Newport Jazz Festival 2021 Highlights Day One and Two The 2021 Newport Jazz Festival was like no other. Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited to 6000 patrons and half of the stages were eliminated. The Harbor Stage became a food truck/eating area and the Storyville indoor stage was eliminated […]
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Newport Folk On 2021 Part Two You Light The Rooms To The House Of My Soul Attendance to the Newport Folk Festival was decreased due to COVID-19 but the number of days was doubled. Folk On Part Two began just sixteen hours after Sunday’s memorable dance party finale featuring Chaka Khan. Could the second half […]
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Newport Folk On 2021 Part One This Is A Very Special Festival “This is a very special festival,” “There’s nothing really like this anywhere else in America,” – Beck performing at the Lawn stage on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 I would guess the majority of attendees of the Newport Folk Festival, dubbed “Folk On” for […]
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In April, to the delight of fans, the Newport Festival Foundation announced that live music would be taking place at Fort Adams State Park. Due to COVID-19 capacity restrictions, two unique three day events were announced. July 23rd through July 25th and July 26th through July 28th would be filled with surprise performances, storytelling, and […]
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Interview: Jacob Staron of Hook and Line Hook and Line is an Americana band formed in Honolulu, Hawaii. With no fancy effects, it’s all about great songs, energetically delivered with heart and harmony. The band features an ever changing lineup of guitar, blues harp, fiddle, upright bass and customized cajon, topped off with vocal harmonies. […]
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John Ridgeway of the band Discord and Rye ’s Roots Music Out of Hawaii Is it possible to find traditional Americana inspired music on one of the most remote land masses on Earth? You betcha! Although Hawaii is over four thousand miles from the birthplace of Bill Monroe, you can discover a bevy of high […]
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Jake Shimabukuro and Friends, March 06, 2020, The Blue Note, Honolulu, Hawaii I moved to Hawaii, the place I call home, in 1995. The Islands were in the midst of a Hawaiian musical renaissance. Israel Kamakawiwoʻole had recently released Facing The Future. It’s laid back ukulele strumming combined traditional Hawaiian language and hapa haole […]
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Judy Collins, The Blue Note, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 28, 2020 At eighty years old you would think Ms. Judy Collins would have retired and be enjoying her golden years. Fortunately that is not the case. In the past three years she has played over a hundred shows with Stephen Stills which crisscrossed the country […]
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John Craigie, February 22, 2020 The Republik, Honolulu, Hawaii The lifestyle of Hawaii is often described as “endless summer.” The islands in the middle of the Pacific are blessed with a perfect temperature and passing rain showers blown away by calm trade winds. Musician John Craigie’s performance was reminiscent of sitting around a fire on […]
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Today the initial lineup of the 66th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival has been announced. Both the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festivals have been run by George Wein. Within the past few years Mr. Wein has passed the torch to Jay Sweet, the current executive producer of both festivals as well as its […]
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