Chris Botti, Dr. John to play 2015 Newport Jazz Festival

Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti, vocalist Cassandra Wilson and Dr. John are among the biggest names playing this year’s Newport Jazz Festival.

Festival producer George Wein (WEEN) announced the line-up on Tuesday for the festival, to be held July 31 until August 2. This will be the 61st anniversary of the festival.

Other performers include Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, the band Snarky Puppy, composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider and 11-year-old Indonesian piano prodigy Joey Alexander.

Wein is being awarded a special Grammy this year for outstanding contributions to the music industry beyond performance. He founded the jazz festival in 1954, and later the Newport Folk Festival.