Sonny Rollins to headline this year's Newport jazz festival

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07 May 2008 @ 10:54 am EST

NEWPORT, R.I. - Saxophonist Sonny Rollins will headline this year's jazz festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

The JVC Jazz Festival Newport will be held August 8 through August 10 at Fort Adams State Park and at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

More than two dozen acts are scheduled to perform, including pianist-composer Herbie Hancock and trumpeter Chris Botti. Tickets go on sale Thursday morning.

The first Newport Jazz Festival was held in 1954.

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