A brief pause...

from the run up to Newport Jazz Festival to pay tribute.

John Hughes has left town...59!!

In memorial....

The Newport videos will return tomorrow.

Newport Up! - Day 6

Joe Williams and Jimmy Rushing take us to Chicago, by way of Newport, with Basie's band providing the propulsion.

It's the best in the Midwest...

Newport Up! - Day 5

I have always thought that Dave Holland's Quintet with Chris Potter was one of the best. Here they are in 2002...

Newport Up! - Day 4

Today, a KILLIN version of Midnight Sun by Esperanza Spalding. She'll be there this year too with Joe Lovano's Us 5.

Dig!

Newport Up! - Day 3

Muddy Waters gets his Mojo workin' in 1960.

Newport Up! - Day 2

Today I offer a short little gem. Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the 1962 Festival. Bro. Rahsaan tears up some flute...

Dig

Newport Up!

As life in transition settles down and boxes slowly get unpacked it occurs to me...THE JAZZ FESTIVAL IS NEXT WEEK!!!

I am very excited about the lineup and will be posting my impressions here, but in preparation I will offer a daily look back at the Newport Jazz Festival of days gone by...

We start, very appropriately, with Pops: