Performances by jazz greats, contemporary R&B stylists, and future stars from Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island. Performers include the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dianne Reeves, Jamie Cullum, Harry Connick Jr. and his big band, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with James Carter. In honor of the Newport Jazz Festival's 50th anniversary, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, and the Brian Blade Quartet join forces to pay tribute to the legendary John Coltrane.