NPR to Broadcast Newport Folk/Jazz Fests

As was the case last year, NPR Music will broadcast live from George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 – aka Newport Folk Festival – and CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 – aka Newport Jazz Festival – next month. You can check out the festivals via free, live audio webcasts at NPR Music, and live station broadcasts.

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NPR Music’s folk and jazz festival coverage will be available at npr.org/folkfestival50 and npr.org/jazzfestival55, where there will be artist interviews and festival news from the All Songs Considered blog and A Blog Supreme. In addition, NPR Music will archive all content and provide podcasts of the performances.

George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 takes place on August 1 and 2 with performances by the likes of trailblazers Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, and current faves The Decemberists and Neko Case. At the Jazz Fest on August 8 and 9, NPR Music with WBGO and WGBH Boston are broadcasting and webcasting complete line-ups from three stages, headlined by Tony Bennett, Mos Def, Miguel Zenon Quartet and The Bad Plus with Wendy Lewis.

• Listen to Last Year’s Performances: Steve Earle, She & Him, Jakob Dylan, Trey Anastasio and Herbie Hancock