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, 2023Social Fabric: Textiles and Contemporary Issues
Featured artists include: Jim Arendt, Elizabeth Duffy, Brooke Erin Goldstein, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Letitia Huckaby, Tamara Kostianovsky, Dinh Q. Lê, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Veronica Mays, Alison Saar, Emma Welty, Nafis M. White,
December 3, 2022 @ 8:00 am - June 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pmPaintings by Gregory Ricci
December 9, 2022 - April 13, 2023Superimposed
January 25 - June 4Outsider Art: Harnessing Color
This exhibition joins six art spaces from the East Coast that support artists with disabilities: Artists’ Exchange, Center for Creative Works, Downtown Designs Gallery, Spindleworks, Out of the Box Studio
January 27 - April 1Grateful Dead
The Vintage Posters, 1966-1995.
January 27 - March 31Whodunit? An Improvised Murder Mystery
This time, it’s the French Revolution and the nobility are stabbing each other in the back…literally. Every week is different, so you – and the cast – never know what
February 4 - April 1Elisabeth Subrin’s The Listening Takes
February 9 - June 4Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not bend an inch
February 17 - August 4Red Series
by Jade Sisti
March 1 - March 31Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice
Blues music
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDar Williams
Singer-Songwriter
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Eliminator Band
ZZ Top Tribute
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmKim Trusty
A soulful and multifaceted vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTenors Of Rock
Featuring music from Queen, The Eagles, Bon Jovi, AC/DC & More
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmNick Bosse
Country, southern rock, and bluegrass-inspired singer-songwriter
March 24 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmJohnny Hoy and the Bluefish
Martha’s Vineyard best blues band celebrates Spring Fever with our annual Island Dance Party.
March 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRyan Montbleau Band
An American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
March 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMax Creek 50
An American rock band
March 25 @ 9:00 pm - March 26 @ 12:00 amPaul Virzi
New York-born comedian is a Comedy Central regular with not one but two podcasts of his own.
March 30 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Jazz Hands, Everyone: RI summer jazz guide
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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 […]
