JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY W/ LIVE CONCERT BY GERRY BEAUDOIN JAZZ TRIO: MADE IN NEWPORT

AUGUST 2

Kick off our Made In Newport series in air conditioned comfort and style with an amazing live concert by the Gerry Beaudoin Jazz Trio followed by a screening of the seminal music-documentary Jazz On A Summer's Day.

This documentary concert film captures the sounds and performances of some of the major jazz artists at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Unlike earlier jazz movies that had been filmed in smoky black and white, this is shot in vibrant color. While musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Anita O'Day and Mahalia Jackson perform, images of beaches, sailboats on water, dancing couples and the faces of joyful audience members are intercut into the proceedings.

Directed and produced by fashion photographer Bert Stern.

Live Concert by the Gerry Beaudoin Jazz Trio at 3:00pm for 50 minutes, followed by the film at 4:00pm

Gerry Beaudoin is an award-winning jazz guitarist whose playing has graced over fifty recordings and DVDs as a leader, featured guest or sideman. His music has been placed prominently in major network hit TV shows including The Blacklist, Switched at Birth and How To Get Away With Murder. He has performed and/or recorded with many world class musicians including Kansas City pianist Jay McShann, jazz saxophonist and blues singer Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, saxophonist Harry Allen, mandolin titan David Grisman, Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson, Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead and Levon Helm from The Band. Gerry was the leader and founder of the bluesy jazz guitar supergroup New Guitar Summit featuring him alongside guitarists J. Geils and Duke Robillard. A disciple of guitar guru George Van Eps Gerry endorses and performs in concert on a custom Benedetto 7-String for the increased range and unique sound it brings to the guitars already beautiful tonal palette.