Gregory Porter & Chick Corea at Newport Jazz Concert @ Casino; Tix on Sale 1/14
GREGORY PORTER and CHICK COREA TRILOGY to Perform at Newport Jazz
Festival® Opening Night Concert Friday, July 29, at the International
Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
Tickets for Concert and Pre-Concert Cocktail Party
Go On Sale Thursday, January 14, 10:00 am
NEWPORT, RI, January 12, 2016 - Gregory Porter and Chick Corea Trilogy with Brian Blade and Christian McBride
take the stage for the Opening Night concert of the Newport Jazz
Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. One of the
city's most popular summer social events, the concert takes place
Friday, July 29, on the Alex and Ani Stage at the International Tennis
Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. The cocktail party begins at 6:30
pm, followed by the concert at 8:00 pm.
Tickets go on sale at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 14, on the Festival web site at www.newportjazzfest.org or directly at www.ticketmaster.com.
Tickets also can be ordered by phone through Ticketmaster at
1-800-745-3000. Service charges apply to all tickets ordered online or
by phone.
George Wein, Festival producer and chairman of the Newport Festivals
Foundation, said, "Our history of Friday night concerts at the
International Tennis Hall of Fame has been extraordinarily successful,
both in the quality of performance and the continuing growth of our
audience. This year's concert will be no exception. Chick Corea, who
will be celebrating his 75th birthday with us that evening, is an old
friend and indelible contributor to jazz piano lore. With him will be
bassist Christian McBride and every musician's favorite, Brian Blade, on
drums, both of whom were named #1 on their instruments in the JazzTimes
Reader's Poll.
To round out the program, we will welcome Gregory Porter, whom we also
congratulate on his JazzTimes Reader's Poll acknowledgement as Artist of
the Year. Gregory has appeared at Newport two times, but this is the
first time that our Friday night regulars will have the opportunity to
hear him at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is the best at
what he does. Any of you who remember Joe Williams will recognize the
immense talent that Gregory Porter fosters and you will understand why
he will be one of the all-time greats."
The Newport Jazz Festival Opening Night Cocktail Party on the Horseshoe
Piazza welcomes a limited number of attendees for pre-concert
socializing with music, food and beverages. Tickets include open bar and
hors d'oeuvres. Party attendees must have a separate ticket to the
Festival concert.
The 2016 line-up for the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis
Global Asset Management also features concerts at Fort Adams State Park
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including Kamasi Washington, Angélique
Kidjo, Kneebody, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Tierney Sutton, Darcy James Argue's
Secret Society, The Westerlies and many more. Flex tickets for these
concerts are still available for a limited time; fans can purchase their
tickets now at a discount and decide which day they want to attend at a
later date.
Additional Fort artists will be announced January 21. Stay tuned to social media for more announcements on an on-going basis.
For general information, craft vendor details or to leave a message for
festival staff, call the festival hotline at (401) 848-5055 or log on to
www.newportjazzfest.org or www.newportfestivalsfound....
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