When Jazz Impresario George Wein heard these lines, hastily composed by Poet Langston Hughes last week, he “bawled like a baby.” Most of the backers of the Newport Jazz Festival bawled with him.

Since 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival has been drawing thousands of people to the City by the Sea. Here's what you need to know before you go.

Here’s a look at how Newport Jazz Festival will showcase the past, present and future of British jazz and adjacent music during its Aug. 1-3 run at Fort Adams State Park.