A capacity crowd of approximately 10,000 braved the heat and humidity to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music festivals in New England
NEWPORT, RI — A capacity crowd of approximately 10,000 braved the heat and humidity to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music festivals in New England.
The festival, which ends Sunday, is also one of the largest multi-day jazz festivals in the world, and has drawn legions of people to the Rhode Island coastal community over the decades. Held at Fort Adams State Park, festival-goers enjoyed cool ocean breezes, a bit of rain and misty fans.
Artists at this year’s festival included: Elvis CostelloMeshell Ndegeocello, Dinner Party and Samara Joy. Over the years the festival has hosted Muddy Waters, Tito Puente, Isaac Hayes, Dizzy Gillespie and dozens of others. Gillespie recorded a live album at the festival in 1957.
This year all three days of the festival were sold out.