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Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
The lineup for the JVC Jazz Festival Newport, Aug. 9-11, has been released. The festivities get underway on Friday night, Aug. 9, with a show by Tony Bennett at the Newport Casino International Tennis Hall of Fame. Tickets for this event run from $30-$85.
The shows at Fort Adams State Park run from Aug. 10-11, with muic taking place on two stages from 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. On Saturday shows include the Cos of Good Music conducted by Bill Cosby with Don Alias, Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, Robin Eubanks, Craig Handy, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Carlos Ward and James Williams; Tony Bennett; Dave Holland Quintet; Oleta Adams; Greg Osby Quartet featuring Jason Moran; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Sex Mob; Ballin’ The Jack; and Yerba Buena.
On Sunday performers include Isaac Haynes; Arturo Sandoval; Nicholas Payton Quinet with James Carter; Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe; Lea Delaria; David S. Ware; Bullfrog featuring Kid Koala; Antibalas and the Holmes Brothers.
There will be a special pre-sale on the internet and at the Newport festival office only, on May 10 beginning at 10 a.m. To participate on the internet, log on to www.festivalproductions.net. For Newport area patrons, tickets will also be available during the pre-sale at the festival office: 770 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, open May 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cash, checks and major credit cards accepted. As of May 11, tickets will also be available by mail and by phone. To charge by phone call Ticketweb toll free at (866)-468-7619. For more information call the festival office at (401) 847-3700.
Gerald and John Clayton at the family home in Altadena during a photo shoot for the June 2022 cover of DownBeat. The house was lost during the Los Angeles fires.
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