Newport Jazz Festival Review 2010

This year's Newport review features artist that we saw, both relatively unknown and some of the greats that appeared at the festival. The lineup was once again diverse. There were performances in the smaller tents that stretched the boundaries of the genre and there were artists that are living legends of jazz. We will hear from a sampling from both catagories. JD Allen, Matt Wilson and Skye Steele represent the direction jazz is headed. Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea and Ahmad Jamal had great performances playing in more of the traditional style.

Featured Album

JD Allen, Shine! on amazon.com


Sky Steele, Late Bloomer on amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Sonhouse ~ JD Allen ~ Shine!
Angel ~ JD Allen ~ Shine!
Shooshabuster ~ Matt Wilson ~ That's Gonna Leave A Mark
Evelyn ~ The Skye Steele Quintet ~ late bloomer
Echo Park ~ The Skye Steele Quintet ~ late bloomer
Kramer v Kramer v Godzilla ~ Ben Allison ~ Think Free
Lullaby of the Leaves ~ Anat Cohen ~ Clarinetworks
Big Fat Hen ~ Wynton Marsalis ~ The Magic Hour
Trinkle, Tinkle ~ Chick Corea ~ Live in Montreaux
Dolphin Dance ~ Ahmad Jamal ~ The Awakening