sonnymax Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 I just received an email announcing the artists scheduled to appear at this year's Newport Jazz Festival. I've enjoyed attending the festival the past several years, after staying away for more than a decade due to the preponderance of smooth, crossover, and "big name" acts. With George Wein's renewed involvement in the festival, there was some assurance there would be a variety of music jazz styles presented, including non-mainstream and avante garde acts. This year, however, the absence of Mr. Wein's name from the announcements and a new sponsor may have something to do with a renewed emphasis on booking performers who highlight many of the other "jazz" festivals, i.e., acts that attract larger numbers of less serious jazz fans. Certainly there are some adventurous artists scheduled to perform, and Sunday looks like the better of the two days, as far as my taste in music goes. Anyway, here's what they sent me: Friday, August 5 at the Newport Casino/International Tennis Hall of Fame Michael Feinstein "Come Fly With Me" with special guest Joe Negri Wynton Marsalis Saturday, August 6 at Fort Adams State Park Wynton Marsalis Esperanza Spalding & Friends I Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band Al Di Meola World Sinfonia Hiromi Michel Camilo "Mano a Mano" with Giovanni Hidalgo and Charles Flores Mujeres De Agua by Javier Limón featuring Buika Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread" Steve Coleman and Five Elements Joey DeFrancesco Trio Grace Kelly with guest Phil Woods Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet Mostly Other People Do the Killing New Black Eagle Jazz Band Sunday, August 7 at Fort Adams State Park Hiromi: The Trio Project featuring Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips Esperanza Spalding & Friends II Angélique Kidjo Jame Farm with Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman and Eric Harland Charles Lloyd with guest Zakir Hussain Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Mingus Big Band Ravi Coltrane Quartet Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio Miguel Zenón presents the Puerto Rican Songbook with conductor/arranger Guillermo Klein John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble Avishai Cohen Triveni with special guests Joshua Redman and Anat Cohen Apex: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Brubeck Brothers Berklee College Of Music All Stars Artists subject to change. Artists not in play order. Schedule with times to be posted in July. Quote
tranemonk Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 I'm not sure what you're referring to about previous years but I've got for the past ten years or so and will be there again this year... Really excited to check out the Hiromi sets, Randy Weston, the Mingus Big Band. J. Redman, Anat Cohen and Charles Lloyd. Quote
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