Newport Jazz Festival Announces Lineup For 70th Anniversary Edition

One of America’s longest running and most storied festivals, the Newport Jazz Festival, returns to Rhode Island’s Fort Adams State Park this summer for its 70th anniversary August 2 through 4.

Sun Ra Arkestra, Elvis Costello, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Bill Frisell, Stanley Clarke and Galactic with icon Irma Thomas are among the performers. Jazz vocalist Laufey will make her return to the festival, and André 3000,t Aja Monet and Brittany Howard will all make their debuts.

Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and Kamasi Washington will each play solo sets while also collaborating on the Dinner Party project.

Other all-star ensembles include Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington and Ravi Coltrane honoring the Legacy of Wayne Shorter and Newport Jazz Artistic Director Christian McBride will assemble an all-star cast for his annual Jam Jawn. The full line-up is listed below.

This year Newport Jazz will be offering a limited Jazz Lounge admission ticket. The Jazz Lounge Ticket allows access to a separate entrance, a premium parking space and exclusive access to the Jazz Lounge – a tented lounge on the North Lawn/Fort Stage with lounge seating, complimentary wifi, a private cash bar, TV monitors for a live view of the Fort Stage performances and air-conditioned restroom facilities. This offering is in addition to 3-Day, 2-Day and Single day regular tickets and discounted student tickets.

Specially priced 3 Day Tickets go on sale today April 9 at 1 PM ET for 24 hours only. All other ticket types go on sale April 10 at 1PM ET via DICE.

Newport Jazz Festival 2024 Full Line-Up

André 3000
Nile Rodgers & CHIC
Kamasi Washington
Elvis Costello
Laufey
Robert Glasper
Brittany Howard
Cory Wong
Dinner Party feat.Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington
Thievery Corporation
Samara Joy
Noname
PJ Morton
Galactic with Irma Thomas
Moonchild
Terrace Martin & Calvin Keys
Cimafunk
Ghost-Note
Shabaka
Christian McBride’s Jam Jawn (Special Guests TBA)
Meshell Ndegeocello
Artemis
Chief Adjuah
aja monet
Sun Ra Arkestra
Julius Rodriguez
Makaya McCraven & Jeff Parker
Stankey Clarke N4EVER
Lianne La Havas
Bill Frisell FOUR feat. Johnathan Blake, Gerald Clayton, & Gregory Tardy
ACID JAZZ IS DEAD w/ DJ’s Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), & Special Guests

Alex Isley
Anat Cohen Quartetinho
Kenny Barron Trio
Jaleel Shaw
Legacy of Wayne Shorter (Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington, & Ravi Coltrane)

Kassa Overall
Theo Croker
Aneesa Strings
Johnathan Blake Pentad
Cisco Swank
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Amaro Freitas
Nicole Zuraitis
Riley Mulherkar
Sunday Jazz