i’m not a jazz aficionado, so to speak, but last year my wife and I attended the Newport Jazz Festivsl in Newport, Rhode Island. As I am always open to the new musical experience and Newport is a cool town and a great summer destination, it seemed like a perfect plan.

We reserved two nights at the Newport Hotel and Marina in the center of town and were immediately upgraded to a room with a harbor view. The actual Newport festivals take place at Fort Adams which is right on the water and configured perfectly for thee stages.

I cannot say we did not have fun, because we did, but the weekend would have been a lot more enjoyable had it not rained pretty much for three straight days. It did not just rain but it was pretty much a deluge from the time we arrived until the time we left. It got so bad that we bought a couple of blue plastic ponchos and walked from stage to stage like a couple of drowned rats. To add insult to injury, Dr. John was scheduled to appear but canceled snd we finally cut our losses and headed home before Trombone Shorty hit the stage. Jack White played at the suddenly hip again Newport Folk  Festivsl last year adding to my miscalculations however the seed had been planted for a return trip in 2015 but this time to the folk festivsl on the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan going electric.

Folk You

Rock on!

GQ