From Neil J. Blues, Ryde:
It’s the morning after the sixth Newport Jazz Weekend and I’m listening to a CD from the weekend, my fingers are snapping and my feet are still tapping.
This superb event gets better year by year thanks to the efforts of Jim Thorn and his gallant team of organisers. We have seen a great range of performers who have brought delight to us all.
Many thanks to the sponsors, County Press, Red Funnel, The Arts Council of England, and all others for their support of this great musical event here on the Island.
Please continue to provide support as it is helping to bring many new musicians and vocalists into the jazz world.
To use the phrase I coined last year, it was a really ‘jazztastic weekend’.