The organizers of George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55, to be held in Newport Aug. 7-9, announced Tuesday that singer Chaka Khan would perform at the opening concert on Friday, Aug. 7, at the International Tennis Hall of Fame ... Khan will replace Etta James, who has backed out due to illness. She was scheduled to perform at the JVC Jazz Festival-Newport in 2007, but also had to cancel ... Clarinetist Anat Cohen and guitarist Howard Alden will open the show ... Tickets for the festival are
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has chosen the 2009 class of its annual 40 Under Forty program, to be honored at a July 30 event at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport ...