Newport Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for its 70th-anniversary event, set to return to Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2024.
Produced by the Newport Festival Foundation in partnership with Newport Jazz artistic director Christian McBride, the 2024 festival will feature an eclectic mix of acts from the jazz world and its fringes including André 3000, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Kamasi Washington, Elvis Costello, Laufey, Robert Glasper, Brittany Howard, and Cory Wong.
Other notable acts on the lineup include hip-hop/jazz supergroup Dinner Party (featuring Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, and Kamasi Washington), electronic duo Thievery Corporation, 2023 Best New Artist Grammy-winner Samara Joy, celebrated Chicago rapper/singer noname, soul singer-songwriter PJ Morton, New Orleans funk staple Galactic featuring “Queen of New Orleans Soul” Irma Thomas, alternative R&B trio Moonchild, Afro-Cuban sensation Cimafunk, and eclectic funk ensemble Ghost-Note.
The lineup is rounded out by Shabaka, Meshell Ndegeocello, Artemis, Chief Adjuah, Aja Monet, Sun Ra Arkestra, Julius Rodriguez, Makaya McCraven + Jeff Parker, Lianne la Havas, Bill Frisell Four, Acid Jazz is Dead featuring DJ Adrian Younge and DJ Ali Saheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), Christian McBride’s Jam Jawn, and more.
This year’s Newport Jazz will offer a limited Jazz Lounge Festival admission ticket. The new ticket type allows access to a separate Festival entrance and a premium parking space (one space per ticket order) in addition to the Jazz Lounge, a tented lounge on the North Lawn/Fort Stage where you will find: Lounge seating, complimentary wifi, a private cash bar, TV monitors for a live view of the Fort Stage performances, and air-conditioned restroom facilities. The lounge will also feature panoramic views of Newport Harbor, Narragansett Bay, and the Fort Stage. This offering is in addition to 3-day, 2-day, and Single-day regular tickets and discounted student tickets.
Specially priced 3-Day Tickets are on sale now for 24 hours only. All other ticket types go on sale beginning on Wednesday, April 10th at 1:00 p.m. via DICE. Student tickets are only for students aged 10-25. Current college students are required to present a student photo ID. Middle and High School students are not required to show ID. All students must enter through the student gate only. Children under the age of 10 are free except for Jazz Lounge Tickets. Only 2 children allowed per ticketed adult. All children 10 and over will need a full-priced admission ticket.
View a list of ticket pricing levels below and scroll down to check out the initial Newport Jazz Festival 2024 lineup. For more information, head here.
Ticket Pricing:
**All Prices Listed include all fees
Limited 3-Day Weekend Ticket – $265.74
Limited 3-Day Student Ticket – $188.49
3-Day Weekend Ticket – $312.09
2-Day Ticket (Sat & Sun Only) – $214.12
Single Day Jazz Lounge Ticket – $430.54
Single Day Ticket – $111.24
Single Day Student ticket – $63.86
3 Day Parking – $84.46
2 Day Parking (Sat & Sun Only) – $55.62
Single Day Parking – $30.90
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