz Festival® Continues Tradition of Showcasing Swinging Young Stars of Today and Tomorrow August 2 - 4... "We now have so many music schools graduating people who major in jazz, and there's amazing talent out there. I want to give these young people exposu... read more
Official Release - February 13, 2013 Show Your Love for Jazz: Special Discount Tickets Offered for 2013 Newport Jazz Festival® Discount Tickets Available at Newport Visitors Information Center, Beginning February 14 for Limited Time Only... read more
Related News - December 21, 2012 Happy Holidays from the Newport Festivals Foundation Family Producers of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals... read article
Announcements - December 06, 2012 Jazzy Holiday Deals Give the Gift of Jazz this Holiday and save over 30% ... Flexible $50 ticket can be used either day at the Newport Jazz Festival®! Regular price tickets will be $74.
Associated Press - December 05, 2012 Dave Brubeck played Newport nearly every year since '55 Brubeck once said it wouldnt seem like summer without Newport.... read article
PBS Newshour - December 05, 2012 A Musician of His 'Time': Remembering Jazz Great David Brubeck Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who challenged time-signature conventions and brought jazz to a wide audience, has died at the age of 91.... read article
Official Release - November 28, 2012 Jazz Impresario George Wein Celebrates Performance at Feinstein's on December 2 and Honor by Louis Armstrong Museum on December 4... December kicks off in grand style for George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. The jazz impresario brings a stellar group of m... read more
Official Release - September 28, 2012 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Invites Jazz Fans to Play Role in the Future of Jazz First-ever CD Produced by Newport Jazz Festival Features Dianne Reeves, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Anat Cohen, Steve Wilson, Lewis Nash, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Lionel Loueke, Edmar Castañeda, Ingrid Jensen and Peter Martin... read more
Announcements - August 16, 2012 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Announces 2013 Dates of Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals... NEWPORT, RI, August 16, 2012 - George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the dates of the 2013 Folk and ... read more
Official Release - August 02, 2012 Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Newport Jazz Festival Artist Insights...
Official Release - July 20, 2012 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL® KICKS OFF WITH WILCO, BLITZEN TRAPPER AND MEGAFAUN FRIDAY, JULY 27, 5:00 PM, at FORT ADAMS STATE PARK Concert Attendees Urged to Arrive Early, Carpool, Bike and Take Water Taxis ... NEWPORT, RI, July 20, 2012 - Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ in association with Higher Ground will present a special Newport Folk Festival&... read more
Announcements - July 20, 2012 Newport Folk Festival® Cubes... read more
Official Release - July 17, 2012 Pedrito Martinez: Newport Jazz Festival Artist Insights...
Official Release - July 10, 2012 Alex and Ani Returns for Second Year as Harbor Stage Sponsor at Sold Out 2012 Newport Folk Festival® LIVE MUSIC Bangle to Support Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™... NEWPORT, RI, July 10 - The Newport Festivals Foundation™ and the Newport Folk Festival® welcome the return of Rhode Island-based positive en... read more
Official Release - July 05, 2012 Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler at Newport Jazz Festival® Presented By Natixis Global Asset Management with Dr. John & The Lower 911, Jon Cleary, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Catherine Russell and Jonathan Batiste Russell Morin Fine Catering to Provide New Orleans Cuisine... NEWPORT, RI, July 5, 2012 - The 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management will laissez les bons temps rouler on Fri... read more
Official Release - July 03, 2012 NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION, INC.™ OPENS LOCAL TICKET OFFICE ON AQUIDNECK AVENUE TODAY...
Tickets are available at the local office for all Newport Jazz Festival® events, including the Friday opening night concert. To purchase o... read more
Official Release - July 01, 2012 George Wein's Newport All-Stars to Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on Saturday, July 21, at 8pm and 10pm...
George Wein is considered to be as much a legend as his festivals. He has spearheaded hundreds of music events annually since 1954 when he pro... read more
Official Release - June 28, 2012 Anat Cohen: Newport Jazz Festival Artist Insights...
Official Release - June 26, 2012 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ and Newport Jazz Festival® Offer $15 Student Discount Tickets to Select New England Schools ...
"What better way to encourage young people to listen to live jazz than helping them to attend the festival at a price they can afford," said G... read more
Official Release - June 21, 2012 Ingrid Jensen: 2012 Artist Insights...
Announcements - June 19, 2012 Second Annual Newport Festivals Foundation™ Gala Set for Saturday, August 4, at Marble House To Help Sustain the Legacy of Newport's Jazz and Folk Festivals... To help sustain the storied tradition of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ will hold its second annua... read more
Official Release - June 05, 2012 Gretchen Parlato: 2012 Artist Insights...
Official Release - May 14, 2012 George Wein and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Announce Formation of Newport Jazz Festival® Advisory Committee... To enhance dialogue and share knowledge about the ever-evolving art form of jazz, George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ today ... read more
Official Release - May 10, 2012 John Ellis: 2012 Artist Insights...
Official Release - May 08, 2012 Newport Festivals Foundation Jazz Workshop Led by Jon Faddis at Salve Regina University... On Saturday, May 5th, 25 students from nine different high schools took part in a program called Pathways to Jazz — presented by Newport Festi... read more
Official Release - May 07, 2012 Maria Schneider: 2012 Artist Insights... ... read more
Official Release - April 26, 2012 Newport Jazz Festival 2012 Artists's Insights Hear What the Artists Have to Say About The Festival and Their Upcoming Festival Performances... ... read more
Official Release - April 25, 2012 Trumpeter Jon Faddis conducts master class for high school musicians at Salve Regina University on May 5... World-renowned trumpeter, composer, conductor and educator Jon Faddis - who was declared as "the best ever" by the legendary John Birks "Dizzy" Gilles... read more
Official Release - April 24, 2012 2012 Newport Folk Festival® Sells Out More Than Three Months in Advance 10,000 Fans Per Day to Celebrate Folk Music in the Seaside City Where George Wein and Pete Seeger Launched the Festival in 1959 ... NEWPORT, RI, April 23, 2011 - With more than three months left before the 2012 Newport Folk Festival® takes over Fort Adams State Park July 27 - 2... read more
Official Release - April 24, 2012 Natixis Global Asset Management and Newport Jazz Festival Kick Off 2012 Performance with Three-Year Sponsorship and Scholarship Program ... Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. today announced a new three-year sponsorship agreement that highlights a... read more
Official Release - April 10, 2012 WILCO TO PLAY NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL® FRIDAY, JULY 27, at FORT ADAMS STATE PARK... read more
Official Release - April 09, 2012 Bourbon St comes to Bellevue Ave: Newport Salutes New Orleans with Dr. John & The Lower 911 and Preservation Hall Jazz Band Opening Night Concert of Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management at International Tennis Hall of Fame on Friday, August 3, 8:00 pm Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday, April 11, 10:00 am... read more
Announcements - April 05, 2012 Tickets for the Friday, August 3 Concert Will Go on Sale on April 11, 2012 Pre-sale event on April 10, 2012... Sign up for the email list for pre-sale information.... read more
Official Release - March 21, 2012 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. ™ Announces First Youth Education Initiative Initiative Supports Expansion of Music Program at Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County...
The funding, primarily raised through the Backyard Barbecue at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival®, will enable the Boys & Girls Clubs to pu... read more
Official Release - March 19, 2012 George Wein's Vision for the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® Producing A Jazz Festival Is Fun, But Never Easy... I produced the first annual jazz festival in 1954 in Newport, Rhode Island and have been producing jazz festivals ever since - 58 years.
Official Release - March 13, 2012 Newport Festivals Foundation™ Celebrates Proud History of Newport Jazz Festival® with Jazz Stars of Today and Tomorrow Secure with a Three-Year Contract with Natixis Global Asset Management Returning as Presenting Sponsor... George Wein, producer and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival® and Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation&trade today announced the program... read more
Official Release - March 01, 2012 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL® RETURNS TO FORT ADAMS STATE PARK JULY 28 - 29 with MY MORNING JACKET, JACKSON BROWNE, CONOR OBERST, IRON & WINE, PATTY GRIFFIN, GUTHRIE FAMILY REUNION, DAWES, THE HEAD & THE HEART, DEER TICK, PUNCH BROTHERS, CITY AND COLOUR, and the PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ... NEWPORT, RI, February 29, 2012 - The Newport Festivals Foundation™ has announced the lineup for the 2012 Newport Folk Festival® set to tak... read more
Official Release - February 28, 2012 George Wein Shares An Advance Look at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® Bill Frisell to Perform Three Different Sets at the Newport Jazz Festival® Produced by Newport Festivals Foundation™ August 3 - 5, 2012 ... Guitarist Bill Frisell will be a fixture at this year's Newport Jazz Festival. On Saturday, August 4, he will present The John Lennon Songbook, and pe... read more
Official Release - February 24, 2012 Maria Schneider Orchestra to Debut New Music at the Newport Jazz Festival® Produced by Newport Festivals Foundation™ August 3 - 5, 2012 George Wein Shares An Advance Look at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival®... With "the most significant big band jazz composer of our time" (The Christian Science Monitor) at the helm, the Maria Schneider Orchestra is sure to i... read more
Official Release - February 21, 2012 John Ellis & Double-Wide Bring "Wild and Festive, But Sophisticated" Music To Newport Jazz Festival on August 4, 2012 Producer George Wein Shares An Advance Look at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival®... On Saturday, August 4, saxophonist John Ellis will take the Newport Jazz Festival® by storm when he leads his band Double-Wide - featuring sousaph... read more
Official Release - February 16, 2012 Celebrate the Music of Gil Evans at the Newport Jazz Festival® Produced by Newport Festivals Foundation™ August 3 - 5, 2012 George Wein Shares An Advance Look at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival®...
Among the big bands to make its debut at the Newport Jazz Festival is Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Centennial Project. Delving into the music of one ... read more
Related News - January 20, 2012 Blues Legend Etta James Dies at 73 Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature hit, 'At Last,' died Friday morning in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. ... read article
Related News - January 11, 2012 Music Festival Impresario George Wein Honored by APAP Music festival impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festival, received the Award of Merit for Achievement in Performing Arts from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) on Jan. 9.... read article
Related News - December 18, 2011 Bob Brookmeyer, Jazz Musician and Educator, Dies at 81 Bob Brookmeyer, who left a distinctive mark on jazz as a musician, composer, arranger and educator whose students included many of today's leading jazz arrangers and bandleaders, died on Thursday in New London, N.H. ... read article
Official Release - November 30, 2011 Give the Gift of Jazz: Special Holiday Discount Tickets Offered for 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® $50.00 Tickets Available at the Newport CVB December 1 - January 1... read more
Official Release - November 17, 2011 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grant to Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Percussionist Dafnis Prieto Commissioned to Write New Composition to Debut at 2012 Newport Jazz Festival®... The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ has been awarded a 29-month Arts Program grant in the amount of $50,000 from Doris Duke Charitable Foun... read more
Related News - November 11, 2011 George Wein Wins Arts Presenters Award Newport Jazz Festival founder honored for his achievements in the performing arts... ... read article
Official Release - September 28, 2011 NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION, INC.™ ANNOUNCES BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL® ... Newport Folk Festival Returns to Fort Adams State Park July 28 - 29, 2012
"The Newport Folk Festival's Board of Advisors is comprised of ve... read more
Boston Herald Online - September 28, 2011 Jim James, Gillian Welch, Decemberists to Guide Newport Folk The Newport Festivals Foundation has created a board of advisors including Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, Gillian Welch, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem. The panel of musicians is meant ensure... read article
Official Release - September 20, 2011 Danny Melnick Joins Team of Newport Festivals Foundation™ Producers...
Melnick will continue to produce concerts and events around the world for his own company, Absolutely Live Entertainment (ALE). Prior to formi... read more
Official Release - September 13, 2011 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ Announces 2012 Dates of Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals... George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the dates of the 2012 Folk and Jazz festivals in Newport, RI. ... read more
Boston Herald - August 09, 2011 Talented Mix Keeps Crowd Jazzed... ... read article
Huffington Post - August 03, 2011 On The Culture Front: Newport Folk Festival http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kompanek/on-the-culture-front-newp_b_915640.html... ... read article
Official Release - August 02, 2011 Berklee's Mario Castro Quintet performs at the Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis Global Asset Management Students join star-studded lineup, including many Berklee alumni...
The Quintet's performance will be heard later that day on NPRmusic.org, as part of NPR's series of live recordings captured at the 2011 Newpor... read more
- July 27, 2011 RI's Newport Folk Festival stays current at age 52... read article
- July 27, 2011 Newport Folk Festival Expands Its Scope... read article
Official Release - July 26, 2011 A Joyful Noise: Big Bands x 2 at Newport Jazz Festival Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management Jazz Journalist Eugene Holley Takes a Look at Big Bands Performing in Newport ... From Duke Ellington's "rebirth" in 1956 and Count Basie's Sixteen Men Swinging, to Dizzy Gillespie's bebop sounds and the soulful strains of the Toshi... read more
- July 25, 2011 Jay Sweet Talks Newport Folk Festival, Dylan, PS22... read article
Announcements - July 22, 2011 2011 Jazz Music Schedule is Released... read more
Official Release - July 22, 2011 Sing a Song of Jazz - Vocalists Take Center Stage at Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management Jazz Journalist Eugene Holley Takes a Look at Vocalists Performing in Newport... Newport, RI- There is a circle of influence that is central to jazz: instrumentalists strive for a vocal quality in their "voice" while singers work f... read more
New York Times - July 20, 2011 Newport Folk Festival Sells Out for First Time... read article
Official Release - July 19, 2011 2011 Newport Folk Festival(R) Sells Out Two Weeks in Advance...
Two-day Festival, July 30-31, to Celebrate with 10,000 Fans Per Day
"We thank all of the folk music fans for buying ticket... read more
Announcements - July 15, 2011 Free Download from Hiromi Hiromi Will Be Performing and Signing CDs at the Festival...
Announcements - July 08, 2011 Free Download from APEX: Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green APEX Will Be Performing and Signing CDs at the Festival on Sunday, August 7...
Official Release - June 27, 2011 Dave Brubeck to Appear as a Special Guest with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet at Newport Jazz Festival Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management on Sunday, August 7, Fort Adams State Park... Newport, RI - Jazz legend Dave Brubeck has been an integral part of the Newport Jazz Festival since 1955, appearing at the world-renowned seaside even... read more
Official Release - June 27, 2011 LEGO Systems, Inc. and Newport Festivals Foundation to Debut New Children's Tent at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival TM...
Newport, Rhode Island (June 27, 2011) - To inspire and facilitate new ways to play, LEGO Systems, Inc. teams up with the Newport Festivals ... read more
Related News - June 12, 2011 Ageless Jazz Icons for The Ages - Brubeck and Wein Recent experiences in the jazz community brought to of those folks to the forefront. One is the renowned jazz impresario George Wein, the other the great American music legend Dave Brubeck. They are two long-time friends, but the paths that crossed mine r... ... read article
Official Release - June 08, 2011 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL(R) ANNOUNCES LINEUP ADDITIONS/CHANGES...
Newport Folk Festival Returns to Fort Adams State Park July 30 - 31, Tickets Are On Sale Now
Official Release - May 26, 2011 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announces New Local Ticket Office at Alex and Ani, One Bowen's Wharf, Beginning Friday, May 27, at Noon Ticket Discount Offer to Alex and Ani Customers... The Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management will open a new Ticket Office at the Alex and Ani sto... read more
