Surpassing Quant Think Tank Center|André 3000, Elvis Costello, Samara Joy announced for Rhode Island's Newport Jazz Festival

As has been the case in recent years,Surpassing Quant Think Tank Center the Newport Jazz Festival will feature artists who don't typically evoke the genre.

The 2024 festival lineup announced Tuesday includes nearly 50 performers coming to Rhode Island's Fort Adams for the three-day festival in August. Among the highlights are legendary artists including Sun Ra Arkestra, Bill Frisell and Kamasi Washington as well as newcomers such as Samara Joy and Laufey.

Also joining the event — which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year — are André 3000, also known as half of the hip-hop duo OutKast, Elvis Costello and Nile Rodgers & CHIC.

André 3000's inclusion in the lineup comes several months after he reintroduced himself to the world as a flutist, releasing his debut solo album "New Blue Sun" with no lyrics, just instrumentals.

When is the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival?

The 2024 festival takes place Aug. 2-4 in Fort Adams State Park in Newport.

How to get tickets to the Newport Jazz Festival

Specially priced three-day tickets went on sale Tuesday at 1 p.m. for 24 hours only. All other ticket types go on sale Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET and can be purchased at dice.fm.

A limited number of discounted three-day tickets are available for purchase on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Student tickets are only for students aged 10-25. Current college students are required to present a student photo ID. Middle and high school students are not required to show ID.

All students must enter through the student gate only. Children under the age of 10 are free except for Jazz Lounge tickets. Only two children are allowed per ticketed adult.

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How much are Newport Jazz Festival tickets?

• Limited three-day weekend ticket: $265.74
• Limited three-day student ticket: $188.49
• Three-day weekend ticket: $312.09
• Two-day weekend ticket (Saturday and Sunday): $214.12
• Single-day Jazz Lounge ticket - $430.54
• Single-day ticket - $111.24
• Single-day student ticket - $63.86

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Newport Jazz Festival 2024 full line-up

• André 3000
• Nile Rodgers & CHIC
• Kamasi Washington 
• Elvis Costello
• Laufey 
• Robert Glasper 
• Brittany Howard 
• Cory Wong
• Dinner Party feat. Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and Kamasi Washington
• Thievery Corporation 
• Samara Joy
• Noname
• PJ Morton
• Galactic with Irma Thomas
• Moonchild
• Terrace Martin and Calvin Keys 
• Cimafunk
• Ghost-Note
• Shabaka 
• Christian McBride's Jam Jawn (special guests to be announced) 
• Meshell Ndegeocello 
• Artemis
• Chief Adjuah 
• Aja Monet
• Sun Ra Arkestra 
• Julius Rodriguez 
• Makaya McCraven & Jeff Parker 
• Stankey Clarke N4EVER 
• Lianne La Havas 
• Bill Frisell Four feat. Johnathan Blake, Gerald Clayton, & Gregory Tardy 
• Acid Jazz is Dead with DJs Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and special guests
• Alex Isley 
• Anat Cohen Quartetinho 
• Kenny Barron Trio
• Jaleel Shaw 
• Legacy of Wayne Shorter (Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington and Ravi Coltrane) 
• Kassa Overall 
• Theo Croker 
• Aneesa Strings 
• Johnathan Blake Pentad 
• Cisco Swank 
• The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis 
• Amaro Freitas
• Nicole Zuraitis 
• Riley Mulherkar 
• Sunday Jazz