JVC JAZZ FEST-NEWPORT 50th ANNIVERSARY LINEUP ANNOUNCED!!
The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival – Newport will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival ® this summer with an unprecedented 5-DAY celebration, August 11th through the 15th. Five days to celebrate the glory that the Newport Jazz Festival has brought to jazz, and a verification of the fact that jazz is alive and healthy and continues to be an important force in American music.
TICKETS ON SALE EARLY FOR 2004!
Since it is such a special year we are putting tickets on sale almost 2 months early to enable you to make your summer plans. Tickets for all events (except the Breakers) will go on sale Friday, March 26th at 10:00 AM. For complete ticket information visit our web site at
www.NewportJazz50th.com.
BRUBECK’S SACRED CONCERT TO OPEN 50TH NJF!
The festival opens Wednesday, August 11th at Rogers High School with Dave Brubeck, one of the most well-known jazz pianists of all time, presenting a sacred concert, "The Gates of Justice," dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Bill.
GALA AT THE BREAKERS!
On Thursday, August 12th there will be a gala at Newport’s most opulent Gilded Age mansion, The Breakers. This event will benefit the non-profit Preservation Society of Newport County. For ticket information call (401)847-1000.
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE NEWPORT CASINO!
Harry Connick, Jr.’s Only You Tour will perform at 8:00 PM at the annual Friday night celebration on August 13th at the famed Newport Casino at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, traditionally one of the most exciting nights of the festival. One of the most accomplished composers and performers of our time, Harry Connick Jr. will perform from his latest cd, Only You, considered by many to be his most heartfelt musical creation to date.
View lineup as a colorful webpage:
http://www.festivalproductions.net/n...0325/flyer.htm
AN UNPRECEDENTED WEEKEND LINEUP AT THE FORT!
On Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August 15th at Fort Adams State Park the programs will feature an incredible array of jazz stars on three stages from 11:30 am – 7:30 pm. The Saturday program features: Dave Brubeck, Harry Connick, Jr. Quartet, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, McCoy Tyner, Michael Brecker, Phil Woods, Ron Carter, Roy Haynes, Jackie McLean, Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra (The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band Reunion!), George Shearing, Christian McBride, Clark Terry, Cedar Walton, James Moody, Marian McPartland, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin, Russell Malone, Howard Alden, Lewis Nash, Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington, Randy Sandke, Frank Wess, Ravi Coltrane, Ken Peplowski, Renee Rosnes, Terell Stafford and many others.
The Sunday program features: Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Dave Holland, Clark Terry, Dave Douglas, Bill Cosby, Mingus Big Band, Peter Cincotti, Nicholas Payton, Regina Carter, Roswell Rudd, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, James Carter, Lee Konitz, Gary Burton, Geri Allen, Chico Hamilton, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Wallace Roney, Percy Heath, Bobby Watson, Peter Washington, Cedar Walton, Donald Harrison, Brian Blade, Doug Wamble, Lewis Nash, Steve Turre, Barry Altschul and many others.
We hope you will join us for this exciting landmark musical event!!
For more information on the JVC Jazz Festival-Newport and other festivals please visit
www.newportjazz50th.com or
www.festivalproductions.net.
Newport Jazz Festival is a registered trademark of Festival Productions, Inc.
Schedule subject to change.
See you in August!!
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