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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
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 MillerSunday 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 LageVisit 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:
In partnership with JazzBoston a nonprofit advocacy organization that connects, supports, and promotes the entire Greater Boston jazz scene, we are pleased to offer a RT bus trip to the Newport Jazz Festival.
• Bus trip available Saturday and Sunday – board the bus at 8AM at the historic 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 Wally’s between 7:30 and 8AM for coffee and donuts compliments of JazzBoston.
• 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-6:45PM
Rates & Reservations:
New York/Newport
WBGO Member & partner (with code) price per person: $215
Non-Member price per person: $235
Student price per person $150 (must show valid student ID at festival gate)
Boston/Newport
WBGO Member & JazzBoston partner (with code) price per person: $175
Non-Member price per person: $195
Student price per person $115 (must show valid student ID at festival gate)
For questions or reservations call 973-624-8880 x269 or email events@wbgo.org. Please indicate either New York or Boston origin
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© 2013 WBGO
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Robert Glasper: The Inauguration Session
January 20, 2009. Posted by Joshua Jackson.
Add new comment | Filed under: Barack Obama, Inauguration Day, Interviews, jazz, Jazz Alive, Jazz Community, Listening Post, pianist, President, Robert Glasper, studio session, Studio Sessions, Trio, United States of America, Video, wbgoListen to the complete studio session:
Download a song created for Inauguration Day 2009.
(Right-click, then "save link as")Check out an exclusive video of "Enoch's (Inaugural) Meditation" below:
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