WRIU Newport Jazz Festival Interview Series: Matthew Whitaker “Follow your dreams, do not let anyone tell you you can’t do something, always have fun, and keep working on your craft.” – Matthew Whitaker Matthew Whitaker is a 22-year-old jazz …
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WRIU Newport Jazz Festival Interview Series: Claudia Acuña On Newport: “It’s a fantastic place to showcase your artistry and get a real energy and sense of if people like it. To see all of this after the pandemic on …
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WRIU Newport Jazz Interview Series: Butcher Brown “It just feels good to be able to honor the people that came before us in this music and being able to follow the same lineage playing those stages. Hopefully bigger stages …
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WRIU Newport Jazz Interview Series: Julius Rodriguez “A lot of performances, you could go on forever and ever… Just trying to figure out what to fit in a set. That’s the hardest part.” – Julius Rodriguez Julius Rodriguez …
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