Artist Lineup
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12:00 PMCentral Library of Rochester and Monroe County
Herb Smith
Herb Smith is third trumpet with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a graduate of The Eastman School of Music and began playing in the orchestra after graduating in 1991. He works with students through the Young Audiences of America and Rochester City School District Artist in Residence program. Smith travels all over...
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1:00 PMEastman School of Music Ray Wright Room
Jazz Workshop with David Hazeltine
David Hazeltine is one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique, to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. Even more impressive, David is the rare artist able to innovate in each category. Thus it’s no surprise that he’s the most recorded contemporary jazz pi...
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4:30 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Brockport High School Jazz Band
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5:15 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
West Irondequoit High School Jazz Band
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5:45 PMHatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music
The Bossa Nova Wave Diego Figueiredo + Ken Peplowski
Playing the music of the famous album "Jazz Samba" from 1962 that launched the Brazilian Bossa Nova craze in North America, and more. The original album featured Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz. It was an explosion of Grammy's and Billboard hits including "One Note Samba", "Desafinado", and "Wave". Grammy nominated Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig...
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6:00 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
ECMS Jazz Alumni
Ben Sneider, Don Smith, Felix Schneider, Max Robbins, Rob Varon, Dan Atkinson and others....
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6:00 PMRochester Regional Health Big Tent
Melody Masters Big Band
The Melody Masters Big Band is a 17-piece ensemble that performs at a variety of events throughout the Rochester, NY region. They engage music lovers at music festivals, community gatherings, and private events. They also perform side-by-side with school music ensembles and entertain at adult living venues. Comprised of accomplished musicians with d...
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6:00 PMKilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Lionel Loueke & Gretchen Parlato
A long-awaited collaboration between GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Gretchen Parlato and acclaimed guitarist Lionel Loueke, ‘Lean In’ tells the story of 20 years of connection, inspiration, and friendship between two musical soulmates. Reflecting on the great musical duos of our time and what it is that makes them essential, it would seem plausi...
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6:00 PMWilder Room
Dave Restivo Trio + Christine Jensen
David Restivo David Restivo is one of Canada's most respected and influential jazz artists. He is a 3-time winner of the National Jazz Awards' Pianist of the Year Award, and is listed in the current edition of Canadian Who's Who. Born in Lansing, Michigan, molded by the mountains and coasts of New England, and based primarily in Toronto sinc...
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6:00 PMMontage Music Hall
David Hazeltine Quartet
David Hazeltine is one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. Even more impressive, David is the rare artist able to innovate in each category. Thus it’s no surprise that he’s the most recorded contemporary jazz pia...
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6:15 PMMax of Eastman Place
Nick Finzer Sextet
Hailed as a “Rising Star” in the world of jazz (DownBeat Critics Poll), Nick Finzer is making waves in the music industry with his dynamic original compositions and trombone artistry. Finzer has toured the globe as a bandleader as well as sharing the stage with some of the most respected names in jazz. As both a headlining trombonist and an ...
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6:30 PMTheater at Innovation Square
Marc Broussard
Long hailed as a powerhouse vocalist and king of Bayou Soul, Marc Broussard is altering his iconic recipe of classic soul, R&B, & blues with the help of renowned blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, on his new album S.O.S. 4: Blues For Your Soul. Produced by Bonamassa, who contributes mesmerizing guitar solos on four tracks, alongside l...
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7:00 PMWegmans Pavilion
Violet Mary
Violet Mary is a rock band; a psychedelic, alternative, progressive love-child of a rock band. Fronted by the strongest female vocalist in the region, Violet Mary blasts across stages large and small, sharing the spotlight with acts such as Danielle Ponder, Dawes, Adam Ezra Group and moe.. Violet Mary blends the classic with the cutting edge on 6 comple...
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7:00 PMTemple Theater
Ms. Lisa Fischer with Taylor Eigsti
Badass & Beautiful Ms. LISA FISCHER After four decades of featured background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails, MS. LISA FISCHER set out to take center stage with her own humble, heartfelt song. The 2013 Best Documentary Oscar winning film “Twenty Feet from Stardom&rdqu...
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7:00 PMThe Little Theatre - Roots & Americana Series
Juliet Lloyd
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed Washington, DC-based singer/songwriter who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused pop.Across her 20-year career as a writer and artist, Juliet has released three albums, garnering placements on television shows on MTV and VH1 ...
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7:00 PMWegmans Stage at Parcel 5
Joe Beard Band
Born and raised in Ashland, MS, guitarist Joe Beard grew up with the Murphy brothers, one of whom later found an international following as Matt "Guitar" Murphy. Guitarist Nathan Beauregard lived with Beard's cousin, so he was surrounded by aspiring and veteran blues musicians while growing up, and he began singing at an early age. Beard ...
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7:30 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Soul Stew
Formed in 1990 by Toronto first call studio musicians as a house band at the Bamboo, Soul Stew became the band synonymous with the College Street music scene with their 10 year long residency at the College Street Bar. The musicians in Soul Stew have collectively and individually performed and recorded with The Boss Brass, Gorillaz, Bruce Cockburn, Pau...
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7:30 PMChrist Church - Global Jazz Now
Mark Guiliana Quartet
Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Mark Guiliana brings the same adventurous spirit, eclectic palette and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s becom...
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7:45 PMHyatt Regency Rochester Grand Ballroom
Emilie-Claire Barlow
Canada's incomparable vocal jazz jewel Emilie-Claire Barlow - leads her stellar band through innovative arrangements of American-Songbook treasures, rhythmic bossa novas and elegant ballads. She continues to endear herself to critics, peers and audiences everywhere with her relaxed, polished demeanour, her charming humour, and a voice of ...
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7:45 PMHatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music
The Bossa Nova Wave Diego Figueiredo + Ken Peplowski
Playing the music of the famous album "Jazz Samba" from 1962 that launched the Brazilian Bossa Nova craze in North America, and more. The original album featured Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz. It was an explosion of Grammy's and Billboard hits including "One Note Samba", "Desafinado", and "Wave". Grammy nominated Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig...
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8:30 PMTheater at Innovation Square
Marc Broussard
Long hailed as a powerhouse vocalist and king of Bayou Soul, Marc Broussard is altering his iconic recipe of classic soul, R&B, & blues with the help of renowned blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, on his new album S.O.S. 4: Blues For Your Soul. Produced by Bonamassa, who contributes mesmerizing guitar solos on four tracks, alongside l...
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8:30 PMRochester Regional Health Big Tent
Diana Herold & Helium
Randy Brecker. Buddy DeFranco. Yo-Yo Ma . Anthony Davis. Sam Rivers. Tania Leon, Brian Torff, TEXtet, They Might Be Giants. Diana Herold’s been busy since she moved to New York City in 1992. Whether she’s performing on Broadway (The Lion King ), playing drums and percussion (The Joint Chiefs, GypZbilly ), performing with The Mark Morr...
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9:00 PMWegmans Stage at Parcel 5
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
For Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes ‘comfortable’ – has never been a word associated with their brand of raucous, roots-tinged rock and bluesy reverie. The band has flourished with more than thirty albums, releasing twelve studio albums since 1976….Rolling Stone named their early release “Hearts of Stone” as on...
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9:00 PMKilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Lionel Loueke & Gretchen Parlato
A long-awaited collaboration between GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Gretchen Parlato and acclaimed guitarist Lionel Loueke, ‘Lean In’ tells the story of 20 years of connection, inspiration, and friendship between two musical soulmates. Reflecting on the great musical duos of our time and what it is that makes them essential, it would seem plausi...
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9:00 PMWegmans Pavilion
Violet Mary
Violet Mary is a rock band; a psychedelic, alternative, progressive love-child of a rock band. Fronted by the strongest female vocalist in the region, Violet Mary blasts across stages large and small, sharing the spotlight with acts such as Danielle Ponder, Dawes, Adam Ezra Group and moe.. Violet Mary blends the classic with the cutting edge on 6 comple...
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9:15 PMThe Little Theatre - Roots & Americana Series
Juliet Lloyd
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed Washington, DC-based singer/songwriter who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused pop.Across her 20-year career as a writer and artist, Juliet has released three albums, garnering placements on television shows on MTV and VH1 ...
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9:15 PMTemple Theater
Ms. Lisa Fischer with Taylor Eigsti
Badass & Beautiful Ms. LISA FISCHER After four decades of featured background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails, MS. LISA FISCHER set out to take center stage with her own humble, heartfelt song. The 2013 Best Documentary Oscar winning film “Twenty Feet from Stardom&rdqu...
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9:30 PMCity of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation
Soul Stew
Formed in 1990 by Toronto first call studio musicians as a house band at the Bamboo, Soul Stew became the band synonymous with the College Street music scene with their 10 year long residency at the College Street Bar. The musicians in Soul Stew have collectively and individually performed and recorded with The Boss Brass, Gorillaz, Bruce Cockburn, Pau...
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9:30 PMChrist Church - Global Jazz Now
Mark Guiliana Quartet
Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Mark Guiliana brings the same adventurous spirit, eclectic palette and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s becom...
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9:45 PMHyatt Regency Rochester Grand Ballroom
Emilie-Claire Barlow
Canada's incomparable vocal jazz jewel Emilie-Claire Barlow - leads her stellar band through innovative arrangements of American-Songbook treasures, rhythmic bossa novas and elegant ballads. She continues to endear herself to critics, peers and audiences everywhere with her relaxed, polished demeanour, her charming humour, and a voice of ...
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10:00 PMRochester Regional Health Big Tent
Diana Herold & Helium
Randy Brecker. Buddy DeFranco. Yo-Yo Ma . Anthony Davis. Sam Rivers. Tania Leon, Brian Torff, TEXtet, They Might Be Giants. Diana Herold’s been busy since she moved to New York City in 1992. Whether she’s performing on Broadway (The Lion King ), playing drums and percussion (The Joint Chiefs, GypZbilly ), performing with The Mark Morr...
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10:00 PMMax of Eastman Place
Nick Finzer Sextet
Hailed as a “Rising Star” in the world of jazz (DownBeat Critics Poll), Nick Finzer is making waves in the music industry with his dynamic original compositions and trombone artistry. Finzer has toured the globe as a bandleader as well as sharing the stage with some of the most respected names in jazz. As both a headlining trombonist and an ...
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10:00 PMWilder Room
Dave Restivo Trio + Christine Jensen
David Restivo David Restivo is one of Canada's most respected and influential jazz artists. He is a 3-time winner of the National Jazz Awards' Pianist of the Year Award, and is listed in the current edition of Canadian Who's Who. Born in Lansing, Michigan, molded by the mountains and coasts of New England, and based primarily in Toronto sinc...
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10:00 PMMontage Music Hall
David Hazeltine Quartet
David Hazeltine is one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. Even more impressive, David is the rare artist able to innovate in each category. Thus it’s no surprise that he’s the most recorded contemporary jazz pia...
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10:30 PMHyatt Regency Rochester Astor on Main - Squeezers Jam Sessions
Jam Session with Bob Sneider
For all 20 years of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, The Bob Sneider Trio has been playing the Late Night Jam Session. Within the same set, you may hear local players, Eastman students, high school students and festival headliners jamming on the same stage. None of the music is rehearsed. The trio draws upon their collective knowledge of the...
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