NEW: Newport Jazz Festival Releases 2012 Lineup
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Newport Jazz Festival has released its 2012 festival lineup! The festival will kick off at Newport’s International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino on August 3, 2012, followed by two full days of music at Fort Adams State Park on August 4 and 5.
The event draws thousands of people from all over the world to Rhode Island’s very own coastal city of Newport each year. Award-winning artists Dianne Reeves and Tedeschi Trucks Band will be a major part of the festival, while sharing the stage with newcomers Miguel Zenon, Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Darcy James Argue, Dafnis Prieto, John Hollenbeck, and others.
Founded in 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival, the “grandfather of all jazz festivals,” and was the first annual jazz festival in America.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTEstablishing a legacy of nearly half a century of astounding music, NJF vows to “continue the Newport Jazz Festival as it has since 1954 in the presentation of the greatest jazz performers who follow the traditions of New Orleans, swing, bebop and modal as the core and heart of jazz music.”
Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 15th at 10am. For additional ticket and festival information and for the full 2012 lineup, visit Newport Jazz Festival’s website.
