George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 kicks off August 7, 2009 in Newport, RI

Thursday August 06, 2009

George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 kicks off the CareFusion Jazz Festival Series August 7-9, 2009. Known for attracting the biggest names in jazz as well as up and coming artists, the Festival’s 55th year is sure to be a crowd pleaser, with jazz greats like Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett and Branford Marsalis playing at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. The Festival kicks off Friday, August 7, 2009 with Howard Alden and the Anat Cohen Quartet, who are opening for Chaka Khan with the George Duke Trio at 8 pm at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Other International Music Network artists that will be performing include Joshua Redman, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, and The Bad Plus.

For more info and tickets, visit www.jazzfestival55.com.

Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Brown Skin		India.Arie
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
Prayer for Humanity - Live		India.Arie
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
To Be Or Not To Be - Maceo Parker		Maceo Parker
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
Sport	3:02	Altan
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
My Girls	4:35	Becca Stevens
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Uptown Up - Maceo Parker		Maceo Parker
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
Canyon Dust	2:40	Becca Stevens
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Weightless	5:13	Becca Stevens
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Gift of Acceptance		India.Arie
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
Black Gold (Radio Music Society)		Esperanza Spalding
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré

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