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June 12, 2008

Aretha Franklin will join Newport jazz fest lineup

NEWPORT -- Legendary singer Aretha Franklin will headline the Saturday show at this year's JVC Jazz Festival Newport, organizers announced today.

Franklin, who has won many Grammys and sang the iconic song "Respect," will perform Aug. 9 at Fort Adams State Park. She joins a lineup that includes Sonny Rollins, Chris Botti, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter.

The festival promises several on-stage collaborations including one featuring Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell and Ethan Iverson on the Saturday. Also that day, there will be an encore performance by a quartet of Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, and Eric Harland -- they debuted at last year's Monterey Jazz Festival.

The festival opens Friday, Aug. 8, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 10. Tickets are at www.festivalnetwork.com or (877) 655-4TIX. Click for a full list of who's slated to perform when.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 1:11 PM | Permalink

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