URI jazz band to play at Newport Jazz Festival URI jazz band to play at Newport Jazz Festival Saxophone player Ben Marcoux, who plans to graduate from URI next year with a bachelor's degree in jazz studies, called playing at the festival a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Jared Sims, co-director of the jazz band, said it's fantastic the group will be part of the tradition of the festival, where jazz greats like Duke Ellington have played.
June 11, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle