Newport Jazz Festival has shared the daily lineups for its 2022 gathering at Newport, R.I.'s historic Fort Adams State Park on July 29-31. Additionally, the festival organizers announced artist additions including Melissa Aldana, Jazz Is Dead Presents, Dan Wilson, Takuya Kuroda and Sullivan Fortner.
The festival, which was founded in 1954, will see performances by Norah Jones, McBride’s Newport Jawn, Terence Blanchard, BADBADNOTGOOD, Nate Smith + Kinfolk, an acoustic performance from the Benevento/Russo Duo, Lettuce, Shabaka Hutchins and more, on Friday. The day will also see the improvisational Newport Jawn, curated by Newport Jazz artistic director and bassist Christian McBride, featuring Chris Potter, Vijay Iyer, Makaya McCraven, Brandee Younger and Mike Stern.
On Saturday, the waterside festival will welcome The Fearless Flyers, Esperanza Spalding, Cory Wong, Sons of Kemet, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Yussef Dayes and more. The festival will be capped off on Sunday with a celebration of Jazz Fest founder, the late George Wein, Angelique Kidjo’s Remain In Light, The Ron Carter Quartet, PJ Morton, JAzz is dead presents, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, The Soul Rebels, The Nth Power, and more.
Passes for Newport Jazz Festival are on sale now. Find tickets here.
See below for the full Newport Jazz Festival daily lineups.
