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Jazz festival schedule
01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, August 7, 2008
Friday
Opening Night: Chris Botti and Ledisi, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport Casino, 194 Bellevue Ave., Newport. (877) 655-4849, www.ticketing.festivalnetwork.com. 8 pm. $40-$100.
Saturday
Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue, Newport. (877) 655-4849, www.ticketing.festivalnetwork.com. $69 advance (by Aug. 8); $79 at gate; $85 reserved; $100 gold circle; $15 children ages 2-12.
JVC Jazz Stage
Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter & Eric Harland, 11:30 am-12:30 pm.
Ledisi, 1-2 pm.
The Wayne Shorter Quartet, 2:30-3:35 pm.
Chris Botti, 4:05-5:15 pm.
Aretha Franklin, 5:45-7 pm.
Pavilion Stage
The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, 11:20 am-12:20 pm.
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, 12:40-1:50 pm.
Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell & Ethan Iverson, 2:10-3:20 pm.
Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter & Eric Harland, 3:50-5:05 pm.
Lettuce with Fred Wesley, 5:35-6:45 pm.
Waterside Stage
The Dred Scott Trio, 11:10 am-noon.
The Warren Vache Quintet, 12:30-1:30 pm .
The Aaron Goldberg Trio, 1:50-3 pm.
Melody Gardot, 3:20-4:30 pm.
Christian Scott, 5-6:30 pm.
Sunday
Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue, Newport. (877) 655-4849, www.ticketing.festivalnetwork.com. $69 advance (by Aug. 8); $79 at gate; $85 reserved; $100 gold circle; $15 children ages 2-12.
JVC Jazz Stage
Guillermo Klein Y Los Gauchos, 11:30 am-12:30 pm.
George Wein and the Newport All Stars featuring Anat Cohen & Howard Alden, 1-2 pm.
Anthony Hamilton, 2:30-3:35 pm.
Herbie Hancock, 4:05-5:15 pm.
Sonny Rollins, 5:45-7:30 pm.
Pavilion Stage
The Mark Rapp Band, 11:20 am-12:20 pm.
The Lionel Loueke Trio, 12:40-1:50 pm.
Chris Potter’s Underground, 2:10-3:20 pm.
Guillermo Klein Y Los Gauchos, 3:50-5:05 pm.
Soulive with Fred Wesley, 5:25-6:45 pm.
Waterside Stage
Ameranouche, 11:10 am-noon.
Empirical, 12:20-1:30 pm.
Newport Sunday Surprise, 1:50-3 pm.
Esperanza Spalding, 3:20-4:30 pm.
The Marco Benevento Trio with Chris Potter, 5-6:30 pm.
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