Series Schedule
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicHarold Danko
In a career spanning more than a half century Harold Danko has established himself as a distinguished pianist, composer and band leader, fortified by an impressive resume of collaborations with legendary jazz artists, at prestigious jazz venues throughout the world as well as in recordings, television and video. His work is well documented and readily a...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicThe Cookers
Experience counts, especially in jazz. The more time musicians spend interpreting tunes and interacting with others, the more articulation an audience can expect. You can hear the fruits of such work in the expressive language The Cookers bring to the bandstand and to their six critically acclaimed recordings, Warriors, Cast the First Stone,&n...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallShayna Steele
There’s no need to sugar coat it since her impressive credits speak for themselves. Her colleagues praise her ability, her dedication and drive to perfecting her craft as a professional singer and knockout performer. With a voice that the London Jazz News says “unleashes enough voltage to light up the West End”, Shayna Steele has made ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomLew Tabackin Trio
First Place, Flute, Swing Journal Reader's poll, 2007-2010 DownBeat International Critics Poll 2010 - Flute. Lew Tabackin, flutist and tenor saxophonist, is an artist of astonishing vision. Hiselectrifying flute playing is at once virtuosic, primordial, cross-cultural, and passionate.His distinctive tenor sax style includes the use of wide ...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentAll In Brass Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceGiveton Gelin
Pursuing jazz is difficult, especially in the Bahamas. Since 10-years-old, Gelin taught himself to play the trumpet simply by emulating his favorite records. After years of self-tutelage, bass player Adrian D’Aguilar, began to mentor him; thereby, providing him the tools to play jazz. Later on, the Nassau-born trumpeter would study with Dr. Eddie ...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareCalifornia Guitar Trio
The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Wes...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesRichie & Rosie
Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton grew up a 150 miles and few decades apart. While both were raised by professional cellist, Richie started playing banjo at 14 and Rosie began classical piano lessons at eight, eventually moving to classical viola as a teen. Both shared incredibly unique, musically-immersed childhoods: Richie’s family founded the ico...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterBob James Quartet
Long after establishing himself as one of America’s most accomplished composers, arrangers and instrumentalists, multiple-GRAMMY® Award-winner Bob James achieves his long-time ambition to return to the trio format he last utilized on 2004’s Take It From The Top, and embraced as an up-and-coming artist. Scheduled to release...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesTessa Souter
A protégé of jazz vocal legend Mark Murphy, who called her a “true musician,” “very moving” and “an extraordinary talent,” Anglo-Trinidadian vocalist, Tessa Souter, whose distinctive and exotically beautiful style of jazz evokes Andalusian Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomRobin McKelle
Robin McKelle is pleased to announce the February 14th, 2020 release of her latest release Alterations. Vocalist Robin McKelle delves into the catalogue of some of the most celebrated women of song, interpreting these masterworks through the lens of the jazz idiom. On Alterations, McKelle follows in a long tradition of female son...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicHarold Danko
In a career spanning more than a half century Harold Danko has established himself as a distinguished pianist, composer and band leader, fortified by an impressive resume of collaborations with legendary jazz artists, at prestigious jazz venues throughout the world as well as in recordings, television and video. His work is well documented and readily a...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareCalifornia Guitar Trio
The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Wes...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
RIJF Big TentHot Club of Cowtown
Since its beginnings in the late 1990s, the Hot Club of Cowtown’s star has continued to rise as its reputation for jaw-dropping virtuosity and unforgettable live shows has become the band’s global brand. Lauded for its “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” (The Times, London), the Hot Club has always woven a combinatio...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicThe Cookers
Experience counts, especially in jazz. The more time musicians spend interpreting tunes and interacting with others, the more articulation an audience can expect. You can hear the fruits of such work in the expressive language The Cookers bring to the bandstand and to their six critically acclaimed recordings, Warriors, Cast the First Stone,&n...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesRichie & Rosie
Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton grew up a 150 miles and few decades apart. While both were raised by professional cellist, Richie started playing banjo at 14 and Rosie began classical piano lessons at eight, eventually moving to classical viola as a teen. Both shared incredibly unique, musically-immersed childhoods: Richie’s family founded the ico...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterBob James Quartet
Long after establishing himself as one of America’s most accomplished composers, arrangers and instrumentalists, multiple-GRAMMY® Award-winner Bob James achieves his long-time ambition to return to the trio format he last utilized on 2004’s Take It From The Top, and embraced as an up-and-coming artist. Scheduled to release...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesTessa Souter
A protégé of jazz vocal legend Mark Murphy, who called her a “true musician,” “very moving” and “an extraordinary talent,” Anglo-Trinidadian vocalist, Tessa Souter, whose distinctive and exotically beautiful style of jazz evokes Andalusian Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the...
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomRobin McKelle
Robin McKelle is pleased to announce the February 14th, 2020 release of her latest release Alterations. Vocalist Robin McKelle delves into the catalogue of some of the most celebrated women of song, interpreting these masterworks through the lens of the jazz idiom. On Alterations, McKelle follows in a long tradition of female son...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceGiveton Gelin
Pursuing jazz is difficult, especially in the Bahamas. Since 10-years-old, Gelin taught himself to play the trumpet simply by emulating his favorite records. After years of self-tutelage, bass player Adrian D’Aguilar, began to mentor him; thereby, providing him the tools to play jazz. Later on, the Nassau-born trumpeter would study with Dr. Eddie ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallShayna Steele
There’s no need to sugar coat it since her impressive credits speak for themselves. Her colleagues praise her ability, her dedication and drive to perfecting her craft as a professional singer and knockout performer. With a voice that the London Jazz News says “unleashes enough voltage to light up the West End”, Shayna Steele has made ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomLew Tabackin Trio
First Place, Flute, Swing Journal Reader's poll, 2007-2010 DownBeat International Critics Poll 2010 - Flute. Lew Tabackin, flutist and tenor saxophonist, is an artist of astonishing vision. Hiselectrifying flute playing is at once virtuosic, primordial, cross-cultural, and passionate.His distinctive tenor sax style includes the use of wide ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentHot Club of Cowtown
Since its beginnings in the late 1990s, the Hot Club of Cowtown’s star has continued to rise as its reputation for jaw-dropping virtuosity and unforgettable live shows has become the band’s global brand. Lauded for its “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” (The Times, London), the Hot Club has always woven a combinatio...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicGary Versace Trio
Originally hailing from Cos Cob, CT, jazz pianist, organist, and accordionist Gary Versace is one of the busiest and most versatile musicians on the international jazz scene, often featured in bands led by musicians such as John Scofield, Maria Schneider, John Abercrombie, Anat Cohen, Al Foster, Regina Carter, Ellery Eskelin, Ray Anderson, Rich Perry, J...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicRanky Tanky
Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been been profiled on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, I-Tunes, and Amazon Jazz Charts. “Gullah” comes from West African language and means “a people blessed by God.&r...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallTiberi & Garzone Quartet
Saxophonist George Garzone is a member of The Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti, that performs regularly in the Boston area and has toured Portugal. The group has released three albums. A veteran jazzman, George Garzone has appeared on over 20 recordings. He began on the tenor when he was si...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomKind Folk
Since its inception in 2014, Kind Folk, comprised of trumpeter/flugelhornist John Raymond, alto saxophonist Alex LoRe, bassist Noam Wiesenberg, and drummer Colin Stranahan, has endured against all odds to create poignant, thoughtful music. After a series of impromptu sessions in a small Brooklyn apartment followed by a string o...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big Tent78 Rpm Big Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceMartin Taylor
‘Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He’s unbelievable’ – Pat Metheny ‘He out-shred’s all of us put together….I’ve never seen anything like it’ – Jeff Beck Multi award winning guitarist and composer MARTIN TAYLOR has ...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareChampian Fulton Trio
Born in Oklahoma, Champian is considered one of the most gifted pure Jazz musicians of her generation. She grew up with music in the home; her mother and father (Jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton) recognized her fascination with music at an early age. The presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major ...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesJay Collins & the Northern Resistance
The saxophone player of choice for famous artists such as Gregg Allman, Little Feat, Levon Helm, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Jay Collins is also an exciting singer, arranger, writer, and dynamic band-leader. Jay played on 2 Grammy-winning recordings with Levon Helm, a platinum-selling DVD with the Allman Brothers Band (Live at the Beacon...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterRobin McKelle
Robin McKelle is pleased to announce the February 14th, 2020 release of her latest release Alterations. Vocalist Robin McKelle delves into the catalogue of some of the most celebrated women of song, interpreting these masterworks through the lens of the jazz idiom. On Alterations, McKelle follows in a long tradition of female son...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesNYC Chillharmonic
The NYChillharmonic is a female fronted, Brooklyn-based, 18 piece, progressive-rock orchestra. The music fuses multiple genres including rock, pop, and jazz, which ultimately creates an ensemble sound that acknowledges the tradition of jazz as much as it sonically embraces experimental textures, arrangements, and harmonies. The group has performe...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomHot Club of Cowtown
Since its beginnings in the late 1990s, the Hot Club of Cowtown’s star has continued to rise as its reputation for jaw-dropping virtuosity and unforgettable live shows has become the band’s global brand. Lauded for its “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” (The Times, London), the Hot Club has always woven a combinatio...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicGary Versace Trio
Originally hailing from Cos Cob, CT, jazz pianist, organist, and accordionist Gary Versace is one of the busiest and most versatile musicians on the international jazz scene, often featured in bands led by musicians such as John Scofield, Maria Schneider, John Abercrombie, Anat Cohen, Al Foster, Regina Carter, Ellery Eskelin, Ray Anderson, Rich Perry, J...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareChampian Fulton Trio
Born in Oklahoma, Champian is considered one of the most gifted pure Jazz musicians of her generation. She grew up with music in the home; her mother and father (Jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton) recognized her fascination with music at an early age. The presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major ...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
RIJF Big TentBad Sneakers
Bad Sneakers is a 13 piece band that hails from Rochester, NY. The band boasts some of Rochester’s finest musicians including current and past members of Hard Logic, Prime Time Funk, Goodness, The Klick, The Bill Tiberio Band, The Earthtones, Slipton Fell, and The Fools. The infectious groove they lay down, along with their precise and emotional a...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicRanky Tanky
Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been been profiled on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, I-Tunes, and Amazon Jazz Charts. “Gullah” comes from West African language and means “a people blessed by God.&r...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesJay Collins & the Northern Resistance
The saxophone player of choice for famous artists such as Gregg Allman, Little Feat, Levon Helm, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Jay Collins is also an exciting singer, arranger, writer, and dynamic band-leader. Jay played on 2 Grammy-winning recordings with Levon Helm, a platinum-selling DVD with the Allman Brothers Band (Live at the Beacon...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterRobin McKelle
Robin McKelle is pleased to announce the February 14th, 2020 release of her latest release Alterations. Vocalist Robin McKelle delves into the catalogue of some of the most celebrated women of song, interpreting these masterworks through the lens of the jazz idiom. On Alterations, McKelle follows in a long tradition of female son...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesNYC Chillharmonic
The NYChillharmonic is a female fronted, Brooklyn-based, 18 piece, progressive-rock orchestra. The music fuses multiple genres including rock, pop, and jazz, which ultimately creates an ensemble sound that acknowledges the tradition of jazz as much as it sonically embraces experimental textures, arrangements, and harmonies. The group has performe...
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomHot Club of Cowtown
Since its beginnings in the late 1990s, the Hot Club of Cowtown’s star has continued to rise as its reputation for jaw-dropping virtuosity and unforgettable live shows has become the band’s global brand. Lauded for its “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” (The Times, London), the Hot Club has always woven a combinatio...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceMartin Taylor
‘Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He’s unbelievable’ – Pat Metheny ‘He out-shred’s all of us put together….I’ve never seen anything like it’ – Jeff Beck Multi award winning guitarist and composer MARTIN TAYLOR has ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallTiberi & Garzone Quartet
Saxophonist George Garzone is a member of The Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti, that performs regularly in the Boston area and has toured Portugal. The group has released three albums. A veteran jazzman, George Garzone has appeared on over 20 recordings. He began on the tenor when he was si...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomKind Folk
Since its inception in 2014, Kind Folk, comprised of trumpeter/flugelhornist John Raymond, alto saxophonist Alex LoRe, bassist Noam Wiesenberg, and drummer Colin Stranahan, has endured against all odds to create poignant, thoughtful music. After a series of impromptu sessions in a small Brooklyn apartment followed by a string o...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentBad Sneakers
Bad Sneakers is a 13 piece band that hails from Rochester, NY. The band boasts some of Rochester’s finest musicians including current and past members of Hard Logic, Prime Time Funk, Goodness, The Klick, The Bill Tiberio Band, The Earthtones, Slipton Fell, and The Fools. The infectious groove they lay down, along with their precise and emotional a...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicChampian Fulton
Born in Oklahoma, Champian is considered one of the most gifted pure Jazz musicians of her generation. She grew up with music in the home; her mother and father (Jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton) recognized her fascination with music at an early age. The presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicKenny Werner Trio
Kenny Werner has been a world-class pianist and composer for over forty years. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world. In 1996 he wrote his landmark book, Effortless Mastery, Liberating The Master Musician Within. Werner has since created videos, lectured world-wide and author...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallMartin Taylor
‘Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He’s unbelievable’ – Pat Metheny ‘He out-shred’s all of us put together….I’ve never seen anything like it’ – Jeff Beck Multi award winning guitarist and composer MARTIN TAYLOR has ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomLaura Anglade Quintet
Toronto-based French/American Jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself on the Canadian jazz scene and beyond. Originally from a small village in the South of France and raised in Connecticut, Laura’s singing is reminiscent of many of the great vocal stylists of the 20th century: Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Anita O&rsqu...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentPenfield Big Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceMichael Weiss Trio
Since arriving in New York in 1982, pianist, composer, arranger and educator Michael Weiss has forged a formidable career working in the bands of jazz legends Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, George Coleman, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath and the Heath Brothers, Frank Wess, Charles McPherson, Jon Hendricks, Lou Donaldson, Junior Cook/...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareRavi Coltrane Freedom Trio
Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others and founded a prominent independent record label, RKM. Born in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesDayna Kurtz
Over the past decade, the New Jersey born, now New Orleans (and seasonal Vermont) resident vocalist/writer/musician/producer has been bestowed with many awards and praises, including being named the Female Songwriter of the Year by the National Academy of Songwriters. Norah Jones and Bonnie Raitt have raved about her in interviews, and she's pe...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterBill Frisell Trio
Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as "the best recorded output of the decade." Released March of ’18, Frisell’s latest album for OKeh/Sony is a solo album titled, Music IS - "Taken as a whole, the album beautifully e...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesUnder The Surface
Three generations of unique Dutch musicians find each other in a common urge to improvise in which aesthetics, poetry and ensemble play have a major role. The listener is taken to an almost dreamlike new reality. Under the Surface is a new Dutch band formed by drummer Joost Lijbaart (1967), guitarist Bram Stadhouders (1987) and vocalist Sanne Ram...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomRanky Tanky
Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been been profiled on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, I-Tunes, and Amazon Jazz Charts. “Gullah” comes from West African language and means “a people blessed by God.&r...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicChampian Fulton
Born in Oklahoma, Champian is considered one of the most gifted pure Jazz musicians of her generation. She grew up with music in the home; her mother and father (Jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton) recognized her fascination with music at an early age. The presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major ...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareRavi Coltrane Freedom Trio
Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others and founded a prominent independent record label, RKM. Born in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentJay Collins & the Northern Resistance
The saxophone player of choice for famous artists such as Gregg Allman, Little Feat, Levon Helm, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Jay Collins is also an exciting singer, arranger, writer, and dynamic band-leader. Jay played on 2 Grammy-winning recordings with Levon Helm, a platinum-selling DVD with the Allman Brothers Band (Live at the Beacon...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicKenny Werner Trio
Kenny Werner has been a world-class pianist and composer for over forty years. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world. In 1996 he wrote his landmark book, Effortless Mastery, Liberating The Master Musician Within. Werner has since created videos, lectured world-wide and author...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesDayna Kurtz
Over the past decade, the New Jersey born, now New Orleans (and seasonal Vermont) resident vocalist/writer/musician/producer has been bestowed with many awards and praises, including being named the Female Songwriter of the Year by the National Academy of Songwriters. Norah Jones and Bonnie Raitt have raved about her in interviews, and she's pe...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterBill Frisell Trio
Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as "the best recorded output of the decade." Released March of ’18, Frisell’s latest album for OKeh/Sony is a solo album titled, Music IS - "Taken as a whole, the album beautifully e...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesUnder The Surface
Three generations of unique Dutch musicians find each other in a common urge to improvise in which aesthetics, poetry and ensemble play have a major role. The listener is taken to an almost dreamlike new reality. Under the Surface is a new Dutch band formed by drummer Joost Lijbaart (1967), guitarist Bram Stadhouders (1987) and vocalist Sanne Ram...
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomRanky Tanky
Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been been profiled on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, I-Tunes, and Amazon Jazz Charts. “Gullah” comes from West African language and means “a people blessed by God.&r...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceMichael Weiss Trio
Since arriving in New York in 1982, pianist, composer, arranger and educator Michael Weiss has forged a formidable career working in the bands of jazz legends Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, George Coleman, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath and the Heath Brothers, Frank Wess, Charles McPherson, Jon Hendricks, Lou Donaldson, Junior Cook/...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallMartin Taylor
‘Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He’s unbelievable’ – Pat Metheny ‘He out-shred’s all of us put together….I’ve never seen anything like it’ – Jeff Beck Multi award winning guitarist and composer MARTIN TAYLOR has ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomLaura Anglade Quintet
Toronto-based French/American Jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself on the Canadian jazz scene and beyond. Originally from a small village in the South of France and raised in Connecticut, Laura’s singing is reminiscent of many of the great vocal stylists of the 20th century: Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Anita O&rsqu...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentJay Collins & the Northern Resistance
The saxophone player of choice for famous artists such as Gregg Allman, Little Feat, Levon Helm, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Jay Collins is also an exciting singer, arranger, writer, and dynamic band-leader. Jay played on 2 Grammy-winning recordings with Levon Helm, a platinum-selling DVD with the Allman Brothers Band (Live at the Beacon...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicMichael Weiss
“he can focus the intensity in a tune as well as any pianist in mainstream jazz.” – New York Times "Weiss' shrewd writing and arranging skills are as clearly in view as his sleek piano work" – The New Yorker “An energy and irrepressible inventiveness… The nimbleness of Weiss’ technique was matched by the intellectual heft of his ideas.”...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicSammy Miller & The Congregation
Sammy Miller and The Congregation are on a mission to put the generosity back into jazz and bring art back to the people. A native of Los Angeles, Grammy® nominated drummer Sammy Miller has become known for his relentless focus on making music that feels good as a drummer, singer, and bandleader. Upon completing his Master’s at The Juil...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallJeremy 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 ar...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomMatt Savage Trio
Matt Savage, age 29, has had a professional career since childhood as a jazz musician, bandleader and composer with ensembles of different size. He’s played with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O’Farrill...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentBrockport Big Band
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6:15 PM
$30 or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceDan Wilson
Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Dan Wilson spent the majority of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began.Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything f...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareMike Cottone & Friends
Mike Cottone is a Juilliard and Eastman School graduate hailing from Rochester, NY. He also attended the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz led by jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. He has performed and recorded with the likes of Al Jarreau, Haley Reinhart, Casey Abrams, Laura Dickenson, Neil Diamond, Ruben Blades, Mike...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesAna Egge
Ana Egge grabbed hold of her life as a musician early on - as a teenager, she built her own guitar and moved to Austin, TX to observe, absorb and take risks. The striking depth and unusual maturity of her singing, playing, and songwriting got her noticed, and she recorded her first album, River Under the Road (1997) with the legendary western swing band...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterMs. 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” altered the course of Lisa&...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesKaisa's Machine
Kaisa Mäensivu is an award-winning Finnish jazz bassist based inNew York. She playes with a variety of groups in Europe and in theU.S. While Kaisa mostly performs as a sidewoman, Kaisa’s Machineis her main project as a leader. She moved to New York to pursue hercareer in music in 2015. She finished her Master's degree at thehighly acclaimed M...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomTivon Pennicott Quartet
For years, Tivon Pennicott has been transporting audiences and listeners to a higher level of consciousness. The highly sought saxophone player, composer and multi-instrumentalist is a key contributor to three GRAMMY Award winning albums, appearing on Esperanza Spalding’s disruptive recording Radio Music Society (Heads Up International, 2012), and...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicMichael Weiss
“he can focus the intensity in a tune as well as any pianist in mainstream jazz.” – New York Times "Weiss' shrewd writing and arranging skills are as clearly in view as his sleek piano work" – The New Yorker “An energy and irrepressible inventiveness… The nimbleness of Weiss’ technique was matched by the intellectual heft of his ideas.”...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareMike Cottone & Friends
Mike Cottone is a Juilliard and Eastman School graduate hailing from Rochester, NY. He also attended the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz led by jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. He has performed and recorded with the likes of Al Jarreau, Haley Reinhart, Casey Abrams, Laura Dickenson, Neil Diamond, Ruben Blades, Mike...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
RIJF Big TentBill Warfield's Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra
The Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra is a group of jazz artists that have come together to facilitate and explore the bond that exists between musicians from many different countries. The Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra's latest CD is Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Originally known as the “International Core-tet", the group was made up of tr...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicSammy Miller & The Congregation
Sammy Miller and The Congregation are on a mission to put the generosity back into jazz and bring art back to the people. A native of Los Angeles, Grammy® nominated drummer Sammy Miller has become known for his relentless focus on making music that feels good as a drummer, singer, and bandleader. Upon completing his Master’s at The Juil...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesAna Egge
Ana Egge grabbed hold of her life as a musician early on - as a teenager, she built her own guitar and moved to Austin, TX to observe, absorb and take risks. The striking depth and unusual maturity of her singing, playing, and songwriting got her noticed, and she recorded her first album, River Under the Road (1997) with the legendary western swing band...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterMs. 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” altered the course of Lisa&...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesKaisa's Machine
Kaisa Mäensivu is an award-winning Finnish jazz bassist based inNew York. She playes with a variety of groups in Europe and in theU.S. While Kaisa mostly performs as a sidewoman, Kaisa’s Machineis her main project as a leader. She moved to New York to pursue hercareer in music in 2015. She finished her Master's degree at thehighly acclaimed M...
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomTivon Pennicott Quartet
For years, Tivon Pennicott has been transporting audiences and listeners to a higher level of consciousness. The highly sought saxophone player, composer and multi-instrumentalist is a key contributor to three GRAMMY Award winning albums, appearing on Esperanza Spalding’s disruptive recording Radio Music Society (Heads Up International, 2012), and...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallJeremy 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 ar...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomMatt Savage Trio
Matt Savage, age 29, has had a professional career since childhood as a jazz musician, bandleader and composer with ensembles of different size. He’s played with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O’Farrill...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentBill Warfield's Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra
The Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra is a group of jazz artists that have come together to facilitate and explore the bond that exists between musicians from many different countries. The Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra's latest CD is Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Originally known as the “International Core-tet", the group was made up of tr...
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10:00 PM
$30 or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceDan Wilson
Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Dan Wilson spent the majority of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began.Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything f...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/doorHatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicConnie 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...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicJeremy 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallDmitry 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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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomHelen Sung Quartet+ with guest violinist Sara Caswell
Acclaimed pianist/composer and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Helen Sung returns to the Rochester International Jazz Festival with Quartet+, her latest project and release on Sunnyside Records. Having lived much of her life at the intersection of different worlds — classical and jazz, and as the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants ...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentGate Swingers Big Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceNabate 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquarePeter 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterAdam Melchor
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30 at the door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesWill 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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7:30 PM
$30 or Club Pass
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesOskar 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomBrubeck 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/doorHatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicConnie 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...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquarePeter 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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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentJeremy 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 ar...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicJeremy 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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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterAdam Melchor
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30 at the door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesWill 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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9:30 PM
$30 or Club Pass Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesOskar 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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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomBrubeck 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceNabate 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 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallDmitry 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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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomHelen Sung Quartet+ with guest violinist Sara Caswell
Acclaimed pianist/composer and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Helen Sung returns to the Rochester International Jazz Festival with Quartet+, her latest project and release on Sunnyside Records. Having lived much of her life at the intersection of different worlds — classical and jazz, and as the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentJeremy 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 ar...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicHelen Sung
Helen Sung is an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, and a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow. A native of Houston, Texas, and graduate of its High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), she eschewed her classical piano upbringing after a jazz epiphany during undergraduate studies at UT Austin. Helen went on to become part of the inaugural class o...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicArturo O'Farrill Quintet
ARTURO O’FARRILL, pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Ja...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallConnie Han Trio
Pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Connie Han has been described as “a decisively brazen talent with an exhilarating control of her skills and vision” by All About Jazz. On her imminent Mack Avenue release Iron Starlet, Han manifests "an intimate clairvoyance into all that has come before her” with “uncompromisi...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomJamie Baum Quintet
NYC flutist/composer/recording artist/clinician,Jamie Baum, has toured the US and over 30 countries performing at major fes-tivals and concert halls including The Monterey and London Jazz Festivals, Tampere Jazz Happening, North Sea Jazz Festival,Guimaraes Jazz Festival, Jazztopad and “jaZZ & beyond Improvised Music Festival” (Poland), S...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentPrime Time Brass
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceSamara Joy
With a voice as smooth as velvet, SAMARA JOY’s star seems to rise with each performance. Following her winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, she is currently recording her debut recording, which will feature Samara backed by the Pasquale Grasso Trio. Growing up in New York, music was a pervasive presence, due ...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareStephane Wrembel
Stephane Wrembel is quite simply one of the finest guitar players in the world. The breadth and range of his playing and compositions are unmatched. This prolific musician from France has been releasing a steady stream of music since 2002 and has truly made his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music. David Fricke at R...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesScott Mulvahill
Frontman. Singer-songwriter. World-renowned upright bassist. Multi-instrumentalist. For thepast decade, Scott Mulvahill has left his unique mark on the intersecting worlds of Americana,bluegrass, folk, jazz, rock & roll, and roots music. Already acclaimed for his work alongside icons like Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby, he turns a new page with Hima...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterTommy Smith
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesJoonas Haavisto Trio
Joonas Haavisto is a Finnish pianist and composer. He is one of the most exciting young jazzmusicians coming from the Nordic jazz scene. He joined the world famous Steinway Artist roster in2017. Joonas has played as a soloist with chamber orchestras and big bands and leading his owngroup Joonas Haavisto Trio, which released their fifth album Offshore by...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomEmmaline
Though still in the early stages of her blossoming career, 23-year-old vocalist, violinist and songwriter, Emmaline, has accomplished an impressive laundry list of achievements so far. From being featured in top music publications such as Rolling Stone and American Songwriter to performing as the opening act for 10-time-GRAMMY winner Chaka Khan on her f...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicHelen Sung
Helen Sung is an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, and a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow. A native of Houston, Texas, and graduate of its High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), she eschewed her classical piano upbringing after a jazz epiphany during undergraduate studies at UT Austin. Helen went on to become part of the inaugural class o...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareStephane Wrembel
Stephane Wrembel is quite simply one of the finest guitar players in the world. The breadth and range of his playing and compositions are unmatched. This prolific musician from France has been releasing a steady stream of music since 2002 and has truly made his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music. David Fricke at R...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
RIJF Big TentPaul Beaubrun
“Ayibobo is a phenomenal illustration of Beaubrun’s artistic brilliance. As listeners, we are treated to the wonderful collage of musical sounds while experiencing the exhilarating spirit and cultural sentiments of the Haitian community. Furthermore, this album serves as an exemplar of music and activism. But above all, Ayibobo is a heartfel...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicArturo O'Farrill Quintet
ARTURO O’FARRILL, pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Ja...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesScott Mulvahill
Frontman. Singer-songwriter. World-renowned upright bassist. Multi-instrumentalist. For thepast decade, Scott Mulvahill has left his unique mark on the intersecting worlds of Americana,bluegrass, folk, jazz, rock & roll, and roots music. Already acclaimed for his work alongside icons like Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby, he turns a new page with Hima...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterTommy Smith
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesJoonas Haavisto Trio
Joonas Haavisto is a Finnish pianist and composer. He is one of the most exciting young jazzmusicians coming from the Nordic jazz scene. He joined the world famous Steinway Artist roster in2017. Joonas has played as a soloist with chamber orchestras and big bands and leading his owngroup Joonas Haavisto Trio, which released their fifth album Offshore by...
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9:30 PM
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City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community FoundationMusic Educators' Big Band
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomEmmaline
Though still in the early stages of her blossoming career, 23-year-old vocalist, violinist and songwriter, Emmaline, has accomplished an impressive laundry list of achievements so far. From being featured in top music publications such as Rolling Stone and American Songwriter to performing as the opening act for 10-time-GRAMMY winner Chaka Khan on her f...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceSamara Joy
With a voice as smooth as velvet, SAMARA JOY’s star seems to rise with each performance. Following her winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, she is currently recording her debut recording, which will feature Samara backed by the Pasquale Grasso Trio. Growing up in New York, music was a pervasive presence, due ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallConnie Han Trio
Pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Connie Han has been described as “a decisively brazen talent with an exhilarating control of her skills and vision” by All About Jazz. On her imminent Mack Avenue release Iron Starlet, Han manifests "an intimate clairvoyance into all that has come before her” with “uncompromisi...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomJamie Baum Quintet
NYC flutist/composer/recording artist/clinician,Jamie Baum, has toured the US and over 30 countries performing at major fes-tivals and concert halls including The Monterey and London Jazz Festivals, Tampere Jazz Happening, North Sea Jazz Festival,Guimaraes Jazz Festival, Jazztopad and “jaZZ & beyond Improvised Music Festival” (Poland), S...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentPaul Beaubrun
“Ayibobo is a phenomenal illustration of Beaubrun’s artistic brilliance. As listeners, we are treated to the wonderful collage of musical sounds while experiencing the exhilarating spirit and cultural sentiments of the Haitian community. Furthermore, this album serves as an exemplar of music and activism. But above all, Ayibobo is a heartfel...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicRINA
RINA was born in Japan and is now based in New York City, USA.RINA holds a Degree from the Kunitachi College Of Music in Japan where she studied with pianist Makoto Ozone. After graduation, RINA took an audition for the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, USA and her talent and exceptional abilities were clearly noticed. She received a full-scholarship ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicWayne Escoffrey Quartet
2014 Downbeat Critics Poll Winner and Grammy Award winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery is one of the Jazz world’s most talented rising stars and in-demand sidemen. In 2006 he secured one of the most coveted gigs in jazz: a frontline position in Tom Harrell’s working quintet. For over a decade Escoffery was mostly associated with trumpe...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallBig Lazy
"The Big Apple Crème de la Crème." -Robert Christgau Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bo...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomItamar Borochov Quartet
Raised in the cosmopolitan port city of Jaffa, now a significant presence on the international jazz scene, Borochov is creating a new musical hybrid - bringing the sacred sounds of his upbringing to a jazz quartet setting. His latest release Blue Nights (Laborie Jazz 2019) is a nine-track multi-cultural joyride of enchanting lyricism, exotic motif...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentSyndicate Jazz Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceJohn Bailey Sextet
“John Bailey is a great improviser. Since we met as teenagers I've been taken with how natural a musician he is and how deeply his roots go into the tradition of jazz music. He's a joy to listen to!” - Donny McCaslin Known as one of the most eclectic trumpet players in New York City, Bailey is an in-demand musician and teaching artist on cal...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareLioness
“On their debut album, (Posi-Tone), the all-female sextet Lioness makes a potent jazz statement while celebrating female jazz artistry past and present.” – Lucy Tauss, Jazz Times Lioness is a brand new collective of female jazz instrumentalists living in New York City whose mission is to inspire and educate the community ...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesHans Bilger Group
Hans Bilger is a bassist, songwriter, and composer from Brooklyn, NY. The eldest in a musical household, he spent his childhood playing folk and country gospel in a family band. The experience colored his later studies of improvised, classical, and experimental music. His mentors include the bassists Greg Coh...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterTuck & Patti
For 40 years this unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar jazz duo has cast its passionate musical spell worldwide, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs and the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers. To understand Tuck & Patti, start with the wellspring of love within them, then their music begins to make perfect sense. ...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesJochen Rueckert Quartet
Jazz-center-of-the-universe-based, exiled German-born drummer Jochen Rueckert presents his working quartet with guitarist Mike Moreno, bassist Matt Penman and legendary saxophonist Dayna Stephes. The band from New York City plays Jochen's compositions containing surprisingly more optimistically swinging sections rich with chords than one would expect f...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomHuntertones
Huntertones brings people together around the globe with fun, imaginative and fearless music. Their high energy, horn-driven sound fuses inspired improvisation and adventurous composition melding jazz, funk, rock, and soul. Adding depth and contrast to their live set, Huntertones shift from a dynamic six-piece ensemble to a trio featuring saxophone, sou...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicRINA
RINA was born in Japan and is now based in New York City, USA.RINA holds a Degree from the Kunitachi College Of Music in Japan where she studied with pianist Makoto Ozone. After graduation, RINA took an audition for the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, USA and her talent and exceptional abilities were clearly noticed. She received a full-scholarship ...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareLioness
“On their debut album, (Posi-Tone), the all-female sextet Lioness makes a potent jazz statement while celebrating female jazz artistry past and present.” – Lucy Tauss, Jazz Times Lioness is a brand new collective of female jazz instrumentalists living in New York City whose mission is to inspire and educate the community ...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentEmmaline
Though still in the early stages of her blossoming career, 23-year-old vocalist, violinist and songwriter, Emmaline, has accomplished an impressive laundry list of achievements so far. From being featured in top music publications such as Rolling Stone and American Songwriter to performing as the opening act for 10-time-GRAMMY winner Chaka Khan on her f...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicWayne Escoffrey Quartet
2014 Downbeat Critics Poll Winner and Grammy Award winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery is one of the Jazz world’s most talented rising stars and in-demand sidemen. In 2006 he secured one of the most coveted gigs in jazz: a frontline position in Tom Harrell’s working quintet. For over a decade Escoffery was mostly associated with trumpe...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesHans Bilger Group
Hans Bilger is a bassist, songwriter, and composer from Brooklyn, NY. The eldest in a musical household, he spent his childhood playing folk and country gospel in a family band. The experience colored his later studies of improvised, classical, and experimental music. His mentors include the bassists Greg Coh...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterTuck & Patti
For 40 years this unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar jazz duo has cast its passionate musical spell worldwide, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs and the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers. To understand Tuck & Patti, start with the wellspring of love within them, then their music begins to make perfect sense. ...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesJochen Rueckert Quartet
Jazz-center-of-the-universe-based, exiled German-born drummer Jochen Rueckert presents his working quartet with guitarist Mike Moreno, bassist Matt Penman and legendary saxophonist Dayna Stephes. The band from New York City plays Jochen's compositions containing surprisingly more optimistically swinging sections rich with chords than one would expect f...
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomHuntertones
Huntertones brings people together around the globe with fun, imaginative and fearless music. Their high energy, horn-driven sound fuses inspired improvisation and adventurous composition melding jazz, funk, rock, and soul. Adding depth and contrast to their live set, Huntertones shift from a dynamic six-piece ensemble to a trio featuring saxophone, sou...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceJohn Bailey Sextet
“John Bailey is a great improviser. Since we met as teenagers I've been taken with how natural a musician he is and how deeply his roots go into the tradition of jazz music. He's a joy to listen to!” - Donny McCaslin Known as one of the most eclectic trumpet players in New York City, Bailey is an in-demand musician and teaching artist on cal...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallBig Lazy
"The Big Apple Crème de la Crème." -Robert Christgau Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bo...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomItamar Borochov Quartet
Raised in the cosmopolitan port city of Jaffa, now a significant presence on the international jazz scene, Borochov is creating a new musical hybrid - bringing the sacred sounds of his upbringing to a jazz quartet setting. His latest release Blue Nights (Laborie Jazz 2019) is a nine-track multi-cultural joyride of enchanting lyricism, exotic motif...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentEmmaline
Though still in the early stages of her blossoming career, 23-year-old vocalist, violinist and songwriter, Emmaline, has accomplished an impressive laundry list of achievements so far. From being featured in top music publications such as Rolling Stone and American Songwriter to performing as the opening act for 10-time-GRAMMY winner Chaka Khan on her f...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicSunna Gunnlaugs
Sunna Gunnlaugs’ work has received significant critical acclaim since her 2000 release ‘Mindful’ was selected among the top 10 albums of the year by the Washington Post. Her 2003 release 'live in Europe’ reached top 10 on both Canadian and US jazz radio charts. Her 2010 release ’The Dream’ jumped to number 2 on the Ca...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicSarah McKenzie
After the great success of Sarah McKenzie’s 2017 disc, Paris in the Rain (Impulse! Records), the 31-year-oldpianist, singer, and composer returns with the poignant, Secrets of My Heart. The former disc opened moreopportunities for her to perform around the world in such far away places as Brazil, Korea, Japan, and alsoestablished her in the United...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Montage Music HallJonathan Scales Fourchestra
Jonathan Scales is one of the most innovative steel pannists on the planet, and is redefining and challenging traditional expectations of his signature instrument. In his hands, the sonic palette of an instrument often associated with cruise ships and tropical resorts is radically expanded to mimic the role of horns, piano, vibraphone or marimba due to ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomParker Trio
Perla / Nussbaum / Ballantyne As the world emerged from a winter of isolation and uncertainty Gene Perla, Adam Nussbaum, and Jon Ballantyne entered Gene’s studio on Parker Avenue in Easton, PA in early 2021 to produce a nine-song affirmation of the creative spirit, culminating in their acclaimed self-titled recording, The Parker Trio. ...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentGreece Jazz Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman PlaceMike Ledonne Trio
A gifted jazz pianist and Hammond B-3 specialist, Mike LeDonne has earned praise for his deeply swinging work with jazz greats, as well as with his own trio and Groover Quartet. Arriving in New York in the early '80s, LeDonne distinguished himself as a regular member of the Milt Jackson Quartet, the Widespread Depression Orchestra, and as a sideman with...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareDavina & The Vagabonds
“Listening to Davina & the Vagabonds is like stepping into a wondrous musical time machine. They havethe panache and superlative musicianship to recreate the retro sound and ageless appeal of golden ageAmericana in high-‐definition reality on stage for your immense pleasure and enjoyment.” -‐Thunder BayBlues Festival/...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesBig Lazy
"The Big Apple Crème de la Crème." -Robert Christgau Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bo...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterJoe Locke Group
Joe Locke is widely considered to be one of the major voices of his instrument. He has performed and recordedwith a diverse range of notable musicians, including Grover Washington Jr, Raul Midón, Kenny Barron, EddieHenderson, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Palmieri, Ron Carter, The Beastie Boys, the Münster SymphonyOrchestra, the Spanish...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesJonathan Kreisberg Quartet
Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has been steadily building his name as one of the most compelling composer/performers in Jazz. Combining timeless melodicism with forward thinking lines and textures, His style and approach has created a strong following of fans around the world. He frequently tours worldwide and records with his own groups as we...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomBobby Rush
Bobby Rush... GRAMMY winning blues legend, Blues Hall of Famer, 12x Blues Music Award winner, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, and makes a cameo in the Netflix Original ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Starring Eddie Murphy.After decades of tearing up the chitlin’ circuit on a nightly basis with his sweaty, no-holds-barred funkfests, Bobby has thoroughly b...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicSunna Gunnlaugs
Sunna Gunnlaugs’ work has received significant critical acclaim since her 2000 release ‘Mindful’ was selected among the top 10 albums of the year by the Washington Post. Her 2003 release 'live in Europe’ reached top 10 on both Canadian and US jazz radio charts. Her 2010 release ’The Dream’ jumped to number 2 on the Ca...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareDavina & The Vagabonds
“Listening to Davina & the Vagabonds is like stepping into a wondrous musical time machine. They havethe panache and superlative musicianship to recreate the retro sound and ageless appeal of golden ageAmericana in high-‐definition reality on stage for your immense pleasure and enjoyment.” -‐Thunder BayBlues Festival/...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentHuntertones
Huntertones brings people together around the globe with fun, imaginative and fearless music. Their high energy, horn-driven sound fuses inspired improvisation and adventurous composition melding jazz, funk, rock, and soul. Adding depth and contrast to their live set, Huntertones shift from a dynamic six-piece ensemble to a trio featuring saxophone, sou...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicSarah McKenzie
After the great success of Sarah McKenzie’s 2017 disc, Paris in the Rain (Impulse! Records), the 31-year-oldpianist, singer, and composer returns with the poignant, Secrets of My Heart. The former disc opened moreopportunities for her to perform around the world in such far away places as Brazil, Korea, Japan, and alsoestablished her in the United...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesBig Lazy
"The Big Apple Crème de la Crème." -Robert Christgau Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bo...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterJoe Locke Group
Joe Locke is widely considered to be one of the major voices of his instrument. He has performed and recordedwith a diverse range of notable musicians, including Grover Washington Jr, Raul Midón, Kenny Barron, EddieHenderson, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Palmieri, Ron Carter, The Beastie Boys, the Münster SymphonyOrchestra, the Spanish...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesJonathan Kreisberg Quartet
Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has been steadily building his name as one of the most compelling composer/performers in Jazz. Combining timeless melodicism with forward thinking lines and textures, His style and approach has created a strong following of fans around the world. He frequently tours worldwide and records with his own groups as we...
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9:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hyatt Regency Rochester BallroomBobby Rush
Bobby Rush... GRAMMY winning blues legend, Blues Hall of Famer, 12x Blues Music Award winner, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, and makes a cameo in the Netflix Original ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Starring Eddie Murphy.After decades of tearing up the chitlin’ circuit on a nightly basis with his sweaty, no-holds-barred funkfests, Bobby has thoroughly b...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman PlaceMike Ledonne Trio
A gifted jazz pianist and Hammond B-3 specialist, Mike LeDonne has earned praise for his deeply swinging work with jazz greats, as well as with his own trio and Groover Quartet. Arriving in New York in the early '80s, LeDonne distinguished himself as a regular member of the Milt Jackson Quartet, the Widespread Depression Orchestra, and as a sideman with...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallJonathan Scales Fourchestra
Jonathan Scales is one of the most innovative steel pannists on the planet, and is redefining and challenging traditional expectations of his signature instrument. In his hands, the sonic palette of an instrument often associated with cruise ships and tropical resorts is radically expanded to mimic the role of horns, piano, vibraphone or marimba due to ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomParker Trio
Perla / Nussbaum / Ballantyne As the world emerged from a winter of isolation and uncertainty Gene Perla, Adam Nussbaum, and Jon Ballantyne entered Gene’s studio on Parker Avenue in Easton, PA in early 2021 to produce a nine-song affirmation of the creative spirit, culminating in their acclaimed self-titled recording, The Parker Trio. ...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentHuntertones
Huntertones brings people together around the globe with fun, imaginative and fearless music. Their high energy, horn-driven sound fuses inspired improvisation and adventurous composition melding jazz, funk, rock, and soul. Adding depth and contrast to their live set, Huntertones shift from a dynamic six-piece ensemble to a trio featuring saxophone, sou...
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5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicJon Ballantyne
For more than three decades, New York area-based pianist and composer and educator Jon Ballantyne has performed to acclaim in solo, trio, quartet and big band concerts in the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, the UK, Ireland and Israel. Jon has released 12 albums under his own name and has garnered 2 Juno awards and 4 Juno award nominations. ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicKurt Elling "Super Blue" with Charlie Hunter
Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, two-time GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. The New York Times proclaimed Elling, “the standout male vocalist of our time”. Over a twenty-five year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix ...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallDavina & The Vagabonds
“Listening to Davina & the Vagabonds is like stepping into a wondrous musical time machine. They havethe panache and superlative musicianship to recreate the retro sound and ageless appeal of golden ageAmericana in high-‐definition reality on stage for your immense pleasure and enjoyment.” -‐Thunder BayBlues Festival/...
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6:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Wilder RoomMcDonald La Barbera Quintet "Trane of Thought"
ometimes the name of an album can be a dead giveaway. Clearly, tenors Pat La Barbera and Kirk MacDonald, the co-leaders of this admirable quintet from north of the border, are enthusiastic admirers and champions of the late great saxophonist John Coltrane. Disciples, yes, but leagues away from slavish imitators. LaBarbera and MacDonald have strong...
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6:00 PM
FREERIJF Big TentMelody Masters Big Band
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6:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Max of Eastman Place3D Jazz Trio in the Spirit of Ray Brown
Sherrie, Amy, and Jackie met in May of 2014 at the Cleveland Playhouse while playing in The DIVA Jazz Orchestra as part of Maurice Hines’ award-winning show Tappin’ Thru Life. From their first shared downbeat, they became kindred-swinging spirits and the resulting musical synergy was fast and fierce...or as the New York T...
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6:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Theater at Innovation SquareDrum Battle: Kenny Washington vs. Joe Farnsworth
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Temple TheaterImmanuel Wilkins
The music of saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is filled with empathy and conviction, bonding arcs of melody and lamentation to pluming gestures of space and breath. Listeners were introduced to this riveting sound with his acclaimed debut album Omega, which was named the #1 Jazz Album of 2020 by The New York Times. The album...
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7:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesMajestics
Ron Stackman, Jim Schwarz and Lou LaVilla began performing together in 1972. The following year they created Bahama Mama, one of the first American bands to embrace Reggae music. When the group split up in 1980, Stackman, Schwarz and Lavilla remained together and formed the Majestics. Originally a trio with Ron on Hammond B-3, clavinet and guita...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesSunna Gunnlaugs Trio
Sunna Gunnlaugs’ work has received significant critical acclaim since her 2000 release ‘Mindful’ was selected among the top 10 albums of the year by the Washington Post. Her 2003 release 'live in Europe’ reached top 10 on both Canadian and US jazz radio charts. Her 2010 release ’The Dream’ jumped to number 2 o...
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7:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of MusicJon Ballantyne
For more than three decades, New York area-based pianist and composer and educator Jon Ballantyne has performed to acclaim in solo, trio, quartet and big band concerts in the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, the UK, Ireland and Israel. Jon has released 12 albums under his own name and has garnered 2 Juno awards and 4 Juno award nominations. ...
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Theater at Innovation SquareDrum Battle: Kenny Washington vs. Joe Farnsworth
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8:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
RIJF Big TentVanessa Collier
If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa Collier and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do. As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance and she is downright impressive. With soulful vocals...
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9:00 PM
Club Pass or $35/door Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicKurt Elling "Super Blue" with Charlie Hunter
Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, two-time GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. The New York Times proclaimed Elling, “the standout male vocalist of our time”. Over a twenty-five year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix ...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Temple TheaterImmanuel Wilkins
The music of saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is filled with empathy and conviction, bonding arcs of melody and lamentation to pluming gestures of space and breath. Listeners were introduced to this riveting sound with his acclaimed debut album Omega, which was named the #1 Jazz Album of 2020 by The New York Times. The album...
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9:15 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Little Theatre Roots & Americana SeriesMajestics
Ron Stackman, Jim Schwarz and Lou LaVilla began performing together in 1972. The following year they created Bahama Mama, one of the first American bands to embrace Reggae music. When the group split up in 1980, Stackman, Schwarz and Lavilla remained together and formed the Majestics. Originally a trio with Ron on Hammond B-3, clavinet and guita...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Glory House International - Global Jazz Now SeriesSunna Gunnlaugs Trio
Sunna Gunnlaugs’ work has received significant critical acclaim since her 2000 release ‘Mindful’ was selected among the top 10 albums of the year by the Washington Post. Her 2003 release 'live in Europe’ reached top 10 on both Canadian and US jazz radio charts. Her 2010 release ’The Dream’ jumped to number 2 o...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Max of Eastman Place3D Jazz Trio in the Spirit of Ray Brown
Sherrie, Amy, and Jackie met in May of 2014 at the Cleveland Playhouse while playing in The DIVA Jazz Orchestra as part of Maurice Hines’ award-winning show Tappin’ Thru Life. From their first shared downbeat, they became kindred-swinging spirits and the resulting musical synergy was fast and fierce...or as the New York T...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Montage Music HallDavina & The Vagabonds
“Listening to Davina & the Vagabonds is like stepping into a wondrous musical time machine. They havethe panache and superlative musicianship to recreate the retro sound and ageless appeal of golden ageAmericana in high-‐definition reality on stage for your immense pleasure and enjoyment.” -‐Thunder BayBlues Festival/...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door Wilder RoomMcDonald La Barbera Quintet "Trane of Thought"
ometimes the name of an album can be a dead giveaway. Clearly, tenors Pat La Barbera and Kirk MacDonald, the co-leaders of this admirable quintet from north of the border, are enthusiastic admirers and champions of the late great saxophonist John Coltrane. Disciples, yes, but leagues away from slavish imitators. LaBarbera and MacDonald have strong...
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10:00 PM
Club Pass or $30/door RIJF Big TentVanessa Collier
If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa Collier and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do. As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance and she is downright impressive. With soulful vocals...
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