Corea, Kamasi, Lloyd, Glasper and many more booked
The complete lineup for the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival, set for Newport, R.I., on July 29-31, has been announced. Performances will take place at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
Headliners include Chick Corea, celebrating his 75th birthday at both the Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams. Also doing double duty are vocalist Gregory Porter and saxophonist Kamasi Washington, in his festival debut. Others making their debut appearances are New Orleans' Galactic, vocalist Tierney Sutton, the brass quartet the Westerlies, the Hot Sardines; Potter, Holland, Loueke & Harland; and pianists Rossano Sportiello, Kris Davis and Terry Waldo.
Tierney Sutton
Among the more than 50 musicians/bands appearing are Angélique Kidjo; John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet; Darcy James Argue's Secret Society; Charles Lloyd New Quartet; Robert Glasper Experiment; Django Festival All Stars; Kenny Barron Trio; Yosvanny Terry Quintet; Toshiko Akiyoshi; Steve Coleman and Five Elements; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music; José James; Kneebody and many others.
John Scofield (left) and Joe Lovano at the Detroit Jazz Festival, September 2015
New ensembles or artists presenting new projects are Eric Revis
Parallax; the Bad Plus performing Ornette Coleman's 1972 album Science Fiction; Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express; Edmar Castañeda World Ensemble; Butler, Bernstein & the Hot 9; Stefon Harris Sonic Creed; Dave Liebman Expansions Group and Anat Cohen's Clarinet Re-Imagined.
Source : http://jazztimes.com/articles/171532-newport-jazz-festival-announces-complete-lineup
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