Newport Beach Jazz Festival plays out this weekend

Euge Groove, pictured performing at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival in 2008, will be back Saturday for this year’s festival at the Hyatt Regency hotel.

By Hannah FryStaff Writer

June 2, 2016 6:20 PM PT

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Thousands of jazz enthusiasts are expected to get a head start on summer as the Hyatt Regency hotel hosts the annual Newport Beach Jazz Festival this weekend.

The festival, which begins Friday evening and lasts through Sunday, will feature performances by some of the world’s top vocalists and instrumental artists.

Jonathan Fritzen and Vincent Ingala will perform Friday.

Saturday will feature Michael McDonald, Peter White, Paul Taylor, Euge Groove, Average White Band, Morgan James, Karen Briggs, Phil Denny and the Bordeaux Brothers.

Sunday’s performers will be Brian Culbertson, Stephanie Mills, Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, Don Was and the Detroit Dukes, Jackiem Joyner, Selina Albright, Curtis Brooks and Gee Mack and the Swing Set.

IF YOU GO

What: Newport Beach Jazz Festival

When: Friday through Sunday. Doors open at 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Where: Hyatt Regency, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach

Tickets: $90 for Friday, $100 for Saturday and Sunday

Information: festivals.hyattconcerts.com

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Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.