With last year’s highly-celebrated festival behind him, George Wein, Festival producer and chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, today announced the lineup for the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which will again take place in Newport, RI, July 29 – 31 at historic Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 am at www.newportjazzfest.org.
This year’s festival includes a wide variety of jazz, “from ragtime piano to the most progressive innovations from the minds of today’s young musicians,” says Wein, who has produced the festival since its inception in 1954. “The Newport Jazz Festival is quite different from other jazz festivals around the world. With multiple stages of music each day, we are able to present a panoply of the world of jazz. Having the opportunity to utilize the creativity of more than 50 different artists means that we can present every style of jazz.”
The 2016 edition of America’s first annual jazz fest will feature 22-time Grammy-winning jazz composer Chick Corea, celebrating his 75th birthday at both the Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams. Also doing double duty are Grammy-winning vocalist Gregory Porter and saxophonist Kamasi Washington, in his festival debut. Others making their debut appearances are the New Orleans’ seminal funk band Galactic, vocalist Tierney Sutton, the brass quartet The Westerlies, The Hot Sardines; the supergroup Potter, Holland, Loueke & Harland; and pianists Rossano Sportiello, Kris Davis and Terry Waldo.
Among the more than 50 musicians/bands appearing are Angélique Kidjo; John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet; Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society; Charles Lloyd New Quartet; Robert Glasper Experiment; Django Festival All Stars; Kenny Barron Trio; Yosvany Terry Quintet;Toshiko Akiyoshi; Steve Coleman and Five Elements; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music; José James; Kneebody and many others.
Leading new ensembles or presenting new projects are Eric Revis Parallax; The Bad Plus performs Ornette Coleman’s landmark 1972 album Science Fiction; Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express; Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble; Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9; Stefon Harris Sonic Creed; Dave Liebman Expansions Group and Anat Cohen’s Clarinet Re-Imagined.
Along with jazz superstars and Grammy winners galore, emerging artists will also have the chance to participate at the festival, particularly on Friday at Fort Adams. New compositions funded with support from the George Wein/Doris Duke Artistic Programming Fund will be presented by Peter Apfelbaum’s Sparkler, Tyshawn Sorey & Alloy, Sullivan Fortner Quartet and Ben Williams & Sound Effect. Students from around New England will be well represented with appearances by the URI Big Band, various Berklee College of Music bands and the all-state bands from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, the festival welcomes a recipient of The ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards.
Newport Festivals Foundation will again host 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 Festival poster.
The lineup for the Newport Jazz Festival is as follows:
Friday, July 29, 2016 8:00 pm
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
Gregory Porter: Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Jahmal Nichols
Chick Corea Trilogy: Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
Friday, July 29, 2016, 11:00 am – 6:30pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
Galactic
Kamasi Washington
Kneebody: Adam Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Kaveh Rastegar, Ben Wendel,
Nate Wood
Peter Apfelbaum’s Sparkler*: Peter Apfelbaum, Natalie Cressman, Jill Ryan,
Will Bernard, Kyle Sanna, Charlie Ferguson
Tierney Sutton: “After Blue” The Joni Mitchell Project: Tierney Sutton,
Mark Summer, Serge Merlaud
Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson,
Maria Grand, Miles Okazaki, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman
Tyshawn Sorey & Alloy*: Tyshawn Sorey, Corey Smythe, Chris Tordini
Sullivan Fortner Quartet*: Sullivan Fortner, Tivon Pennicott, Aidan Carroll, Joe Dyson
Eric Revis Parallax: Eric Revis, Ken Vandermark, Kris Davis, Nasheet Waits
URI Newport Big Band, Under the Direction of Jared Sims
And More …
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
Chick Corea Trilogy: Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
Gregory Porter: Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, Emanuel Harrold, Jahmal Nichols
Angelique Kidjo: Angelique Kidjo, Dominic James, Magatte Sow, Benjamin Zwerin,
Yayo Serka
The Bad Plus performs Ornette Coleman’s SCIENCE FICTION: Reid Anderson,
Ethan Iverson, David King, Tim Berne, Ron Miles, Sam Newsome, Ron Miles
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet: John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Ben Street,
Bill Stewart
Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express: Monty Alexander, Hassan Shakur,
Obed Calvaire, Andy Bassford, Joshua Thomas, Karl Wright
Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble: Edmar Castañeda, Andrea Tierra,
Grégoire Maret, Itai Kriss, Marshall Gilkes, Shlomi Cohen, Pablo Vergara,
David Silliman, Rodrigo Villalon
Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9: Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes,
Charlie Burnham, Doug Wieselman, Peter Apfelbaum, Erik Lawrence, Matt Munisteri, Brad Jones, Donald Edwards
The Hot Sardines: Miz Elizabeth, Evan “Bibs” Palazzo, “Fast Eddy” Francisco,
Jason Prover, Mike Sailors, Nick Myers, Evan “Sugar” Crane, Alex Raderman
Stefon Harris Sonic Creed: Stefon Harris, James Francies, Elena Pinderhughes,
Mike Moreno, Joshua Crumbly, Jonathan Pinson
Dave Liebman Expansions Group: Dave Liebman, Matt Vashlishan, Bobby Avey,
Tony Marino, Alex Ritz
Henry Butler (solo piano)
Kris Davis (solo piano)
Mary Halvorson (solo guitar)
Terry Waldo (solo piano)
The ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipient
RI Music Educators Association Sr. All-State Jazz Ensemble
And More …
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 7:30 pm
Location TBD
Newport Festivals Foundation Fundraiser/Gala
Sunday, July 31, 2016, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840
Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Rueben Rogers,
Eric Harland
José James: José James, Takeshi Obayashi, Solomon Dorsey, Nate Smith
Potter, Holland, Loueke & Harland: Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke,
Eric Harland
Robert Glasper Experiment
Anat Cohen’s Clarinet Re-Imagined
Kamasi Washington
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music
Django Festival All Stars: Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier, Pierre Blanchard,
DouDou Cuillerier, Brian Torff
Kenny Barron Trio: Kenny Barron, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake
Yosvany Terry Quintet: Yosvany Terry, Michael Rodriguez, Osmany Paredes,
Yunior Terry, Obed Calvaire
Ben Williams & Sound Effect*: Ben Williams, Gilad Hekselman, Christian Sands
Toshiko Akiyoshi (solo piano)
Rossano Sportiello (solo piano)
The Westerlies: Riley Mulherkar, Zubin Hensler, Andy Clausen, Willem de Koch
MA Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band
And More …
Stay tuned to social media for more announcements on an on-going basis.
Artists Subject to Change
*Including a new composition funded with support from the George Wein/Doris Duke Artistic Programming Fund
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management go on sale worldwide Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 am. Details at www.newportjazzfest.org. Service charges apply to all tickets purchased on-line or by phone. For information regarding pre-sales and special offers subscribe to the newsletter on the festival web site or follow us on social media.
General Admission tickets for the Friday, July 29, daytime event at Fort Adams are $45.00 for adults and $20.00 for high school students older than 15 and college students with valid ID. Students must use the Student gate and present valid ID to enter the festival. Offer valid for eligible students while supplies last. Children’s tickets are $ 15.00 for children aged 3 – 15.
Flex tickets, which are good any day at Fort Adams events, are still available for a limited time on-line and at the Newport Visitor’s Center. Offer ends January 21 at 10:00 am.
Single-day General Admission tickets (no chairs provided) for Saturday and Sunday events at Fort Adams are $60.00 now until January 31, but will be $79.00 per day beginning February 1. These tickets will be $89.00 at the gate, if available. Two-day passes (for Saturday and Sunday) are $120.00 now and will be $145.00 on Feb 1. A limited number of Three-Day passes (forFriday – Sunday events at Fort Adams) are available now for $155.00. Student tickets are$20.00 per day for high school students older than 15 and college students with valid ID. Students must use the Student gate and present valid ID to enter the festival. Offer valid for eligible students while supplies last. Children’s tickets are $15.00 for children aged 3 – 15.
Reserved Seating is available for the Saturday and Sunday events at Fort Adams. Tickets for the Center Reserved Section are $125.00 per day. Regular reserved seating is $95.00.
Tickets for THE Jazz Club, a premium experience offered on Saturday and Sunday, are $375.00 per day. For more details, visit www.newportjazzfest.org.
General admission tickets for all Fort Adams events can also be purchased in person at the Newport Visitors Information Center, located at 23 America’s Cup Avenue. Log on to www.discovernewport.org for office hours and information. No service charges apply.
Flex tickets, which are good any day at Fort Adams events, are still available for a limited time on-line and at the Newport Visitor’s Center.
Parking passes are also available on-line. Advance prices range from $12.00 – $15.00.
Service charges apply to all tickets purchased on-line or by phone.
Tickets for the Friday, July 29, 8:00 pm concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino are still available. Prices range from $45.00 – $100.00. All seats reserved. There is no child or student pricing for the evening event. The Opening Night Cocktail Party, a Newport summer tradition, kicks off the evening from 6:30 pm. Tickets are $75.00. Price includes open bar and hors d’oeuvres. Party attendees must have a ticket to the Newport Jazz Festival concert. Tickets are available at www.newportjazzfest.org.
Tickets can be purchased in person at a later date at the Festival office located at 770 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown.
WEEKEND AND DAY TRIPS
Newport Jazz Festival’s office travel partner, WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM is offering an exclusive Weekend Package for festival fans. For music lovers who want to visit the Newport Jazz Festival for one day, WBGO Travel is offering Day Trips on luxury buses, which will depart from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Newark, NJ and Boston, MA. Information for specific bus locations will be confirmed soon. For tickets and more information, log on to www.WBGO.org/events.
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Natixis Global Asset Management (Better Thinking for Modern Markets®) is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival and sponsors programs that help enrich the lives of individuals and preserve the cultural experience for future generations through music.
The stage at the Friday night concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame is sponsored by Alex and Ani, LLC, which offers eco-friendly, positive energy products that adorn the body, enlighten the mind, and empower the spirit, designed by Carolyn Rafaelian and made in America.
Additional support comes from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ed Bradley Family Foundation, North Coast Brewing Co., NPR Music, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM and Ticketmaster. The Preferred Hotels of the Festival are Hotel Viking, Marriott Newport and The Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina and Hyatt Regency. Media supporters are DownBeat and JazzTimes magazines.
Newport Festivals Foundation was founded by George Wein in 2010 to build and continue the legacies of the famed Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival®. Under the auspices of the Foundation, the Newport Jazz Festival presents performers who respect and honor jazz music traditions, and at the same time reflect the changes in today’s musical trends. In addition, the Foundation presents programs to educate young people about jazz and folk music as presented at the annual festivals. For more information, please visit www.newportfestivalsfoundation.org.
For general information, craft vendor information or to leave a message for festival staff, call the festival hotline at (401) 848-5055.
