Newport Gardner (born Occramer Marycoo, c. 1746–1826) was an African American singing school master and composer.
After showing an ability to make music, Gardner's wife arranged for Newport to study with a singing master, most likely Andrew Law.
Gardner rented the upstairs of a house in Newport, Rhode Island, where he started a singing school.
He was also a composer and started writing music at eighteen, possibly becoming published as early as 1803 with the song Crooked Shanks from the collection A Number of Original Airs, Duettos and Trios.
[2] In January 1826 at the age of 80, Gardner sailed from Boston on the brig Vine with 31 fellow Africans to Liberia.