Artist Lineup
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12:00 PMCentral Library of Rochester and Monroe County
Max DiBenedetto
Maximilian DiBenedetto is very excited to be performing at the Rochester International Jazz Festival this year. Originally from the Buffalo area, Max is an accomplished musician who is proficient in vibraphone, piano, percussion, synthesizer, and drum kit. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music/Business from Nazareth College, where he studied per...
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1:00 PMEastman School of Music Ray Wright Room
Jazz Workshop with Mike Kaupa (trumpet)
Trumpeter Mike Kaupa has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan. From 2001 through 2005 he was a member of the faculty at the annual Seminario de Jazz, in Barcelona, Spain. On Saturday December 2nd, 2007, Mike performed at the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. He was an interim professor of jazz trumpet at the Eastman Schoo...
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3:30 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Greece Athena High School Jazz Band
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4:15 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Spencerport High School Jazz Band
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5:00 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Pittsford Sutherland High School Jazz Band
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5:00 PMCity of Rochester Midtown Stage at Parcel 5
The Able Bodies
The Able Bodies are a funky dance powerhouse led by Rochester music veterans John Viviani and Eli Flynn. They'll be joined on stage by an all-star back up band performing their unique blend of funk, electronic, and pop originals. The "AB's" tunes will uplift your spirit, make you wanna move, and ponder the delicate, transitory nature of life. ...
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5:45 PMHatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music
Connie Han
“With this album [CRIME ZONE] she’s booking a place as a star in the jazz firmament of tomorrow. Watch out for Connie Han, the face (and shape) of jazz to come.— All About Jazz Pianist and provocateur Connie Han has created an edgy blend of modern and traditional jazz with her incendiary Mack Avenue Records debut CRIME ZONE. At 23...
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6:00 PMWilder Room
Dave Kikoski Trio
Dave Kikoski was born in Milltown, NJ in 1961. Growing up within a musical family, when Dave turned the age of six, he was introduced to the piano and given lessons for the first time by his father. Throughout middle and high school, Dave continued to cultivate his love for piano and moved on to working with various jazz and rock groups around town. Dur...
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6:00 PMRIJF Big Tent
Gate Swingers Big Band
Stand up and get ready to swing! Rochester’s original dance band, the GateSwingers Big Band, an exciting 18-piece group, brings new energy to the great dance music from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. The GateSwingers couple the authentic arrangements of bands like Basie, Sinatra, and Ellington with the contemporary cha...
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6:00 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
New Horizons Big Band Directed by Priscilla Todd Brown
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6:00 PMKilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Jeremy Pelt Quartet
Jeremy Pelt has become one of the preeminent young trumpeters within the world of jazz. Forging a bond with the Mingus Big Band very early on, as his career progressed, Pelt built upon these relationships and many others which eventually lead to collaborations with some of the genre's greatest masters. These projects include performances and recordings ...
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6:00 PMMontage Music Hall
Dmitry Baevsky Quartet
"You can hear it loud and clear in his music: Dmitry Baevsky is here! The Russian born alto saxophonist has made quite a name for himself since immigrating to New York from his St. Petersburg birthplace nearly twenty years ago. Now a charter member of the world jazz community, Baevsky has proven himself to be a formidable force to be...
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6:15 PMMax of Eastman Place
Nabate Isles
Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté released his debut album called, 'Eclectic Excursions' in the Summer of 2018. The independent album was in the Top-50 in the JazzWeek charts for 6 weeks (peaking at #34) and is receiving critical acclaim. The album features a plethor...
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6:30 PMTheater at Innovation Square
Peter Bernstein
Jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein (b. 1967, New York City) has been a part of the jazz scene inNew York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in over 200 recordings and numerous festival, concert and club performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader, Peter has released 12 albums and a DVD, Live at Smoke. He got his f...
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7:00 PMAvangrid Foundation / RG&E Fusion Stage
The Pickle Mafia
The Pickle Mafia was conceived in May of 2019. Charlie Lindner (Keys), Ben Chilbert (Bass), and Marco Cirigliano (Drums) began recording and releasing live videos onto the band's YouTube channel, and within the first six months, released 28 videos! Given that foundation, the band began playing out around the east coast, where they cultivated most of the...
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7:00 PMCity of Rochester Midtown Stage at Parcel 5
The Dip
Hailing from Seattle, The Dip is an electrifying seven-piece ensemble that melds vintage rhythm and blues with classic pop storytelling. Acclaimed by KEXP as “one of the most exciting and joyous acts to emerge in recent years,” the band features frontman Tom Eddy’s compelling vocals over an effortlessly deep pocket and energetic melodi...
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7:00 PMLittle Theatre Roots & Americana Series
Will Bryant
Hailing from the Hudson Valley, NY, singer-songwriter Will Bryant draws inspiration from the songwriting styles of the 60s and 70s and captivates listeners with the familiarity and instant memorability of his songs. Will grew up in a musical family in Austin, TX, immersed in music from the earliest age, with artists such as Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, a...
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7:00 PMTemple Theater
Adam Melchor
Singer and songwriter Adam Melchor first made a name for himself recording lullabies, but he's less interested in putting children to sleep than building an audience for his laid-back but emphatic indie pop. Melchor's music is built around primarily acoustic arrangements and easygoing melodies, while the dreamlike tone of the music is reinforced by his ...
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7:30 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra
The Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra was established to provide entertaining and educational big band enrichment to the Rochester community. Big band jazz is the quintessential fusion of individual artistic expression with large ensemble collaboration. While the group prides itself on finding unique and challenging literature to develop and share, ...
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7:30 PMGlory House International - Global Jazz Now Series
Oskar Stenmark Trio
Oskar Stenmark is born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. His family has a long legacy in music that has been traced back to 1762. Oskar developed a musical interest at an early age and eventually picked up the trumpet. After a Bachelor’s degree in improvisation at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg Oskar moved to New York to pursue his m...
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7:45 PMHyatt Regency Rochester Ballroom
Brubeck Brothers Celebrating Dave Brubeck's Centennial
“The Brubeck Brothers Quartet attains that rarefield level where music is both relaxed and expressive, and their joy in its creation is contagious. There’s nothing out there that comes close to their unique blend of inventiveness.”” — All About Jazz Chris and Dan Brubeck have been making music together practic...
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7:45 PMHatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music
Connie Han
“With this album [CRIME ZONE] she’s booking a place as a star in the jazz firmament of tomorrow. Watch out for Connie Han, the face (and shape) of jazz to come.— All About Jazz Pianist and provocateur Connie Han has created an edgy blend of modern and traditional jazz with her incendiary Mack Avenue Records debut CRIME ZONE. At 23...
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8:30 PMRIJF Big Tent
Jeremy Beck & the Heavy Duty Horns
“Everyone told me I was crazy,” laughs Jeremy Beck. “They’d ask, ‘What are you going to do with a band this big?’” A better question, it seems, might have been what can’t you do with a band this big? Blurring the lines between vintage soul, gospel, and rock, Jeremy Beck & The Heavy Duty Horns ...
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8:30 PMTheater at Innovation Square
Peter Bernstein
Jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein (b. 1967, New York City) has been a part of the jazz scene inNew York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in over 200 recordings and numerous festival, concert and club performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader, Peter has released 12 albums and a DVD, Live at Smoke. He got his f...
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9:00 PMKilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Jeremy Pelt Quartet
Jeremy Pelt has become one of the preeminent young trumpeters within the world of jazz. Forging a bond with the Mingus Big Band very early on, as his career progressed, Pelt built upon these relationships and many others which eventually lead to collaborations with some of the genre's greatest masters. These projects include performances and recordings ...
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9:00 PMCity of Rochester Midtown Stage at Parcel 5
Robin Thicke
We learn from the past, grow in the present, and anticipate the future. Robin Thicke reflects this cycle in hismusic. With each successive creative season, the five-time GRAMMY® Award nominee, diamond-sellingperformer, actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist surveys where he came from, pushes himself to progress, andleaps another step ahead of the c...
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9:00 PMAvangrid Foundation / RG&E Fusion Stage
The Pickle Mafia
The Pickle Mafia was conceived in May of 2019. Charlie Lindner (Keys), Ben Chilbert (Bass), and Marco Cirigliano (Drums) began recording and releasing live videos onto the band's YouTube channel, and within the first six months, released 28 videos! Given that foundation, the band began playing out around the east coast, where they cultivated most of the...
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9:15 PMLittle Theatre Roots & Americana Series
Will Bryant
Hailing from the Hudson Valley, NY, singer-songwriter Will Bryant draws inspiration from the songwriting styles of the 60s and 70s and captivates listeners with the familiarity and instant memorability of his songs. Will grew up in a musical family in Austin, TX, immersed in music from the earliest age, with artists such as Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, a...
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9:15 PMTemple Theater
Adam Melchor
Singer and songwriter Adam Melchor first made a name for himself recording lullabies, but he's less interested in putting children to sleep than building an audience for his laid-back but emphatic indie pop. Melchor's music is built around primarily acoustic arrangements and easygoing melodies, while the dreamlike tone of the music is reinforced by his ...
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9:30 PMGlory House International - Global Jazz Now Series
Oskar Stenmark Trio
Oskar Stenmark is born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. His family has a long legacy in music that has been traced back to 1762. Oskar developed a musical interest at an early age and eventually picked up the trumpet. After a Bachelor’s degree in improvisation at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg Oskar moved to New York to pursue his m...
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9:30 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra
The Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra was established to provide entertaining and educational big band enrichment to the Rochester community. Big band jazz is the quintessential fusion of individual artistic expression with large ensemble collaboration. While the group prides itself on finding unique and challenging literature to develop and share, ...
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9:45 PMHyatt Regency Rochester Ballroom
Brubeck Brothers Celebrating Dave Brubeck's Centennial
“The Brubeck Brothers Quartet attains that rarefield level where music is both relaxed and expressive, and their joy in its creation is contagious. There’s nothing out there that comes close to their unique blend of inventiveness.”” — All About Jazz Chris and Dan Brubeck have been making music together practic...
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10:00 PMWilder Room
Dave Kikoski Trio
Dave Kikoski was born in Milltown, NJ in 1961. Growing up within a musical family, when Dave turned the age of six, he was introduced to the piano and given lessons for the first time by his father. Throughout middle and high school, Dave continued to cultivate his love for piano and moved on to working with various jazz and rock groups around town. Dur...
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10:00 PMMax of Eastman Place
Nabate Isles
Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté released his debut album called, 'Eclectic Excursions' in the Summer of 2018. The independent album was in the Top-50 in the JazzWeek charts for 6 weeks (peaking at #34) and is receiving critical acclaim. The album features a plethor...
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10:00 PMRIJF Big Tent
Jeremy Beck & the Heavy Duty Horns
“Everyone told me I was crazy,” laughs Jeremy Beck. “They’d ask, ‘What are you going to do with a band this big?’” A better question, it seems, might have been what can’t you do with a band this big? Blurring the lines between vintage soul, gospel, and rock, Jeremy Beck & The Heavy Duty Horns ...
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10:00 PMMontage Music Hall
Dmitry Baevsky Quartet
"You can hear it loud and clear in his music: Dmitry Baevsky is here! The Russian born alto saxophonist has made quite a name for himself since immigrating to New York from his St. Petersburg birthplace nearly twenty years ago. Now a charter member of the world jazz community, Baevsky has proven himself to be a formidable force to be...
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10:30 PMHyatt Regency Rochester Main Street Gallery - Squeezers Jam Sessions
Jam Session Led by Bob Sneider
Late night jams start at 10:30 and go until... You never know who will show up. Jams led by Bob Sneider, Eastman School of Music Associate Professsor of Jazz Guitar and Sr. Instructor at Eastman Community Music School. No cover charge. Food and beverages are available. ...
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