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Photo Gallery: The Newport Jazz Festival at 70

WBGO | By Jonathan Chimene,
Mark Sheldon
Published August 9, 2024 at 3:49 PM EDT
Laufey performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Laufey performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Samara Joy performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Samara Joy performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Buster Williams performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Buster Williams performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Elvis Costello performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Elvis Costello performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Anessa Strings performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Anessa Strings performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Jeff Parker performing with Makaya McCraven at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Jeff Parker performing with Makaya McCraven at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Alex Isley performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Alex Isley performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Meshell Ndgeocello performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Meshell Ndgeocello performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Julius Rodriguez performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Julius Rodriguez performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Mark Whitfield performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Mark Whitfield performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Nicole Zuraitis performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Nicole Zuraitis performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Theo Croker performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Theo Croker performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Riley Mulherkar performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Riley Mulherkar performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kassa Overall performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kassa Overall performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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James Brandon Lewis performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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James Brandon Lewis performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Chief Adjuah performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Chief Adjuah performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Chief Adjuah performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Chief Adjuah performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Brandee Younger performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Brandee Younger performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Gerald Clayton performing with Bill Frisell at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Gerald Clayton performing with Bill Frisell at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Bill Frisell performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Bill Frisell performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Amaro Freitas performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Amaro Freitas performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Elvis Costello performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Elvis Costello performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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John Patitucci performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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John Patitucci performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Terri Lyne Carrington performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Terri Lyne Carrington performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
Danilo Perez performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Danilo Perez performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Danilo Perez performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Danilo Perez performing as part of the Tribute to Wayne Shorter at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Jeff "Tain" Watts performing with Mark Whitfield and Robert Hurst at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Jeff "Tain" Watts performing with Mark Whitfield and Robert Hurst at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
Robert Hurst performing with Mark Whitfield and Jeff "Tain" Watts at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Robert Hurst performing with Mark Whitfield and Jeff "Tain" Watts at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Johnathan Blake performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Johnathan Blake performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Joel Ross performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Immanuel Wilkins performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Immanuel Wilkins performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Cory Wong performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kenny Barron performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kenny Barron performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kamasi Washington performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kamasi Washington performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Joe Dyson performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Joe Dyson performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Jaleel Shaw performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Jaleel Shaw performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Brittany Howard performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Brittany Howard performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Angelika Joseph singing with Galactic at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Angelika Joseph singing with Galactic at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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PJ Morton performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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PJ Morton performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Aja Monet performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Aja Monet performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Stanley Clarke performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Stanley Clarke performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Gerald Clayton, Gregory Tardy, Bill Frisell and Johnathan Blake after their performance at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Immanuel Wilkins performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Immanuel Wilkins performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Anat Cohen performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Anat Cohen performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Johnathan Blake performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Johnathan Blake performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Ravi Coltrane performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Ravi Coltrane performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Danilo Perez performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Danilo Perez performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Fred Wesley performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Fred Wesley performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Christian McBride performing with his Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Christian McBride performing with his Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kirk Whalum performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Kirk Whalum performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Russell Gunn performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Russell Gunn performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Felicia Collins performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Felicia Collins performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Steve Jordan performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Steve Jordan performing with Christian McBride's Jawn Jam at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Robert Glasper performing at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Joe Lally performing with James Brandon Lewis at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Joe Lally performing with James Brandon Lewis at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Brendan Canty performing with James Brandon Lewis at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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Brendan Canty performing with James Brandon Lewis at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival
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More than 10-thousand people braved the heat and humidity to see a star-studded lineup at the 70th Newport Jazz Festival.

Above is a great photo gallery of the incredible artists who participated in the legendary three-day festival in Rhode Island.

You can find out more about the Newport Jazz Festival at wbgo.org.
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Music Newport Jazz FestivalBuster WilliamsNicole ZuraitisMark WhitfieldJames Brandon LewisLaufeyKenny BarronStanley ClarkeImmanuel WilkinsJohnathan BlakeJaleel ShawBrittany HowardAnat CohenRavi ColtraneDanilo PerezChristian McBride
Jonathan Chimene
Long time music lover and WBGO listener, Jonathan proudly joined the WBGO team in Mid 2018.  He is a former collegiate and tournament tennis player – with international experience both as a player and a coach. Jonathan is a published photographer, who enjoys checking out jazz clubs and festivals throughout the world, and is a life-long, die-hard New York Mets fan. Raised in Central NJ but  after a long stint in Chicago, he has resided in Brooklyn for the past two decades.
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Mark Sheldon
Mark Sheldon is an Indianapolis based freelance photographer, specializing in music and life-style photography. Mark is a regular contributor to DownBeat magazine and Living Blues magazine and his work has been featured in dozens of publications including The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, Jazz Times, The Seattle Times, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Time Out Chicago, Time Out New York, Keyboard magazine, Double Bassist/ Strad magazine (London), Guitar Player, Indianapolis Monthly and others.
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