by Dan Swain | Mar 18, 2024 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NFF Announces 100th Student Registered for Free Lessons March 16, 2024 On Tuesday, March 12th, Newport Festivals Foundation announced their 100th student had registered for their Free Music Lessons program. The program provides...
by Dan Swain | Feb 16, 2024 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NFF Donates $15k of Instruments to Newport Public Schools February 16, 2024 Newport Festivals Foundation visited Thompson Middle School yesterday to donate over $15,000 worth of new and gently used instruments. This donation was...
by Dan Swain | Feb 13, 2024 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS “Hold Fast to Dreams” A Moment of Hope from the Newport Jazz Jam Sessions February 15, 2024 In the summer of 2023, Newport Festivals Foundation announced a new mission statement: To create moments of hope through the...
by Dan Swain | Aug 14, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation Announces New Mission and Vision Statements August 10, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation is proud to announce new mission and vision statements: MISSION STATEMENT: Newport Festivals Foundation’s mission...
by Dan Swain | Mar 23, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation Hires Leland Baker for Music Education Manager Position March 10, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation is excited to announce the hire of Leland Baker as Music Education Manager. Leland will be responsible...
by Dan Swain | Mar 10, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NFF Announces Free Jazz Festival Tickets for Rogers High School Seniors March 10, 2023 The Rogers High School Winter Music Concert on Thursday night was cause for more than just one celebration. Not only was it Rogers’ first...
by Dan Swain | Feb 8, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS 2023 ARTIST GIVES Feb 2, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation makes grants to music education programs on behalf of artists on the Newport Folk and Jazz Festival Lineups. For over sixty-six years, our events have defined the modern...
by Dan Swain | Jan 26, 2023 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Valerie June and Newport Festivals Foundation Partner to Donate Instruments to Tennessee and Mississippi Music Programs January 26, 2023 Newport Festivals Foundation has partnered with Folk musician, Valerie June, to donate...
by Dan Swain | Dec 9, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation Receives Champlin Grant November 30, 2022 Newport, R.I., — December 1, 2022 — The Champlin Foundation has awarded $37,000 to Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF). The funds will be used to assist in the...
by Dan Swain | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals and Newport Music Shop Create Partnership to Donate Used Instruments to Schools on Aquidneck Island November 30, 2022 Have an instrument at home that you’re not using? Put it to good use! Newport Festivals...
by Dan Swain | Apr 27, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Announces Leith Ross to receive 2022 John Prine Songwriter Fellowship March 4, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation has announced the recipient of the first ever, John Prine Songwriter Fellowship: Leith Ross. The...
by Dan Swain | Apr 7, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENTS FOR KENTUCKY March 4, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation Partners with Sturgill Simpson, Avett Brothers, and Katie Pruitt to donate instruments to those impacted by the Western Kentucky tornadoes On March 18th and 19th,...
by Dan Swain | Mar 31, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS 2022 ARTIST GIVES Mar 22, 2022 Newport Festivals Foundation makes grants to music education programs on behalf of artists on the Newport Folk and Jazz Festival Lineups. For over sixty-six years, our events have defined the modern...
by newportjazz | Jan 5, 2022 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS AMERICA’S FIRST FESTIVALS PARTNER WITH DICE FOR LANDMARK TICKETING DEAL January 5, 2022 Today, the legendary Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival have announced they are entering a new era of ticketing via an exclusive...
by Dan Swain | Nov 3, 2021 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Festivals Foundation and Rainey Day Fund Join Forces to Support Marginalized Voices in Music November 3, 2021 NFF and Rainey Day join forces – launch first round of grants to BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled creators. The...
by newportjazz | May 12, 2021 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS NEWPORT FOLK PRESENTS “FOLK ON” March 4, 2020 TWO 3-DAY EVENTS JULY 23-25 and JULY 26-28, 2021 This summer, Newport will stage a once-in-a-lifetime event for its audience – bringing intimate and up-close...
by Dan Swain | Mar 4, 2021 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENT BELL COVER DONATIONS March 4, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Instrument Bell Cover Donations to Music Programs Newport Festivals Foundation has announced a new initiative to donate instrument bell covers to...
by newportjazz | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Newport Jazz Festival Announces Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Leadership Grant February 18, 2021 Over its six and a half decades, the Newport Jazz Festival® has been committed to providing artists a platform to showcase their...
by newportjazz | May 5, 2020 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS 2020 ARTIST DONATIONS May 5, 2020 We are making a commitment to partner with festival artists (past and present) to donate to a music education cause of their choosing. For over sixty-six years, our events have defined the modern...
by newportjazz | Mar 30, 2020 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS OUR MUSICIAN RELIEF FUND March 30, 2020 Newport Festivals Foundation launches Newport Festivals Musician Relief Fund to directly support artists during these trying times. Artists are at the core of the Newport Festivals community....
by newportjazz | Dec 27, 2019 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENTS FOR COLORADO December 27, 2019 Newport Festivals Foundation and Nathanial Rateliff have partnered up to provide over $30K worth of music instruments to underserved music programs in Greeley, CO. To celebrate the...
by newportjazz | Nov 18, 2019 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS COMMITMENT TO NEWPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS November 18, 2019 Newport Festivals Foundation has announced their commitment to support the music programs at all three public schools in the Newport School District. We are incredibly proud to...
by newportjazz | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENTS FOR PORTLAND November 13, 2019 Newport Festivals Foundation and KEEN partner to provide instruments for public schools in Portland, OR. This donation was made through the NFF REVIVAL program: For every pair of Newport...
by newportjazz | Jun 4, 2019 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS Used Instrument Donations June 4, 2019 Newport Festivals Foundation Partners with local music shops for First-of-it’s-Kind Instrument Donation Program to Support Rhode Island Public Schools. Starting today, all are welcome to bring...
by newportjazz | Dec 27, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENTS FOR PUERTO RICO December 27, 2018 Newport Festivals Foundation and Hurray For the Riff Raff have partnered to provide $20,000 worth of musical instruments to rural public schools still recovering from hurricane Maria....
by newportjazz | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS 2019 FESTIVAL ARTIST DONATIONS November 30, 2018 We are making a commitment to partner with 2019 festival artists to donate to a music education cause of their choosing. Sixty-five years ago, our events defined the modern day...
by newportjazz | Nov 9, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS GUITARS FOR VETS November 9, 2018 In celebration of Veterans Day, Newport Festivals Foundation will be making a donation to Guitars For Vets on behalf of Newport Folk Festival alum, The War and Treaty. The funds will be used to...
by newportjazz | Oct 12, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS UNDERWRITING CAMP BACKBEAT October 12, 2018 Newport Festivals Foundation is proud to announce a donation to W.O. Smith Music School on behalf of Newport Folk 2018 artist, Margo Price. The donation will underwrite 100% of the...
by newportjazz | Aug 28, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS HARMONY PROJECT CHOIR August 28, 2018 On behalf of 2018 Newport Folk Festival performer Lucius, Newport Festivals Foundation has donated $5,000 to the Harmony Project – a nonprofit that provides free music instruction and...
by newportjazz | May 4, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS LITTLE KIDS ROCK FOR SHARON May 4, 2018 Newport Festivals Foundation teamed up with Jon Batiste, The Dap-Kings, and Electric Lady Studios to raise funds for music education. We’re proud to announce we be made a donation in memory...
by newportjazz | Apr 6, 2018 | News
Latest News < BACK TO LATEST NEWS INSTRUMENTS FOR PAWTUCKET April 6, 2018 Newport Festivals Foundation donated $20K worth of instruments to four schools in the Pawtucket School District: Goff, Jenks, and Slater Middle School and Tolman High School. For some of...
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