Newport Jazz Festival
Newport Jazz Festival is the oldest continuously running jazz festival in the United States, staged each summer on the harbor-front grounds of Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. It runs three days across four stages.
- City
- Newport
- Where
- Newport, Rhode Island
- When
- Late July / Early August
- Since
- 1954
Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954 and hired George Wein to organize the first edition; Wein went on to shape the model that most American jazz festivals still follow. Since 2011 the event has been run by the Newport Festivals Foundation, the 501(c)(3) non-profit Wein created, which also produces the Newport Folk Festival on the same site. The festival was cancelled in 2020 and returned in 2021.
Programming runs from late morning to early evening on all three days, with the main stages set inside and around the ramparts of Fort Adams at the mouth of Newport Harbor. The bill mixes established jazz names with artists from adjacent traditions - soul, hip hop, funk and songwriting - which has become the festival's defining editorial choice and the main point of argument among its regulars. Admission is by digital ticket only, delivered through a mobile app and scanned at the gate.
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Frequently asked questions
- When does Newport Jazz take place?
- Newport Jazz takes place in Newport in late july / early august, and has been running since 1954. The exact dates for each edition can vary, so it's worth confirming them on the official website.
- Where is Newport Jazz held?
- It takes place in Newport (Newport, Rhode Island).
- How do I follow the program and get tickets?
- At Jazz Live US we publish its shows in our Calendar listings as they are confirmed, and for the full line-up and tickets you can check the festival's official website. If you join Jazz Live US, we'll let you know when the line-up is announced.
The exact dates for each edition can vary. Check the festival's official website to confirm the line-up and tickets.