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  Features2 months ago

  How The Newport Jazz Festival Changed The Live Jazz Experience Forever

  Explore how the Newport Jazz Festival survived riots, rock, and revolution to birth some of jazz’s greatest live albums.

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  News4 months ago

  James Cotton: Blues Harmonica Great, Muddy Waters Collaborator

  Cotton also collaborated with a remarkable array of stars of both rock and blues, including Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and B.B. King.

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  Features4 months ago

  ‘Tiger In Your Tank’: Muddy Waters’ High-Octane Blues Fuel

  Willie Dixon's composition was inspired by Esso Gasoline's popular advertising campaign.

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  News5 months ago

  Mavis Staples, Robert Glasper, And Yola Set To Perform At Newport Jazz Festival

  The festival is scheduled for July 30 through August 1.

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  News6 months ago

  Newport Folk And Jazz Festivals Announce Summer 2021 Dates

  The Folk Festival will take place July 23rd through July 25th and July 26th through July 28th. Newport Jazz is set for July 30th to August 1st.

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  News6 years ago

  Norah Heads For Newport, Twice

  Norah Jones has announced that she will perform at both the Newport Folk Festival and then the Newport Jazz Festival on consecutive weekends in July.

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  In-Depth7 years ago

  From Newport to Woodstock: The Real History of Music Festivals

  Since the early jazz & folk happenings in the 1960s, almost every musical genre has had festivals to attract the faithful as well as potential converts.