Started in 1954 by jazz impresario George Wein, the Newport Jazz Festival has played host to some of the most influential and renowned names in music history. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone and Duke Ellington have all graced the stage at Newport Jazz. This year two luck OurStage bands Ameranouche and Dred Scott Trio have been selected to perform at this historic festival.
From their bio:The Ameranouche trio features virtuoso guitarist Richard Sheppard, rhythm guitarist Ryan Flaherty, and upright bassist Xar Adelberg. The rip-roaring, fast-fingered, U.S. based ensemble plays acoustic hot jazz and gypsy folk, both original compositions and unique arrangements by American and Gypsy songwriters. Though thier music is not always easy to define, it is often reffered to as Gypsy Jazz, the unique genre created by the great gypsy guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt.
From his bio: grew up in st. louis, went to college in ohio, but the san francisco bay area will always be home. gained a reputation therre as an innovative and eclectic pianist and multi-instrumentalist. recorded six self-produced cd’s as a leader and have performed on over 35 others. co-founder of the ground breaking hip-hop jazz group, alphabet soup. also recorded with anthony braxton, cecil mcbee, andrew cyrille, joe morello, charlie hunter, bob mintzer, dave samuels, don byron, paul mccandless, marshall crenshaw and have performed with zigaboo modeliste, steve smith, mike clark, the paul dresher ensemble, pete seager, arlo guthrie, levon helm, norah jones, moby, bob weir, joe henderson, the berkeley symphony (kent nagano), ricky lee jones, dave garibaldi, larry schneider, nina hagen and peter apfelbaum. currently based in new york city and regularly perform with richard julian, jay collins, rene risque, carol lipnik, sasha dobson, the bari koral family band and the dred scott trio.
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