Cecile McLorin Salvant (Photo: Rick Farrell)

A sell-out crowd squeezed into Fort Adams State Park Saturday, July 30 for Day 2 of the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival. Once again it was a day for youth to shine, as well as one that saw women artists taking charge.

There was more energy in the line-up than ever before behind bands like Sons of Kemet, Cory Wong and Fort Stage closer, The Fearless Flyers. Jazz festival newcomers Yussef Dayes and Sullivan Fortner brought some heat and Eric Wurzelbacher was strong on “fill-in duty” for the Jack DeJohnnette Quartet.

Women-led bands comprised almost half of the acts Saturday with strong sets from NJF first-timers Samara Joy, Holly Bowling and Melanie Charles. Festival veterans Esperanza Spalding, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Jazzmeia Horn, and the Maria Schneider Orchestra pretty much ruled the day.

The Festival concludes Sunday, July 31 with Digable Planets, Angelique Kidjo, PJ Morton, and a tribute to longtime producer George Wein. Tickets are still available here.

WhatsUpNewp photographer Rick Farrell took another set of amazing photos – check them out in the gallery below.

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Lifestyle Editor Ken Abrams writes about music, the arts and more for What'sUpNewp. He is also an Editor and Writer for Hey Rhody Media. Ken DJ's "The Kingston Coffeehouse," a roots/folk/rock radio show every Tuesday, 6-9 PM on WRIU 90.3 FM. He is a former educator in the Scituate, RI school system where he taught Social Studies for over 30 years. He is on the board of the Rhode Island Folk Festival and Newport Live (formerly Common Fence Music), a non-profit that brings diverse musical acts to...

​Rick Farrell of Mojo Photography has been drawn to music his entire life. Maybe it was growing up in Newport, RI, host to the venerable Newport Jazz and Folk festivals. Or maybe it was the countless hours listening to his older siblings' classic LP's and 45's on the stereo in the 1960's. Whatever the reason, there has always been a strong connection. He had originally taken up photography as a hobby, eventually gravitating towards shooting professionally in 2007. Never knowing what his true...