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(401) 848-5055
Price
One day: $74-$125; two-day $135
Age Suitability
All Ages
Newport Jazz Festival
Friday, Aug 3, 2012 8:00p
Fort Adams State Park
Newport,
RI
Featuring Bill Frisell, Jack Dejohnette, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Rudresh Mahanthappa's Samdi, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke, Becca Stevens, Jason Moran and The Bandwagon and many others. See website for complete schedule.
Aug. 3 concert is held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino featuring Dr. John & The Lower 911 featuring Jon Cleary, Preservation Hall Jazz Band with special guests Catherine Russell and Jonathan Batiste.
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Bill Frisell
The defining characteristic of any given jazz musician is frequently his sound. The more control a player has over the nature of that sound, the more likely he is to project a distinctive musical personality....
The defining characteristic of any given jazz musician is frequently his sound. The more control a player has over the nature of that sound, the more likely he is to project a distinctive musical personality....
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