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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

  • WBGO and SummerStage

    June 30, 2009. Posted by Brandy Wood.

    Add new comment | Filed under: concerts, Esperanza Spalding, Great Live Moments, Jazz Alive, Jonathan Batiste, josh jackson, Ledisi, Live Music, Revue, SummerStage, wbgo

    Ledisi at SummerStage 6.28.09

    On Sunday, June 28, WBGO's Josh Jackson hosted a great concert at Central Park SummerStage. The performance began with New Orleans pianist Jonathan Batiste, who paid homage to the late Michael Jackson in both song and attire. Bassist Esperanza Spalding followed with a set that ran the gamut of funk to soul to Ella inspired scat.

    Closing the performance was rising star of soul and jazz, Ledisi (LED-ih-see as she pointed out several times from the stage and in cards handed out after the show). If the pronunciation of her name is a little confusing, there is no confusion what so ever about her voice or her command of the stage.

    There are a great number of WBGO partner events this summer, many of them at no cost. Please visit the WBGO Events page for full details.

    © 2009 WBGO