Newport Jazz Festival Lineup

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Saturday, August 4, from 11am – 7pm, Fort Adams State Park

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Darcy James Argue, composer, conductor; Erica von Kleist, Rob Wilkerson, Sam Sadigursky, John Ellis, Josh Sinton – woodwinds; Seneca Black, Tom Goehring, Matt Holman, Nadje Noordhuis, Ingrid Jensen – trumpets; Mike Fahie, Marshall Gilkes, James Hirschfeld, Jennifer Wharton – trombones; Sebastian Noelle, guitar; Gordon Webster, piano; Matt Clohesy, bass; Jon Wikan, drums

Christian McBride’s Inside Straight
Steve Wilson, alto & soprano saxophones; Warren Wolf, vibraphone; Carl Allen, drums; TBA, piano

Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves, vocals; Peter Martin, piano; Romero Lubambo, guitar; Reginald Veal, bass; Terreon Gully, drums

3 Clarinets: Ken Peplowski – Evan Christopher – Anat Cohen
Ken Peplowski, clarinet; Evan Christopher, clarinet; Anat Cohen, clarinet; Howard Alden, guitar; Ehud Asherie, piano; Greg Cohen, bass; Lewis Nash, drums

Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints featuring Lawrence Fields, James Genus and Joey Baron
Joe Lovano, saxophones; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Lawrence Fields, piano; James Genus, bass; Joey Baron, drums

Pat Metheny Unity Band with Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, and Ben Williams
Pat Metheny, guitar; Chris Potter, tenor saxophone; Ben Williams, bass; Antonio Sanchez, drums

John Ellis & Double-Wide
John Ellis, tenor saxophone; Matt Perrine, sousaphone; Jason Marsalis, drums; Gary Versace, organ; Alan Ferber, trombone

James Carter Organ Trio with special guests Rodney Jones and Miche Braden
James Carter, saxophones; Gerard Gibbs, keyboards; Leonard Clyde King, Jr., drums; special guests Rodney Jones, guitar; Miche Braden, vocals

Dafnis Prieto Sextet
Dafnis Prieto, drums; Peter Apfelbaum, saxophones; Felipe Lamoglia, saxophones; Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Manuel Valera, piano; TBA, bass

The Bad Plus with Bill Frisell
Reid Anderson, bass; Ethan Iverson, piano; David King, drums; special guest Bill Frisell, guitar

Jack DeJohnette Group
Jack DeJohnette, drums; Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto saxophone; Dave Fiuczynski, guitar; George Colligan, piano; Jerome Harris, acoustic bass guitar

Pedrito Martinez Group
Pedrito Martinez, bata, congas, cajon, vocals; Jhair Sala, bongos, bell, vocals; Alvaro Benavides, electric bass; Araicne Trujillo, keyboards, vocals

Jack DeJohnette All-Stars
guests: Lionel Loueke, guitar; Jason Moran, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Tim Ries, saxophones; Luisito Quintero, percussion; George Colligan, piano and drums; Jason Palmer. trumpet

Bill Frisell-John Lennon Songbook
Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Greg Leisz, steel guitars; Jenny Scheinman, violin; Tony Scherr, bass; Rudy Royston, drums

Sunday, August 5, from 11am – 7pm, Fort Adams State Park

Miguel Zenon’s Rayuela
Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone; Laurent Coq, piano; Dana Leong, trombone; Dan Weiss, drums

Lewis Nash Quintet featuring Jeremy Pelt & Jimmy Greene
Lewis Nash, drums; Jeremy Pelt, trumpet; Jimmy Greene, tenor saxophone; Donald Vega, piano; Peter Washington, bass

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Samdhi
Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto saxophone, laptop; David Gilmore, guitar; Rich Brown, electric bass; Rudy Royston, drums

Berklee Global Jazz Institute Sextet

Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling, vocals; Laurence Hobgood, piano; John McLean, guitar; Clark Sommers, bass; Kendrick Scott, drums

Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke with special guest Becca Stevens
Gretchen Parlato, vocals, strings; Lionel Loueke, guitar, vocals; special guest Becca Stevens, vocals, ukelele, guitar, charango

Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Centennial Project
Ryan Truesdell, conductor; Steve Wilson, reeds; Charles Pillow, reeds; Rich Perry, reeds; Donny McCaslin, reeds; Scott Robinson, reeds; TBA, bassoon; TBA, french horn; TBA, french horn, Tony Kadleck, trumpet; Greg Gisbert, trumpet: Laurie Frink, trumpet; Ryan Kaberle, trombone; Marshall Gilkes, trombone; George Flynn, trombone; TBA, tuba; Lage Lund, guitar; Frank Kimbrough, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Lewis Nash, drums; Dan Weiss, tabla; Dave Eggar, tenor violin; Gretchen Parlato, voice

Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet; Walter Smith III, tenor saxophone; Sam Harrison, piano; Harish Raghavan, bass; Justin Brown, drums

3 Cohens: Yuval, Anat & Avishai Cohen
Yuval Cohen, soprano saxophone; Anat Cohen, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Avishai Cohen, trumpet; Omer Avital, bass; Johnathan Blake, drums; Aaron Goldberg, piano

John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet + 1
John Hollenbeck, drums, percussion, keyboards; Red Wierenga, accordion; Chris Speed, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Matt Moran, vibraphone; Drew Gress, bass; Matt Mitchell, piano; special guest Theo Bleckmann, vocals

Tedeschi Trucks Band
Susan Tedeschi, vocals, guitar; Derek Trucks, guitar; Oteil Burbridge, bass; Kofi Burbridge, keys; Mike Mattison, vocals; Mark Rivers, vocals; J.J. Johnson, drums; Tyler Greenwell, drums; Maurice Brown, trumpet; Kebbi Williams, saxophone; Saunders Sermons, trombone

Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks
Vince Giordano, tuba, bass, bass saxophone; Andy Stein, violin, baritone saxophone; Michael Ponella, trumpet; Jon-Erik Kellso, trumpet; Jim Fryer, trombone; Dan Block, alto saxophone; Dan Levinson, alto saxophone; Mark Lopeman, tenor saxophone; Peter Yarin, piano; Arnie Kinsella, drums; Ken Salvo, guitar, banjo

Jason Moran and the Bandwagon
Jason Moran, piano; Tarus Mateen, bass; TBA, drums

Maria Schneider Orchestra
Maria Schneider, composer, conductor; Steve Wilson, reeds; Charles Pillow, reeds; Rich Perry, reeds; Donny McCaslin, reeds; Scott Robinson, reeds; Tony Kadleck, trumpet; Greg Gisbert, trumpet; Laurie Frink, trumpet; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Keith O’Quinn, trombone; Ryan Kaberle, trombone; Marshall Gilkes, trombone; George Flynn, trombone; TBA, accordion; Lage Lund, guitar; Frank Kimbrough, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Clarence Penn, drums; Ken Jablonsky, sound technician;

Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell
Jenny Scheinman, violin; Bill Frisell, guitar