CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival 19th Edition
Will the 19th Edition festival go on in 2021?
Will the Festival return downtown?
We are committed to making every effort to move forward in downtown Rochester and also explore expanding the Festival with programming at Rochester Institute of Technology.
When will the lineup be announced?
At this time we are planning to announce our 19th Edition 2022 lineup in March 2022.
When will you announce the venues?
We will announce venues in March 2022 when we announce the lineup.
When will Club Passes go on sale and will the prices be the same as announced for the original 19th edition in June 2020?
We hope to put Club Passes on sale in October 2021. Pricing has not yet been established.
Are my headliner tickets still good for the new dates?
No, the two headliner shows booked for June, Spyro Gyra (June 22) and Puss N Boots (June 18), have been canceled and refunds for the full face value of the tickets have been mailed to all ticket holders who responded to our emails and completed a refund request form.
I received a credit for 19th Edition headliner tickets purchased for shows that were canceled. May I request a refund for those credits?
Yes, you may request a refund for 19th Edition headliner shows that were canceled. Please send us an email to info@rochesterjazz.com with your name and address and we will mail you a check.
I have a Club Pass but will not be able to use it in 2022. Can I get a refund?
No. If you cannot use your Pass in 2022, you may use it at the Festival in 2023. It is also sharable and you may choose to transfer it to someone else.
Why was the Festival moving to a different location if it could take place in 2021?
In February we had reached a critical junction as we explored how to potentially present a festival in 2021, secure programming and put together the plethora of logistic arrangements. We didn’t know what the future will bring. We did know that the Festival could not go on, as usual, this year and that the way we work and how we live have changed. Everyone’s collective health has always been our top priority. So if we were able to deliver a festival this year and if public health guidelines allowed us to proceed this summer, we would need a larger footprint that would provide for more distancing to protect people’s health and ease people’s concerns.
Why RIT?
The RIT campus has many advantages that will help us meet anticipated health guidelines during this pandemic:
Why were the dates of the festival moving?
There are several reasons.
If you have any other questions that we have not answered here, please email us at info@rochesterjazz.com. We will post responses to this page.
Updated May 3, 2021
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