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Newport Jazz Festival

Newport Jazz Festival August 6-7, 2011

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2011 Newport Jazz Festival

Join us at the "grandfather of jazz festivals" for a live webcast and recording Aug. 6-7, 2011.
While you wait for the festival to begin, listen to a Jazz Mix below.
Click on the start button (arrow key).

Lineup Saturday, August 6, 2011
All Times ET

* 2:00 p.m.: Joey Defrancesco Trio
* 2:45 p.m.: Regina Carter's Reverse Thread
* 3:30 p.m.: Steve Coleman And Five Elements
* 4:00 p.m.: Mostly Other People Do The Killing
* 4:20 p.m.: Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet
* 5:00 p.m.: Grace Kelly With Phil Woods
* 5:30 p.m.: New Black Eagle Jazz Band
* 5:50 p.m.: Wynton Marsalis Quintet
* 6:20 p.m.: Trombone Shorty And Orleans Avenue

Lineup Sunday, August 7, 2011

* 12:00 p.m.: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quartet
* 12:45 p.m.: Hiromi
* 1:00 p.m.: James Farm
* 2:00 p.m.: Mingus Big Band
* 2:50 p.m.: Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen
* 3:20 p.m. Mario Castro Quintet
* 3:50 p.m.: Ravi Coltrane Quartet
* 4:50 p.m.: John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
* 5:30 p.m.: Miguel Zenon's Puerto Rican Songbook
* 6:30 p.m.: Apex: Rudresh Mahanthappa And Bunky Green

Note: Schedule and line-up are subject to change. More artists may be added and there will be online-only shows in the archives throughout the weekend.

For more information about the lineup, visit the official Newport Jazz Festival website.

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