| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1954/07/17 | The "First Annual American Jazz Festival", held at Newport Casino, in Newport, Rhode Island, includes academic panel discussions and live musical performances, July 17 and 18. | Bellevue Avenue, Casino Historic District, Newport, RI |
| 1956/07/07 | Duke Ellington and his band perform at the Newport Jazz Festival. | Fort Adams, Newport, RI |
| 1958/00/00 | Jazz greats "Jazz on a Summer's Day" at the Newport Jazz Festival. The film was released in 1959. | Fort Adams, Newport, RI |
| 1965/07/25 | With Al Kooper on organ and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band backing him, Dylan begins plays "Maggie's Farm" on a Fender Stratocaster, an electric guitar instead of an acoustic one. The audience responds with loud jeering and yelling. | Fort Adams, Newport, RI |