Newport Jazz Festival

Ahead of his first Newport Jazz Festival as Artistic Director, drummer, composer and producer Nate Smith talks about how he got the gig, who he's excited to see perform, and what he hopes fans get out of this year's festival.

Experience one of the most iconic weekends in jazz with WBGO at the Newport Jazz Festival, happening July 31 – August 2.

Photographers Jonathan Chimene, Bill Daughtry and Mark Sheldon share their best shots of the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival

The 2025 Newport Jazz Festival runs from August 1 through August 3

The lineup for Newport Jazz 2025 was released today and, as usual, the list of performers is stellar.

Photos from the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival which featured performances by Laufey, Chief Adjuah, Bill Frisell, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Brittany Howard and many others.

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle talks about Sunday Jazz at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival

On this episode of The Art of the Story, keyboardist Julius Rodriguez chats with WBGO's Jim Crimaldi at the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival

Drummer, composer and bandleader Johnathan Blake chats with WBGO's Jim Crimaldi

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