The 2013 Xerox International Jazz Festival runs June 21-29, and City Newspaper has all the reviews, bios, schedules, and other information to make sure that you make the most of the festival. EVERY NIGHT of the festival City’s music bloggers will be out covering multiple shows. Check in first thing each morning for photos and […]
Rochester International Jazz Festival
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JAZZ FEST 2013: Jazz Fest Photo Retrospective
This year marks the 12th edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival. City Newspaper has been covering the event from the beginning, and staff photographer Frank De Blase has literally hundreds of shots of the artists who have played the festival over the years. Check out the accompanying slideshow for just a selection of Frank’s […]
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JAZZ FEST 2013: Where to eat at the Fest
You’re liable to work up quite an appetite while checking out a night’s worth of shows at the Jazz Fest. Thankfully, the festival provides. Several of the Club Pass venues offer food (at an additional fee, of course), including Max of Eastman Place and the Rochester Club. Refreshments are available at most of the others. […]
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JAZZ FEST 2013: More than just jazz
I have many friends in Rochester who have never been to the Jazz Fest. The answer almost always comes down to, “I don’t like jazz.” Here’s the good news: the Rochester International Jazz Festival is about much more than jazz. In fact, some purists argue that there’s not enough jazz at the event (frankly, we […]
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JAZZ FEST 2013: What’s FREE at the Fest
While the Eastman Theatre headliners and Club Pass shows require tickets, the 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will be loaded with free concerts — in fact, there will be 81 free shows on six outdoor stages during the nine-day festival (running June 21-29). These concerts tend to get packed, so if you want a […]
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Saturday, June 22 – Schedule
1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: New York Voices Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Matt Herskowitz Bach to Brubeck! Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: 78 RPM Big Band […]
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INTERVIEW: Gas House Gorillas
So, five gorillas walk into a bar… But seriously folks, five guys from Brooklyn walk into a joint in Anytown, USA, and promptly take the stage. They look like a cross-section between The Bowery Boys and escapees from The Reformatory for Wayward Boys circa 1959. It’s still not clear if these cats are the band, […]
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Saturday, June 22 – Artist Bios
78 RPM Big Band This group originated in the early 70’s as an Oktoberfest band in Western New York. Over the years it has traded the oom-pa-pa-oom for some sweet swing a la Glenn, Tommy, and Artie. (FD) 78rpmband.com Bruce Barth & Steve Wilson Two of the most sought-after musicians on the jazz scene today […]
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Friday, June 28 – Artist Bios
Ben Taylor Imagine the expectation that comes with being the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. Ben Taylor lives up to that expectation, but with a voice all his own. His singing is soft and relaxing, but delivers a powerful punch of emotion. The Little Theatre should be a perfect venue for his brand […]
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Sunday, June 23 – Schedule
1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Paul Hofmann Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: ESM Jazz Honors Unit 1 Jazz […]
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Saturday, June 29 – Schedule
1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:45 p.m.: Marianne Trudel Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: ESM Jazz Honors Unit 4 Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6 p.m.: Greece Jazz Band Unity Health Care Big Tent […]
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INTERVIEW: Marti Brom
There’s a spot in certain female voices — a transitional spot, if you will — between sweet vibrato and growl. Texas rockabilly songstress Marti Brom traverses this vocal twilight beautifully, leaving a slew of broken hearts in her wake. Brom’s voice and overall persona is classic and way beyond your typical rootsy twang and tribute. […]
