Author: Glenn Mitchell

Superb vocalist Jackie Ryan gave a splendid performance at Sunset Jazz Newport in Marriott’s Rose Gardens on August 9th.  The weather was once again perfect.  Ryan and  saxophonist Rickey Woodard’s quintet performed exceedingly well with Quinn Johnson (piano), Chris Colangelo (bass), and Dean Koba (drums) rounding out the band. The Rose Gardens at Marriott Hotel […]

Kicking off the 8th Annual Sunset Jazz at Newport series on July 12th was the Ken Peplowski Quartet with special guest vocalist, Sue Raney.  Peplowski plays tenor sax and also clarinet just about an equal amount of time on many of his gigs.  He has been a regular at Newport Jazz’s Jazz Party Concerts for […]