Boston (Top40 Charts/ Newport Jazz Festival) Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., in their third year partnering on the Newport Jazz Festival , today announced the winners of the Natixis Global Asset Management Newport Jazz Festival Scholarships. In an expansion of its scholarship program, this year NGAM will grant two $5,000 scholarships. The awards will be presented at the Newport Jazz Festival to Chase Ceglie, tenor saxophonist in the Rhode Island
Music Educators Association (RIMEA) Senior All-State Jazz Band, and to Ray Fuller, trumpeter with the Massachusetts
Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Jazz Band. RIMEA is set to perform on the Harbor Stage on Saturday, August 3, at 10:45 a.m. and MMEA will perform on the Harbor Stage on Sunday, August 4, at 11 a.m.
"We're pleased to have the continued support of Natixis Global Asset Management as we near the Newport Jazz Festival's incredible milestone of 60 years," said
George Wein, producer and chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. "I'm blessed to be able to share the gift of music and expose audiences to both the legends of jazz and the up-and-coming talents. NGAM's support helps broaden those opportunities."
"Partnering with
George Wein on the Newport Jazz Festival is truly an honor," said John Hailer, president and chief executive officer, Natixis Global Asset Management - The Americas and Asia. "His passion for music is infectious, and his effort to maintain the legacy of the festival across the globe aligns well with our corporate philosophy of thinking about the long term and uniting global cultures."
Over the years the Newport Jazz Festival has hosted performances by some of the world's leading established artists. It has also provided worldwide exposure for the emerging artists who will make up the next generation of jazz musicians. NGAM's own desire to support jazz took shape three years ago when the firm signed on as presenting sponsor of the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival. That support has grown to include a scholarship program for young musicians, as well as a sponsorship agreement with the Berklee College of Music.
"Music is a form of artistic expression that offers many social and academic benefits," said Hailer. "We're proud to help support opportunities for multi-disciplined student musicians to focus on their music and college pursuits."
At this year's Newport festival, NGAM will present two $5,000 Natixis-Newport Jazz Festival Scholarships to selected student musicians Chase Ceglie from Newport, RI, and Ray Fuller from Foxboro, MA. Chase is a tenor saxophonist with the RIMEA band, and Ray is a trumpet player with MMEA. Each student will be awarded a scholarship following performances at the festival with their respective all-star high school jazz bands.
Founded in 1954 as the first annual jazz festival in America, the Newport Jazz Festival has been host to numerous legendary performances by some of the world's leading established and emerging artists. The storied tradition continues on this year's slate, with saxophonist Wayne Shorter's 80 th Birthday Celebration featuring the Wayne Shorter Quartet with Danilo Perez , John Patitucci and Brian Blade plus special guest
Herbie Hancock ; Chick Corea (fronting The Vigil Band ); Eddie Palmieri (with his Salsa Orchestra ); Roy Haynes (leading his Fountain of Youth Band ); Joshua
Redman ; Michel
Camilo ; Terence Blanchard and others sharing the festival bill with rising stars
Esperanza Spalding ;
Gregory Porter ; Robert Glasper ; Edmar Castañeda ;
Hiromi ; and
Jon Batiste . Other highly anticipated performances include a set marking the 35 th anniversary of New Orleans greats The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Steve Coleman in three different projects, veteran
Chicago vocalist Dee
Alexander and the
Dizzy Gillespie™ Big Band under the direction of Paquito D'Rivera .
On opening night, Friday, August 2, at 8 p.m. at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino (194 Bellevue Avenue), multiple Grammy Award ® winning singer
Natalie Cole is on the same bill as her uncle, renowned singer and pianist Freddy Cole , a special guest of the
Bill Charlap Trio . The evening kicks off with an exclusive cocktail party.
Following the opening night, the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management features an exciting Saturday (August 3) lineup on three unique stages from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Fort Adams
State Park (90 Fort Adams Drive). The roster includes Wayne Shorter's 80 th Birthday Celebration: Wayne Shorter Quartet featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci & Brian Blade plus special guest
Herbie Hancock ;
Esperanza Spalding -
Radio Music Society ; Michel
Camilo Sextet ; Terence Blanchard Quintet ;
Robert Glasper Experiment ;
Gregory Porter ; Edmar Castañeda ; Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band ; Amir ElSaffar Two Rivers ;
Bill Charlap Trio with guests Bob Wilber and Anat Cohen ; Mary Halvorson Quintet ; Rez Abassi Trio ; and others to be announced.
On Sunday, August 4, the music continues at Fort Adams at 10:30 a.m. with Chick Corea & The Vigil with Christian McBride , Tim Garland , Marcus Gilmore and Charles Altura ; Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra ; Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band featuring Jaleel Shaw,
Martin Bejerano and
David Wong ;
Dizzy Gillespie™ Big Band under the direction of Paquito D'Rivera ; Hiromi: The Trio Project with Anthony Jackson and Steve Smith ; Joshua
Redman Quartet ; Jim Hall Quartet featuring Julian Lage ;
Jon Batiste & Stay Human ; Dee Alexander: Songs That My Mother Loved ; The Dirty Dozen Brass Band ; Lew Tabackin Quartet with Randy Brecker,
Peter Washington and Lewis Nash ; Donny McCaslin Group ; Steve Coleman Projects: Five Elements, Talea Ensemble and Duo with Tyshawn Sorey ;
David Gilmore & Numerology featuring Claudia Acuña,
Miguel Zenón, Luis Perdomo, Christian McBride, Jeff "Tain" Watts and Mino Cinelu ; and others to be announced.
TICKETS & OTHER INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management are available at www.newportjazzfest.net , by phone and by mail.
Tickets for the Friday, August 2 concert are $40-$100. All seats are reserved. The Opening Night Cocktail Party, a Newport summer tradition, kicks off the evening from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. This exclusive party welcomes a limited number of attendees for an evening of great music, food and beverages. Tickets are $50 for Tennis Hall of Fame members and $60 for non-members. Pricing includes open bar and hors d'oeuvres. Party attendees must have a ticket to the Newport Jazz Festival concert. To order Cocktail Party tickets, call (401) 324-4072 or go online at www.tennisfame.com .
A limited number of general admission adult two-day passes are available for $135 for Saturday and Sunday. Single-day general admission adult tickets are $74 in advance and $84 at the gate, if available. Children's tickets for ages 3-15 are $15 per day. Children under 3 are free. A new student price of $20 is available for high school students older than 15 and college students with valid ID. Students must use the Student gate and present valid ID to enter the festival. Offer valid for eligible students while supplies last. Not valid on reserved seating or for the Friday night event.
Parking passes are also available online for $12. Service charges apply to all tickets purchased online or by phone.
Premium Seating tickets for Fort Adams concerts are available for $125 per day. Reserved Seating is $90.
Single-day general admission tickets also can be purchased in person at the Newport Visitors Information Center, located at 23 America's Cup Avenue. Visit www.gonewport.com for office hours and information. No service charges apply.
There will be a festival office in the Newport area where tickets can be purchased in person at a later date. For general information, craft vendor information or to leave a message for festival staff, call the festival hotline at (401) 848-5055. For more information, log on to www.newportjazzfest.net or www.newportfestivalsfoundation.org.
