Festival Hub: Newport Jazz
The Scene: Breaking ground since the mid-1950s, the Newport Jazz Festival has a storied history rivaling that of any other American festival hosting artists like Herbie Hancock, Led Zeppelin, Frank Sinatra, Muddy Waters, The Allman Brothers, and Miles Davis. Its current incarnation is three full days of jazz on four unique stages on the grounds at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island.
- André 3000
- Nile Rodgers & CHIC
- Kamasi Washington
- Elvis Costello
- Laufey
- Robert Glasper
- Brittany Howard
- Cory Wong
- Dinner Party
- Thievery Corporation
- Samara Joy
- Noname
- PJ Morton
- Galactic
- Moonchild
- Terrace Martin & Calvin Keys
- Cimafunk
- Ghost-Note
- Shabaka
- Christian McBride’s Jam Jawn
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Artemis
- Chief Adjuah
- aja monet
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- Julius Rodriguez
- Makaya McCraven & Jeff Parker
- Stankey Clarke N4EVER
- Lianne La Havas
- Bill Frisell FOUR
- ACID JAZZ IS DEAD
- Alex Isley
- Anat Cohen Quartetinho
- Kenny Barron Trio
- Jaleel Shaw
- Legacy of Wayne Shorter
- Kassa Overall
- Theo Croker
- Aneesa Strings
- Johnathan Blake Pentad
- Cisco Swank
- The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
- Amaro Freitas
- Nicole Zuraitis
- Riley Mulherkar
- Sunday Jazz
- Adi Oasis
- Alfa Mist
- Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood
- Armstrong Now: Louis at Newport
- Arooj Aftab
- Big Freedia
- Big Gigantic
- Bill Charlap
- Bobby Watson All-Star Quintet
- Brad Mehldau
- Brian Blade
- Butcher Brown
- Camille Thurman with The Darrell Green Quartet
- Cautious Clay
- Charles Lloyd
- Charles McPherson
- Charlie Hunter
- Christian McBride
- Christian McBride
- Cimafunk
- Claudia Acuna
- Dave Holland New Quartet
- Derrick Hodge
- Diana Krall
- DJ Pee .Wee
- DOMi & JD BECK
- Durand Jones
- Endea Owens
- Herbie Hancock
- Immanuel Wilkins
- James Brandon Lewis
- Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino Duo
- Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
- John Scofield
- Jon Batiste
- Joshua Redman
- Julian Lage
- Julius Rodriguez
- Kamasi Washington
- Keyon Harrold
- Kurt Elling
- Lakecia Benjamin
- Lauren Sevian’s LSQ
- Marcus Miller
- Matthew Whitaker
- Melvis Santa & Jazz Orishas
- Nate Smith
- Orrin Evans
- Pedrito Martínez
- Samara Joy
- Scary Goldings
- Shahzad Ismaily
- Somi
- Soulive
- The Soul Rebels featuring Rakim & Talib Kweli
- The War and Treaty
- Thundercat
- Vijay Iyer
- Abe Rounds
- Angelique Kidjo
- Antonio Sanchez and Bad Hombre
- BadBadNotGood
- Benevento/Russo Duo
- Blake Mills
- Brandee Younger
- Carmen Castaldi
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Celisse
- Chris Potter
- Christian McBride
- Cory Wong
- Don Byron
- Emmet Cohen
- Esperanza Spalding
- Giveton Gelin
- Holly Bowling
- Jack DeJohnette
- Jason Moran and the Bandwagon
- Jazzmeia Horn
- Joe Lovano
- Lady Blackbird
- Laufey
- Lettuce
- Luisito Quintero
- Makaya McCraven
- Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Marilyn Crispell
- Matt Garrison
- Melanie Charles
- Mike Stern
- MonoNeon
- Nate Smith + Kinfolk
- Nicholas Payton
- Norah Jones
- Nubya Garcia
- Pino Palladino
- PJ Morton
- Ron Carter
- Sam Gendel
- Samara Joy
- Sampa the Great
- Shabaka Hutchings
- Sons of Kemet
- Terence Blanchard
- Thana Alexa
- The Baylor Project
- The Fearless Flyers
- The Mingus Big Band
- The Nth Power
- The Soul Rebels
- Theon Cross
- Tuba Skinny
- Vijay Iyer
- Yussef Dayes
- Adam O’Farrill
- Andra Day
- Arturo O’Farrill
- Catherine Russell
- Charles Lloyd
- Chris Potter Circuits Trio
- Christian McBride
- Cory Wong
- DJ Jahi Sundance
- Immanuel Wilkins
- Joe Russo
- John Scofield
- Khruangbin
- Ledisi
- Makaya McCraven
- Marco Benevento
- Mavis Staples
- Robert Glasper
- Robert Glasper
- Robert Glasper Acoustic Trio
- Terrace Martin
- Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
- The Bogie Band
- The Jam Jawn
- The Jazz Gallery All-Stars
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Wynton Marsalis
- Yola
- Norah Jones
- Wynton Marsalis
- Diana Krall
- Khruangbin
- Angelique Kidjo
- Robert Glasper
- Jimmy Cliff
- A Christian McBride Situation
- Charles Lloyd
- Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Chris Potter
- Joe Lovano
- Makaya McCraven
- Nicholas Payton
- Hiromi
- Nate Smith
- Cory Wong
- The Comet Is Coming
- The Jazz Gallery All-Stars
- The Soul Rebels
- Arturo O’Farrill
- Zack O’Farrill
- Adam O’Farrill
- Avery Sunshine
- Nubya Garcia
- Jeff Tain Watts
- Michela Marino Lerman
- Warren Wolf and Wolfpack
- Somi
- Catherine Russell
- Miguel Zenon
- The History Of Jazz
- Buika
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Christian Sands
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Dafnis Prieto Big Band
- ELEW
- Herbie Hancock
- Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller
- Joel Ross ‘Good Vibes’
- Laurin Talese
- Makaya McCraven
- Marcus Strickland Twi-Life
- Ravi Coltrane/David Virelles
- Sammy Miller & The Congregation
- Sons of Kemet
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- Terence Blanchard
- The Bad Plus
- Tia Fuller’s “Diamond Cut”
