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Jazz Fest is Top Pick in CITY Reader Poll for Best Music Festival and Best Arts Event

January 3, 2023

Rochester, NY -- Jan 1, 2023 -- The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival was voted Best Music Festival and Best Arts Event for 2022 in CITY's annual readers' poll. We are grateful to readers for their continued support of the festival! We look forward...

Remembering Sebastian Marino

January 2, 2023

"On behalf of our entire Jazz Festival family, John Nugent and I express our deepest condolences to the family of Sebastian Marino on his sudden passing. Audio Images Sound & Lighting Inc work at the Rochester International Jazz Festival under the owne...

Update: BONNIE RAITT: Just Like That…Tour 2023 Show Jun 27 is SOLD OUT

December 19, 2022

Rochester, New York—December 13, 2022—The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is proud to present BONNIE RAITT: Just Like That…Tour 2023 on June 27, 2023, at the festival's 20th-anniversary edition June 23 to July 1,...

BONNIE RAITT: Just Like That…Tour 2023 to Headline June 27th

December 13, 2022

Tickets On Sale Now for Pat Metheny Side-Eye

December 9, 2022

Tickets On Sale Now Only at RochesterJazz.com Rochester, New York—December 6, 2022—The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is proud to present the legendary Pat Metheny on opening night June 23, 2023, at the festival's 20th-anniversary e...

Pat Metheny Side-Eye to Headline on Opening Night at 20th Anniversary Festival Friday June 23

December 6, 2022

Tickets On Sale Friday Dec 6 at 10AM at RochesterJazz.com Rochester, New York—December 6, 2022—The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is proud to present the legendary Pat Metheny on opening night June 23, 2023, at the festival's 20th-a...

2023 Club Passes On Sale Now at Early Bird Prices

October 28, 2022

Rochester, NY—October 28, 2022—Club Passes for the 2023 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival 20th Edition are on sale today at 10 a.m. at early bird prices. To buy visit RochesterJazz.com or call (585) 454-2060. The Club Pass is t...

Club Passes On Sale at Early Bird Prices Friday, October 28

October 25, 2022

Rochester, NY—October 25, 2022—Club Passes for the 2023 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival 20th Edition go on sale Friday, October 28 at 10 a.m. at early bird prices. To buy visit RochesterJazz.com or call (585) ...

19th Edition Wraps Up 9 Days of Harmony with Record-setting Attendance of 210,000!

June 26, 2022

Rochester, NY–June 26, 2022–The 19th Edition CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, one of the largest jazz festivals in the world, four times postponed because of the pandemic, wrapped up 9 days of harmony and 325 shows yesterday with...

Final Day of the 19th Edition!

June 25, 2022

Rochester, NY–June 25, 2022–It's the ninth and final day of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival 19th edition. Free headliner shows play on two big stages tonight, City of Rochester MLK Park stage presented by Wegmans and Cit...