Common, Herbie Hancock, Tank & the Bangas to Play 2019 Newport Jazz Festival
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
The Newport Jazz Festival announced its third wave of artists for the 2019 festival.
The newly announced addition of artists includes Common, Herbie Hancock with Christian McBride and Vinnie Colaiuta, Tank and the Bangas, Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy, Gary Bartz Another Earth 50-Year Anniversary featuring Ravi Coltrane (produced by Revive Music), Kandace Springs, Women of the World, James Francies’ Flight, The Royal Bopsters featuring Sheila Jordan, Lauren Sevian/Helen Sung Duo, Marika Hughes- The New String Quartet, Brandon Goldberg Trio, Matana Roberts, Brian Marsella, Eric Wurzelbacher Quartet, Ben Morris Quintet, Alexander Heffner, Host of The Open Mind on PBS, Maxine Gordon, Berklee Global Jazz Institute Workshop, University of Rhode Island Jazz Big Band and Rhode Island Music Educators Association Band.
“I am thrilled about these newly-announced artists, as well as the entire lineup," ” said Jay Sweet, Executive Producer of Newport Festivals Foundation. "Among my favorites are Common, the multi-Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning superstar … Tank and the Bangas, who were a huge hit at last year’s Newport Folk Festival … a special performance by Artist-in-Residence Herbie Hancock with our Artistic Director Christian McBride and Vinnie Colaiuta … the soulful Kandace Springs … a dynamic band celebrating the legacy of the legendary Art Blakey … and Eric Wurzelbacher, the talented son of the owner of our long-time staging company."
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTTo date, the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival features:
Friday, August 2, 2019, 11:00 am – Fort Adams State Park:
Herbie Hancock |Thundercat |Corinne Bailey Rae |The Bad Plus |Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen |Gary Bartz ANOTHER EARTH 50-Year Anniversary featuring Ravi Coltrane Produced by Revive Music |Kandace Springs |Women of the World |Spanish Harlem Orchestra |Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society |Billy Hart Quartet with Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner, Ben Street | Tia Fuller’s “Diamond Cut” | DOMi & JD Beck |The Dayna Stephens Group | Mwenso & the Shakes | Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings |Tom Oren |Ben Morris Quintet (ASCAP Winner) | Mark Stryker: “Jazz from Detroit” |Berklee Global Jazz Institute Workshop.
Friday, August 2, 2019, 8:00 pm – International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino:
Jon Batiste & Friends
Saturday, August 3, 2019, 11:00 am – Fort Adams State Park:
Kamasi Washington |A Special Performance by Herbie Hancock with Christian McBride and Vinnie Colaiuta |Dianne Reeves with Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal & TerreonGully |Dee Dee Bridgewater and The Memphis Soulphony |Buika| The Ron Carter Trio | Makaya McCraven|Ravi Coltrane/David Virelles| Ghost-Note| Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy| James Francies’ Flight| Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller’s Parlour Game| Joel Ross ‘Good Vibes’| Hailu Mergia| The Royal Bopsters featuring Sheila Jordan| Laurin Talese| Brandon Goldberg Trio| Brian Marsella| Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon by Maxine Gordon (University of California Press).
University of Rhode Island Jazz Big Band
Sunday, August 4, 2019, 11:00 am – Fort Adams State Park:
Common |Tank and the Bangas | Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective | PJ Morton| Sons of Kemet| Cécile McLorin Salvant| ELEW| Marcus Strickland Twi-Life featuring Smithsoneon| Christian Sands – 3 Piano Erroll Garner Tribute! featuring Helen Sung & Tadataka Unno| Dafnis Prieto Big Band| Aaron Diehl| IN COMMON: Walter Smith III, Matt Stevens, Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan & Kendrick Scott| Camila Meza & The Nectar Orchestra| Sammy Miller and The Congregation| Lauren Sevian/Helen Sung Duo| Marika Hughes - The New String Quartet| Matana Roberts| Eric Wurzelbacher Quartet| Alexander Heffner, Host of The Open Mind on PBS| Rhode Island Music Educators Association Band.
2019 Newport Jazz Festival
2019 will mark the 65th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival.
The festival will take place from August 2 to August 4 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Related Slideshow: 2018 Newport Jazz Festival - Saturday Highlights
Day two of the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival brought another day of outstanding jazz at historic Fort Adams State Park on Saturday.
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