Newport Folk, Jazz Festival Lineups
The Newport Folk Festival opens on Friday, Aug. 3 with Linda Ronstadt at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The action swings over to the festival campus for a weekend that features, among others, the Allman Brothers Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris (below), the North Mississippi Allstars, Amos Lee, the John Butler Trio, Alejandro Escovedo, Ralph Stanley, Cheryl Wheeler, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
The Jazz Festival opens a week later with a tribute to the class of '57 - "Ella, Billie & Basie" - performed by Dianne Reeves, and the Count Basie Orchestra with guest Nnenna Freelon.
Over the weekend, other performers include: Branford Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Joshua Redman, Al Green, B.B. King, Luciana Souza, Etta James, Ron Carter, and Gunther Schuller conducting the Mingus Orchestra.
