NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL

The Lineup:

Norah Jones, McBride’s Newport Jawn, Terence Blanchard, BadBadNotGood, Lettuce, Nate Smith + Kinfolk, Benevento/Russo Duo Acoustic, Nicholas Payton Trio, Pino Palladino~Blake Mills~Sam Gendel~Abe Rounds,Shabaka Hutchings, The Baylor Project, Celisse, Thana Alexa: Ona, Carlos Henriquez’ Nonet: The South Bronx Story, Theon Cross, Dan Wilson, The Mingus Big Band, and Michela Marino Lerman

Artists and Schedule Subject to Change.

Location: Fort Adams State Park

General Admission | All Tickets Are Digital

Single Day General Admission ~ $94.76

Two Day General Admission ~ $185.40

Three Day and Student Tickets ~ Sold Out

Parking

One Day ~ Friday, July 29th | Fort Adams State Park, Newport ~ $25.75

Two Day ~ FRiday/Saturday | Fort Adams State Park, Newport ~ $49.44

FAQ

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MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL

DOWNTOWN JAMBOREE

Hours: 1:00 pm~9:00 pm

+ DJ Logic After Party @ The Wellmont | 9:00 pm~12:00 am

~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10

~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed

~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited

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LACKAWANNA BLOCK PARTY

FAMILY JAZZ DISCOVERY ZONE | 12:00 pm~5:00 pm

 Get in the zone for an afternoon of family fun! Bring your wee be-boppers to the zone, a special place where kids and their families can gather to play, improvise, create, make new friends and of course, share our passion for jazz! 

 JAZZ HOUSE WORKSHOP STUDENT ENSEMBLES | 1:00 pm~4:00 pm

Keeping in the 13 year tradition of the Montclair Jazz Fest, student ensembles from the Jazz House Summer Workshop will take the Lackawanna Block Party stage throughout the afternoon starting at noon on Saturday.  Directed by trumpeter and educator Ted Chubb, the award-winning workshop continues on the campus of Montclair State University for two sessions.

NICOLE GLOVER QUARTET | 4:00 pm~7:00 pm

Saxophonist and bandleader Nicole Glover grew up in Oregon, where she was introduced to the music through her father’s record collection and studied in programs dedicated to learning jazz and priming students for touring and performing, such as the award-winning American Music Program and Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. She moved to the East Coast to attend William Paterson University, where she studied with Mulgrew Miller, Harold Mabern and Rich Perry. Assuming permanent residence in NYC in 2015, soon establishING herself as a rising star.

WINARD HARPER + JELI POSSE | 4:00 pm~7:00 pm

Winard Harper was born in Baltimore in 1962 and started like most drummers by beating on cans just after learning to walk. A child prodigy, a five-year-old Winard would sometimes sit in and play his drums in older brother Danny’s rock n roll band after the family moved to Washington D.C. Winard and his younger brother Philip, a trumpeter, would busk in the streets of Georgetown and sit in at jam sessions around the city. For more than a year, Winard worked in a trio with pianist Reuben Brown and bassist Steve Novosel, veterans of the DC jazz scene. 

DJ BROTHER MISTER | 7:00 pm~10:00 pm

Dance with DJ Brother Mister who will be capping off the summer series. Join us for an old school funk + soul party featuring DJ Brother Mister aka 7x Grammy winner Christian McBride.

~ Rain Date: August 13, 2022

~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10

~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed

~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited

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AKIKO TSURUGA QUARTET 

Raised in Osaka, Japan, this talented musician began studying the organ at the age of three, at the famed Yamaha Music School. After discovering her passion for jazz very early on in her musical journey, Akiko launched her career immediately after graduating from the Osaka College of Music. While living and playing in Osaka, she performed with several world- renowned jazz musicians from the United States. 

WALLACE RONEY JR.

JAZZ HOUSE alum by the talented young trumpeter Wallace Roney, Jr. opens the evening as he continues to forge new paths on the legacy of his late parents Geri Allen and Wallace Roney, Sr.

Actual Showtime: 6:00 pm~9:00 pm | Rain Date: July 28, 2022

~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10

~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed

~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited

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SOUND CHECK SERIES

CRAIG HANDY + 2ND LINE SMITH

Born in Oakland, Calif., Craig Handy started out on piano, guitar and trombone before settling on saxophone when he was 11 years old, thanks to hearing Dexter Gordon on the radio. While attending North Texas State, Craig was a frontrunner in the school’s noted One O’ Clock Jazz Ensemble, and where he met trumpeter David Weiss with whom he formed a lifetime musical relationship, later playing together in The Cookers.

BIRSA CHATTERJEE

Birsa Chatterjee started as a student at the JAZZ HOUSE in middle school and soon distinguished himself on the saxophone and with his vocals. He was a member of the award-winning JAZZ HOUSE Big Band and was the first recipient of the James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey. Birsa graduated from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2019 with degrees in saxophone and vocal performance and received his master’s degree in jazz saxophone performance from The Juilliard School.

Actual Showtime: 6:00 pm~9:00 pm | Rain Date: July 14, 2022

~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10

~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed

~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited

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