Ben Shaw
Is This Jazz?: Newport Jazz Fest ’22
Each year as July edges closer to August, I feel my ears prickle at the prospect of enjoying yet another edition of the historic Newport Jazz Festival. Now that I […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023A Christmas for Carol
Co-workers love Carol, but this time of year she gets on everyone’s last nerve, so they formulate a plan for the company party that night. With wacky office hijinks, pranks,
November 1 - December 31Celebrating Veterans and their Families
Gallery Night reception Thu, Nov 19, 5 – 9pm.
November 2 - December 3Recycled Art
Opening Reception – Saturday, November 5
November 2 - November 27Extravagant Chemistry: Anatomies of Painting
November 3 - December 18Holiday Little Picture Show
November 5 - December 21Laura White Carpenter, Rita Honnen, Sherri Snyder, and Frances Topping
November 5 - November 27The Apple Tree on the Abandoned Railroad Line
An Exhibition by Elin Noble and Lasse Antonsen. RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 AT 1:00 PM
November 12, 2022 - January 14, 2023Jason Travers
Opening Reception: Thursday, Nov 17, 5 – 8pm.
November 17 - December 9Sense & Sensibility
A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters – sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne – after their father’s sudden death
November 18 - December 11Collective Worlds
A National Juried Exhibition.
November 19 - December 17A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
Follow our young protagonist, literally, through the fabulous rooms of Rosecliff Mansion as she celebrates the holiday season with her family, battles with the Mouse King, dances with the Snow
November 23 - December 2Winter Market Artist Sale
November 26 - December 17Rave On: 50’s & 60’s Rock and Roll
Time to put on your blue suede shoes and rock around the clock.
November 27 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmWill Orchard
Folk singer/songwriter.
November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmHunter Hill
A storytelling comic from Los Angeles.
November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSherm Fest
A music benefit to honor James “Sherm” Adams whose all proceeds will go to a memorial. Metal/rock.
November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmJoe Potenza/ Keith Munslow
Jazz Night.
November 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmFlex Your Talent – Open Mic
No instruments. Just a mic. For the hip-hop, producer, spoken word, & comedy communities.
November 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTomaquag Museum Book Club: Firekeeper’s Daughter
Part of the monthly Indigenous Author Book Club. Firekeeper’s Daughter is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community.
November 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Jazz Hands, Everyone: RI summer jazz guide
Now that live events have made their triumphant return to the Ocean State, it looks like jazz has made something of a comeback in the RI music scene. More clubs […]
Chase Ceglie and His Jazz Quartet: Every Sunday, Firehouse Theater, Newport
Ice blanketed the sidewalk on a cold February night as I navigated the treacherous path to the Firehouse Theater in Newport. Water fell and dotted my glasses as I opened […]
Thank You, George Wein: What his legacy means to the life of a local jazz musician
My first few years at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals were spent standing behind a cart, selling ice cold drinks to festival attendees. I’d chase the shade with my […]
All That Jazz: Our expert tells you the can’t miss sets at Newport Jazz Fest
It has been a long time for jazz fans to wait, but we are finally nearing the date when the historic Newport Jazz Festival will make its triumphant return to […]
Standard Summer: Local jazz greats are warming up their chops
There hasn’t been a whole lot to report on over the past few months in regards to the Rhode Island jazz scene, but all that is changing. Here is a […]
Is This Jazz?: A black and white conversation with Jhony Keys
There are few keyboard players and pianists in Rhode Island who have the stylistic breadth and musical depth of local musician Jhony Keys. He’s played in a wide range of […]
In the Woodshed: Jazz musician Gino Rosati lives what he loves
If you hear guitar at a jazz gig around Providence, there is a good chance it’s coming from the amp of local musician Gino Rosati. Rosati has a voice that […]
Newport Jazz Fest: Home edition
Back in late April, as all events for the foreseeable future started to be canceled or postponed due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, the Newport Festivals Foundation came to the […]
Living the Dream: Alexus Lee made her childhood music aspirations a reality
Since there is no live music happening around RI, it seems like the right time to talk to some local jazz musicians who not only provide live soundtracks for our […]
