The Newport Jazz Festival marked its 65th anniversary August 2-4 – and New Orleans musicians figured prominently in the weekend, with pianist Jon Batiste headlining the Friday evening concert at historic Newport Casino, and three other acts on the afternoon schedule at Fort Adams State Park two days later.
Below, check out a series of photos, all taken by Ken Franckling.
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- Artist Dolly Letters of Boston uses her paintbrush and watercolors to document Tank and The Bangas’ August 4, 2019 Newport Jazz Festival performance.
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- New Orleans-based Tank and The Bangas at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 4.
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- Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and The Bangas at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 4.
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- New Orleans pianist and singer PJ Morton at the Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 2 on the Quad Stage at Fort Adams State Park.
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- Trumpeter Terence Blanchard performed on Sunday, August 4 with his E-Collective at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival.
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- Trumpeter Terence Blanchard performed on Sunday, August 4 with his E-Collective, including bassist David Ginyard Jr., at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival.
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- Fellow New Orleans pianist PJ Morton was one of Jon Batiste’s special guests at the Newport Jazz Festival on Friday, August 2 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Morton also performed an afternoon concert with his own band two days later at Fort Adams State Park.
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- Stay Human trumpeter Giveton Gelin solos on Friday, August 2 at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival.
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- A Newport Jazz Festival piano duet by Jon Batiste and Eric Lewis (ELEW) on Friday, August 2 at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival.
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- Pianist Jon Batiste with Stay Human band mates Philip Kuehn (bass) and Negah Santos (percussion) at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival.
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- Pianist Jon Batiste at his evening Newport Jazz Festival appearance on Friday, August 2 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, site of the first Newport Jazz Festival in July 1954.
