Venue: Zellerbach Hall

Price: $22/$32/$46

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In the summer of 1954, Newport Jazz Festival made music history as the first weekend-long outdoor festival devoted entirely to jazz at its finest. In the half century since, Newport Jazz has presented a veritable pantheon of jazz immortals alongside rising young stars — literally thousands of jazz artists, and virtually all of the greats. This 50th anniversary celebration of the venerable jazz institution features a multimedia journey through highlights of the festival's now legendary history, as well as live performances by a roster of today's jazz greats, including pianist and composer Cedar Walton; Grammy-nominated guitarist Howard Alden; bassist Peter Washington, Grammy- and Emmy Award-nominated trumpeter and composer Terrence Blanchard; master of the tenor saxophone and flute and six-time Grammy-nominated soloist Lew Tabackin; clarinetist Ken Peplowski; drummer Kareem Riggins; and singing sensation Lea DeLaria. (Artist roster is subject to change.)

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