Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Club Pass Goes on Sale Friday October 30 at Special Holiday Price -- 2010 Festival to Add Two New Club Pass Venues -- Popular Value Pass Good for 185 Club Shows
Oct 27, 2009

Rochester, NY October 27, 2009The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festivals (XRIJF) 9th Edition Club Pass goes on sale Friday October 30 at 10 a.m. at the special holiday price of $115 plus $4 service charge, a savings of $35 off the regular price.

The popular Club Pass is an exceptional value pass, offering a significant savings over individual concert ticket prices. XRIJF 2010 (www.rochesterjazz.com) will be held June 11-19, 2010 and will feature two additional Club Pass venues to be announced, adding 35 more Club Pass shows to the series for a total of 185.

The advance discount price is good until midnight EST January 1, 2010, when it increases to $135 plus $4 service charge until April 1, 2010. Starting midnight EST April 2, 2010, the price increases to $150 plus $4 service charge until sold out. Passes may be purchased online at www.rochesterjazz.com or www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000, or at any Ticketmaster outlet. A limited number of advance passes is available.

Club Pass Series venues include:
Xerox Auditorium at Xerox Plaza (100 S. Clinton Ave., entrance on Broad Street)
XRIJF Club Pass Big Tent (Main St. & Gibbs St.)
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music (26 Gibbs Street)
Max of Eastman Place (Gibbs St.)
Montage Grille (50 Chestnut Plaza)
State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (70 State St.)
Harro East Ballroom (155 North Chestnut Street)
Reformation Lutheran Church (111 North Chestnut Street)
Christ Church (141 East Ave)
Two new venues to be announced

The nine-day Festivals lineup will be announced in April. Visit rochesterjazz.com for the latest news.

Individual Club Pass show tickets will be available at the door for $20 and $25. Individual Club show tickets are not available in advance. Entry to all Club Pass shows is first-come, first-served with the Pass or tickets purchased at the door.

More than half of all Club Passes available last year were sold before the end of December and the Club Pass sold out before the festival began.

Discounts
A&CCESS cardholders can save $5 off the price of the Club Pass available only in person at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office, 885 East Main St., Rochester, NY 14605. Service charges still apply. The discount is not good with any other discounts and is not applicable to prior purchases. For information on how to get a card see http://www.rochesteraccesscard.com

About XRIJF
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank was founded in 2002 and is produced by John Nugent, Artistic Director and Marc Iacona, Executive Director. The 2009 Festival drew more than 133,000 music lovers to hear some of the finest artists in the world perform. Nugent, a noted tenor sax player, has traveled the world with many jazz artists including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Clark Terry, The Woody Herman Orchestra and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Iacona, a Rochester native, business and community leader, avid trumpeter and supporter of the arts, is President of Simcona Electronics.