More music on horizon for Newport jazz and folk fests group

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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2013 file photo, music fans fill the grounds of Fort Adams State Park on Narragansett Bay for the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. The Newport Festivals Foundation, which runs both the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, aims to capitalize on their growing interest by acquiring Bridgefest, a smaller local music festival that spans the weekdays between the two major festivals. The folk festival opens Friday, July 22, 2016, and the jazz festival opens the following Friday. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, File)Music lovers have flocked to Newport during Rhode Island summers since the 1950s to enjoy open-air performances by some of the music world's biggest names. Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Led Zeppelin thrilled audiences at the jazz fest, while Bob Dylan went electric at the folk festival.


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