# Newport Jazz Festival announces 2023 lineup, including Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd and Bill Charlap … more: Video, Photo

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- Published: 2023-03-24T00:02:01+01:00
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**The storied Newport Jazz Festival, now in its 69^(th) year, has announced much
of the talent lineup for the festival that will be held Aug. 4-6, 2023 at Fort Adams
State Park in Newport, R.I. **

The list of performers includes a mix of nearly every genre of jazz or “jazz-adjacent.”
High-profile headliners include Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Jon Batiste, Kamasi
Washington, Thundercat, DJ Pee. Wee (Anderson.Paak) and Samara Joy. Artistic director
Christian McBride will appear with the Moodswing Reunion band featuring Joshua Redman,
Brad Mehldau and Brian Blade, as well as lead his Jam Jawn that features surprise
special guests. The list of performers features a mix of noted jazz veterans such
as Charles Lloyd, Charles McPherson, Kurt Elling and Bill Charlap and emerging artists
like Lakecia Benjamin, Immanuel Wilkins, Butcher Brown and Endea Owens.

The complete lineup is listed below.

Specially priced 3-day tickets went on sale today through March 23, when all ticket
types will be available, starting at 1 pm ET. For more information.

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**NEWPORT JAZZ 2023 LINEUP**

**Friday, August 4**
 Joe Russo’s Almost Dead with Kamasi Washington Kamasi Washington
DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak) Soulive DOMi & JD Beck Immanuel Wilkins Quartet Big
Freedia Alfa Mist Butcher Brown Endea Owens & The Cookout Julius Rodriguez

**Saturday, August 5**
 Jon Batiste Thundercat Big Gigantic Does Jazz Christian 
McBride’s Jam Jawn Charles Lloyd New Quartet Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
Julian Lage Superblue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter with Nate Smith & Huntertones
Horns Orrin Evans Quintet The War and Treaty Keyon Harrold James Brandon Lewis

**Sunday, August 6 **
 Herbie Hancock Diana Krall Samara Joy Redman, Mehldau, McBride,
Blade: A Moodswing Reunion Scary Goldings featuring John Scofield Cimafunk Cautious
Clay Somi Pedrito Martinez Bill Charlap Trio Charles McPherson Quintet

![Samara Joy](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/73e0175/2147483647/strip/
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