2007 JVC Jazz Festival-Newport Line-Up Announced!

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Greg Mouning

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Apr 25, 2007, 1:46:09 PM4/25/07
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Hi Jazzbuddies,

Start making your plans for the 2007 Newport JVC Jazz Festival. Come see some of your favorite musicians and enjoy the new ones. Hopefully, I'll see you there... :-)

Your Jazzbuddy,
Greg

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Subject: 2007 JVC Jazz Festival-Newport Line-Up Announced!


April 24, 2007 Other News
Newport, RI: 2007 JVC Jazz Festival – Newport pays tribute to Ella, Billie, Basie, Dizzy, Monk, Bill Evans, Kirk, Getz & Jobim. Branford Marsalis, B.B. King, Etta James, Al Green, Dave Brubeck, Joshua Redman and many others will perform over three days on multiple stages. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 25th at 10:00 AM!

The festival kicks off Friday, August 10 at 8:00 PM, at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino with Newport '57 Revisited: The Legacy of Ella, Billie & Basie with Dianne Reeves and her Band plus The Count Basie Orchestra with Special Guest Nnenna Freelon.

On Saturday and Sunday, August 11 and 12, the festival moves seaside to Fort Adams State Park for two full days, 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM, featuring something for everyone – a glorious mix of straight ahead, traditional and contemporary jazz, rhythm & blues, funk, Latin jazz and Brazilian jazz. Visit the JVC Jazz Festival Newport, R.I. web site for the full line-up.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Wednesday, April 25th at 10:00 AM on-line at, TicketWeb by phone at 866-468-7619, by mail and at the festival office in Middletown, RI. Visit JVC Jazz Festival Newport, R.I. ticket info page for complete ticket information.

See you at the festival!

Dunkin' Donuts Newport Folk Festival: Ten-time Grammy Winner & Multi-Platinum Superstar Linda Ronstadt will open the Dunkin' Donuts Newport Folk Festival on Friday, August 3 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame... visit web site for more info

JVC Jazz Festival New York, NY: 2007 Festival New York Takes Over the City June 17 - 30 with Keith Jarrett/Jack DeJohnette/ Gary Peacock, Eartha Kitt, Nancy Wilson, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter... visit web site for more info

JVC Jazz Festival 2007 Miami presents Bebel Gilberto, Arturo Sandoval, Sidestepper, Grady Tate and more! view web site for more info


http://www.festivalproductions.net/jvcjazz/newport/sched.php?ID=19
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Newport, R.I., Northeast USA
August 10th 2007 - August 12th 2007

Friday, August 10th
: Dianne Reeves & her Band :

Saturday, August 11th
: Branford Marsalis Quartet :: Marcus Miller Band :: Dave Brubeck Quartet :: Zap Mama :: Bruce Hornsby w/Jack DeJohnette/Christian McBride :: Joshua Redman Trio :: Chico Hamilton & Euphoria :: The Brubeck Brothers Quartet :: Monk Legacy Septet :: Kenny Werner Quintet :: Gunther Schuller conducts the Mingus Orchestra :: Roswell Rudd Quartet :: Abdullah Ibrahim - solo piano :: Anat Cohen Quartet :

Sunday, August 12th
: BB King :: Al Green :: Etta James & The Roots Band :: Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band :: Paquito D'Rivera's Panamericana Ensemble :: Luciana Souza - The New Bossa Nova :: Ron Carter/Russell Malone/Mulgrew Miller :: Jon Faddis' Teranga :: The Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk :: Ben Allison Quartet :: Portrait of Bill Evans featuring Eliane Elias :: Brazilian Nights: The Music of Getz & Jobim :: Donald Harrison Quartet featuring Christian Scott :

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