Summary: <br> This is my annual Newport Jazz Festival preview show (part 2 to be published mid-week). We begin with newly annointed NEA Jazz Master, Joanne Brackeen. Christian McBride is the new curator of music at Newport and will also lead his Big Band at the festival. Other artists featured here are One For All (with Hartford's Steve Davis), Christian Sands, Antonio Sanchez and an all-star band Hudson.<br> Playlist<br> Artist ~ Track ~ Album<br> Joanne Brackeen ~ Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven ~ Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven<br> Joanne Brackeen ~ Nature Boy ~ Popsicle Illusion<br> Christian McBride Big Band ~ Broadway ~ The Good Feeling<br> Christian McBride Big Band ~ Brother Mister ~ The Good Feeling<br> One for All ~ Hey, Stevie D ~ The Third Decade<br> One for All ~ Buddy's ~ The Third Decade<br> Christian Sands ~ Reaching for the Sun ~ Reach<br> Antonio Sanchez ~ Uprisings and Revolutions ~ New Life<br> Hudson ~ El Swing ~ Hudson (feat. Jack Dejohnette, Larry Grenedier, John Medeski, John Scofield)<br> Hudson ~ Woodstock ~ Hudson (feat. Jack Dejohnette, Larry Grenedier, John Medeski, John Scofield)<br>
