A visual history of the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals, from their inception in the 1950s by George Wein through riots, ...

With the relationship between music and municipality restored in the 1980s, the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals found staying ...

One of the greatest joys of the annual gathering is finding a new act (or three) that you’ve never heard of. Here’s a short ...

Outside of the Montreux Jazz Festival, held annually in Switzerland, Newport is the pinnacle. Newport is singular in its vision and open to expanding what jazz is and can be. This year’s lineup ...

Before you enter Fort Adams make sure you know about the changes on what you can bring and check out hundreds of photos from ...

The 2026 Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park is sold out and set times aren't out yet. Here's a day-by-day guide ...

Paul Gonsalves’s landmark tenor saxophone solo in the middle of Duke Ellington’s “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue,” performed live at the Newport Jazz Festival 70 years ago this week, is a testament ...

Start booking your reservations, the dates of the 2026 Newport Folk Festival have been announced. Festival organizers announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, that next year's three-day festival at Fort Adams ...

The artists performing at the 2026 Newport Folk Festival have been known for weeks, but when exactly they would be taking the stage has remained a mystery. Until now. Newport Folk Festival released ...