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  • WBGO Travel: Newport Jazz Festival Day Trips

    May 1, 2013. Posted by Brandy Wood.

    Add new comment | Filed under: anat cohen, Bill Charlap, chick corea, eddie palmieri, Esperanza Spalding, gregory porter, hiromi, jim hall, joshua redman, marcus miller, newport, Newport Jazz Festival, Robert Glasper, roy haynes, terence blanchard, wayne shorter, wbgo, WBGO Travel

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    WBGO Travel invites you to hop aboard the bus from either New York City (Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle) or Boston (Wally's Jazz Café located at 427 Massachusetts Avenue) for a direct ride to the front gate of the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday August 3 or Sunday, August 4. This excursion includes: admission to the festival for the full day plus food & beverage vouchers for the Louis Jadot Café on the festival grounds.

    Saturday musical line-up highlights include:

    • Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society
    • Wayne Shorter's 80th Birthday Celebration
    • Robert Glasper Experiment
    • Gregory Porter
    • Terence Blanchard Quintet
    • Bill Charlap Trio with special guests Bob Wilber & Anat Cohen
    • Marcus Miller

    Sunday musical line-up highlights include:

    • Chick Corea & The Vigil with Christian McBride, Tim Garland,
    • Marcus Gilmore, & Charles Altura
    • Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra
    • Dizzy Gillespie™ Big Band under the direction of Paquito D'Rivera
    • Hiromi: The Trio Project with Anthony Jackson & Steve Smith
    • Joshua Redman Quartet
    • Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band
    • Jim Hall Quartet with Scott Colley, Lewis Nash and special guest Julian Lage

    Visit newportjazzfest.net for full listing.

    Details of RT New York City to Newport trip:

    • Bus trip available Saturday and Sunday – board the bus at 5am at Jazz at Lincoln Center (10 Columbus Circle NY, NY) located at The Time Warner Building at the front circle.
    • Return Bus will depart from Newport Festival Front Gate at the end of the days concert festivities, approximately 7 PM and take guests back to Jazz at Lincoln Center
    • Bus will have wifi, restroom, reclining bucket seats and Newport Jazz Festival themed movie.
    • Meal vouchers are valued at $20 and can be used for food & drink at the Louis Jadot Café located on the festival grounds.

    Details of RT Boston to Newport trip:

    • Bus trip available Saturday and Sunday – board the bus at 8am at Wally's Jazz Café located at 427 Massachusetts Avenue (accessible by T and bus - Orange Line to Mass. Ave. Station, Green Line to Symphony Station, or #1 bus to Columbus Ave). Arrive at the historic Wally’s Jazz Café a bit early and enjoy a coffee or pastry.
    • Return Bus will depart from Newport Festival Front Gate at the end of the days concert festivities, approximately 7 PM and take guests back to Wally’s Jazz Café.
    • Bus will have wifi, restroom, reclining bucket seats and Newport Jazz Festival themed movie.
    • Meal vouchers are valued at $20 and can be used for food & drink at the Louis Jadot Café located on the festival grounds.

    Festival Gates open at 10am, Saturday Festival Music Program: 10:45am-7pm, Sunday Festival Music Program: 11am-6:45 pm

    Rates & Reservations:

    New York/Newport
    WBGO Member* & partner (with code) price per person: $215
    Non-Member price per person: $235

    Boston/Newport
    WBGO Member* & partner (with code) price per person: $175
    Non-Member price per person:     $195

    To make your reservation call 973-624-8880 x269 or email events@wbgo.org

    Please indicate either New York or Boston origin

    © 2013 WBGO

  • IAJE Day 3 - University of Illinois Latin Jazz Ensemble

    January 11, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

    Add new comment | Filed under: black colleges, branford marsalis, broadcast booth, carolina central university, college bands, colleges and universities, constitution hall, Discovery, doors, ears, eddie palmieri, guest performer, hbcu, iaje, IAJE 2008, Jazz Alive, latin jazz ensemble, Live Music, north carolina central, north carolina central university, university of illinois

    IU Latin Ensemble

    Constitution Hall is just outside our broadcast booth. IAJE is showcasing a lot of college bands there today. The doors to the hall were open, and the sounds of blazing latin jazz were emanating into my ears. I had to check it out. It was the University of Illinois Latin Jazz Ensemble. Check them out on Eddie Palmieri's "Palmas":

    University of Illinois - Palmas

    Up next, I'll have a post about North Carolina Central University's Ensemble. They are an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) institution. Their guest performer will be Branford Marsalis. Stay tuned. - Josh

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