Seventy years after its inaugural edition, the Newport Jazz Festival is back for a weekend in Rhode Island this summer. Performing at the festival, which takes place from August 2 to 4 at Fort Adams […]
Christian McBride and Celisse (photo: Dean Budnick) *** Over the weekend, 2023’s Newport Jazz Festival hosted an array of performances resulting in a mellifluous collection of sound at the beautiful Fort Adams in Newport, R.I. […]
Photos by Dean Budnick The 2023 edition of the Newport Folk Festival concluded yesterday, Sunday, July 30, marking a significant milestone for the Newport Festivals Foundation, which had recently revised its mission to focus on […]
My Morning Jacket were joined by a very special guest during their Friday set at Newport Folk Fest: Animal. The Electric Mayhem member sat in with the band for their set-ending performance of “One Big […]
It’s been 20 years since she picked up her first acoustic guitar, but folk singer Raye Zaragoza says she still fields the occasional quizzical look from strangers. “When I first started playing folk music, people […]
Joni Mitchell’s surprise appearance at last year’s Newport folk festival marked the singer-songwriter’s first time at the festival in 53 years, and her first live appearance since a near-fatal 2015 aneurysm that led to fears […]
A newly-discovered recording of Nina Simone’s performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival will be released as a live album called You’ve Got to Learn, out on July 21st via Verve Records. The late singer took […]
Photo Credit: Nina Westervelt Last summer, at the Newport Folk Festival, Joni Mitchell stunned attendees when she returned to the stage for the first time in 20 years, cutting into a heartfelt set filled with her […]
Joni Mitchell is taking her comeback wide. The 79-year-old singer and songwriter announced Wednesday that she’ll release a live album of her surprise performance at last year’s Newport Folk Festival. “At Newport” will hit record […]
Another day, another legendary music festival lineup to announce. This go-’round is one of the most iconic festivals dedicated to jazz music lovers: the Newport Jazz Festival. The multi-day outdoor event is set to celebrate […]
Joni Mitchell’s comeback performance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival may soon be immortalized as a live album. The legendary singer-songwriter said as much in a recent interview with Elton John, noting that she and […]
Rapidly rising sensation Tommy Newport releases ‘Jackpot’ featuring Jazz Cartier Tommy Newport image credit via Press Photos October 3, 2022 Tommy Newport has returned and has released his new single ‘Jackpot’ in collaboration with Toronto’s […]
The Newport Jazz festival is currently auctioning off the official artist signs from this year’s event. These were created by longtime Newport Festivals sign-writer Nan Parati. Most of these were signed at the festival by […]
Play video content A rescue mission unfolded to kick off the weekend for a handful of residents in Newport Beach — where a woman somehow found herself and her car knee-deep in water. Check out […]
For the first time since 2000, folk legend Joni Mitchell took to the stage with some friends, to the delight of fans at the Newport Folk Festival. Share This Article
Joni Mitchell performed Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in what was the revered singer-songwriter’s first full public concert since she suffered a debilitating brain aneurysm in 2015. Mitchell, 78, sang and played guitar with […]
Joni Mitchell has kept a low profile since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015. She joined Brandi Carlile for classics like “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Both Sides Now.” Share This Article
Paul Simon wasn’t the only surprise guest at this weekend’s Newport Folk Festival. Joni Mitchell took the stage on Sunday for a rare live performance, joining Brandi Carlile as part for a 13-song tribute set […]
Paul Simon made a surprise appearance at Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, sitting in with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats for a set consisting entirely of Simon’s own songs. It marked Simon’s first-ever appearance […]