By
E. Joyce Glasgow
The
Newport Jazz Festival 2017 has an incredible line up of some of the greatest
musicians and jazz groups performing today, in a wonderful variety of styles
and configurations.
The
three- day festival is held at Fort Adams, Newport, R.I., with a yearly Friday
evening concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, and the
Fort is a very pleasant and easily navigable location, right on the water, with
beautiful views of the sail boats drifting by.
The
four stages are fairly close together and all have chairs. One stage is
indoors, featuring more intimate performances, including solo piano and small
ensembles. At the largest stage, most bring and set up their own chairs, as the
provided chairs there are for a larger cost.
There
are numerous artisans’ booths featuring jewelry, clothing, and hats, and some
food booths.
The
timing each day is very relaxing, manageable and leisurely and performances run
from 11 AM-6 PM, with nice, full length sets, leaving the evenings to explore
all the restaurants and sights around downtown Newport and enjoy a lovely,
early dinner near the water, and still get a good night’s sleep.
The
sound systems at all the stages are crystal clear and well balanced enabling
great enjoyment of the music and all the instruments. This important attention
to details of sound is impressive and very worthy of mention.
This
historic jazz festival attracts crowds from every age range, from jazz
new-comers, and students, to seasoned jazz listeners and musicians.
Friday, August 4, 2017, at Fort Adams:
Bella
Fleck and the Flecktones; Maceo Parker; Cecile McLorin Salvant, Naturally 7,
Leslie Odom, Jr., Joey De Francesco and The People; Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo
Smith; Amir ElSaffar’s River of Sound Orchestra; Christian Sands Quartet; One
For All; Evan Christopher Clarinet Road and New Orleans Brass; Rodriguez
Brothers; Jimmy Green Quartet; George Burton Quartet; and the Berklee Global
Jazz Institute Workshop Ensemble
Watch Cecile McLorin Salvant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5MGpLjHskI
Watch Bella Fleck and the Flecktones here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0DL5qgDJQ4
Friday
evening August 4, 2017, at the International Tennis Hall of Fame:
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue; and Rhiannon Giddens
Watch Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNVQ4mJoQug
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue; and Rhiannon Giddens
Watch Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNVQ4mJoQug
Saturday,
August 5, 2017, at Fort Adams:
Snarky
Puppy; Branford Marsalis Quartet; Rhiannon Giddens; Christian McBride Big Band;
Flying Toward The Sound: For Geri, With Love (tribute to Geri Allen); Jazz 100:
Music of Dizzy, Mongo and Monk; Henry Threadgill Zooid; Vijay Iyer Sextet;
Antonio Sanchez and Migration; DJ Logic’s Project Logic; Benny Golson Quartet;
Uri Caine Trio; Dominick Farinacci; Gilad Hekselman; JoAnne Brackeen; David
Torkanowksy; Peter Evans; Jason Palmer’s Berklee Septet; David Leon; and the
Rhode Island Music Education Association Sr. All-State jazz Ensemble
Watch the Christian McBride Big Band here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsrJCrJPoT0
Watch Antonio Sanchez and Migration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baMNIzK7bWg
Watch the Christian McBride Big Band here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsrJCrJPoT0
Watch Antonio Sanchez and Migration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baMNIzK7bWg
Sunday,
August 6, 2017, at Fort Adams:
The
Roots; Andra Day; Maria Schneider Orchestra; Hudson; Philadelphia Experiment;
Jason Moran: Fats Waller Dance Party; Tim Berne’s Snakeoil; Bokante; Theo
Croker; Cyrus Chestnut Trio; Sean Jones Quintet; Cyrille Aimee; Vernon Reid;
John Medeski; Marilyn Crispell; Orrin Evans; The University of Rhode Island Big
Band; Newport Jazz Assembly Band; and the Massachusetts Music Educators
Association All-Star Jazz Band
Watch the Maria Schneider Orchestra here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOi2s3gX584
Watch Andra Day here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgr_IMeEgA
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