Christian McBride Resigns as Newport Jazz Festival Artistic DirectorChristian McBride, photo by Evelyn FrejaThe Newport Festivals Foundation has announced Christian McBride’s resignation as Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve as Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival,” McBride shared. “The Newport Festivals Foundation and our Newport Jazz Festival have been fortunate to be blessed with Christian McBride’s unmatched virtuosity, creative curiosity, and magnanimity as both a person and an artist,” the organization expressed. Learn more about the Newport Festivals Foundation at newportfestivals.org. Read McBride’s lineup for Newport Jazz Festival’s 71st annual presentation here.