Vince Giordano
General Admission tickets are available. No reserved spaces or chairs provided.
See below for advanced tickets. $47 plus charges. Doesn’t include parking.
From George Wein, June 27, 2014
Dear Jazz Fan,
“Emerging Artists” is one of the principal themes of the Newport Jazz Festival. The lineup features many emerging talents, such as Darcy James Argue, Miguel Zenón, Rudresh Mahanthappa, the swinging Mostly Other People Do the Killing and the quickly ascending vocalist Cécile McLorin-Salvant.
We have also asked Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks to do something very special on Friday afternoon. Here’s a little bit about that program.
Louis Armstrong was first invited to come to Chicago from New Orleans by King Oliver. Armstrong then made several records that have become part of jazz history. At the same time, he was recording with the Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven, which may be some of the greatest of all jazz recordings. Shortly after that, in the 1930s, Fletcher Henderson invited Louis to come to New York and join his band.
The playing of Louis Armstrong in the late 20s and early 30s shook up the world of jazz and changed the way the world listened to music. The program that Vince Giordano has chosen for his Newport appearance will consist of arrangements of the remarkable King Oliver and Fletcher Henderson bands that featured Satchmo.
As Louis Armstrong emerged into the world of music, his phrasing created the language of jazz; SWING had arrived. It is still with us in popular music, thanks to Louis Armstrong and artists like Vince Giordano.
If the music you’ll be listening to at the festival this year “swings” for you, give a silent thanks to Pops himself, and his creation of the jazz language that has affected each musician who followed.
To purchase tickets for the Friday afternoon program now, use the link below. Service charges apply.
http://www.newportjazzfest.
Don’t lose the beat,
GTW