Nov 6th, 2008 · Fifty-five years ago, a young jazz presenter named George Wein discovered that the people sailing yachts around Narragansett Bay loved jazz. With their support, Wein founded the Newport Jazz Festival, the first of its kind, and it's still going strong now with highlight from Herbie Hancock and Dave Holland.
Oct 7th, 2008 · John McCain and Barack Obama are clashing at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Frank Newport, editor in chief of the Gallup Poll, talks about how the audience of 80 undecided voters from the area was picked for the town hall-style debate.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has stolen headlines all week. But how is she playing out in the polls? Frank Newport, Gallup Poll editor in chief, breaks down how Alaska's governor is polling with Americans.
Aug 26th, 2008 · The popular funk band teams up with James Brown's arranger and trombonist in a collaboration between two different generations of groove musicians. Hear them perform a set of original jams and classic R&B numbers, live at the Newport Jazz Festival
Aug 19th, 2008 · When all the electricity in Newport, R.I., went out, Stephen Marley proudly announced that their generator stage was one of the few places in the town still wired. Sharing both the stage and their songs — including one by their father — brothers Stephen and Damian Marley tag-teamed a celebratory concert at the Newport Folk Festival.
Aug 15th, 2008 · One of the true public faces of jazz, the keyboard giant brought a stellar group of musicians to the JVC Jazz Festival Newport to help perform classics from his catalog, as well as recent reconfigurations of pop music.
Aug 10th, 2008 · The founder and impresario of jazz at Newport has played a less frequently-seen role at his festivals: Pianist. He brings a handpicked set of musicians ranging from their twenties to nearly 80 for a rousing set of small-group swing.
Aug 10th, 2008 · The bandleader's intuitive hybrid of big band jazz, Argentinean folk rhythms and the modern classical idiom have won him devotion from many of today's hottest jazz musicians. He makes his Newport debut with his large ensemble Los Guachos.