NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Since 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival has been drawing thousands of people to the City by the Sea. The festival was founded by George Wein, a pianist from Massachusetts who ...

The Newport Jazz Festival, that most venerable of American musical institutions, is turning 71 this year, The 2025 edition also marks the 10th year that the festival is under the artistic direction of ...

These eight acts are can’t-miss components of this year’s event - but where do the many pop performers fit into the equation? Has the Newport Jazz Festival — which takes place at Fort Adams State Park ...

Image courtesy of the Newport Festivals Foundation At the end of another triumphant year of music and community, the Newport ...

NEWPORT, R.I. – How much of the Newport Jazz Festival actually qualifies as jazz has long been a subject of debate. But there was no shortage of swing and improvisation at the sold-out Fort Adams ...

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Paul Walker died in a car accident while filming Fast & Furious 7, but instead of recasting or rewriting, the studio spent ...

Legendary jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, known for his work with Miles Davis, has died at age 83 from congestive heart failure.

Drummer Herlin Riley’s New York-Havana Connection quintet opened the main stage on Sunday morning, August 5, the final day of the 2018 edition of the storied Newport Jazz Festival. Riley began his set ...

*The Newport Beach Jazz Festival returns to the beautiful city of Newport Beach on June 2-4, 2017, presented by Bank of the West. Enjoy three spectacular days of world-class jazz, R&B and soul music ...