Rochester International Jazz Festival

Al Chez & the Brothers of Funk No doubt you’ve seen his mug and heard his horn on the tube. For 15 years he honked his horn on “Late Night with David Letterman.” In 2008 Chez put together the 14-piece Brothers of Funk, a blistering wall of ballsy, horn-driven rock. (FD) alchez.com Amy Lynn & […]

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Brothers Michael and David Doucet began touring Louisiana in 1986. Since then their cajun dance music has earned them Grammy nominations and even a Super Bowl performance. Michael (fiddle) and David (guitar) are joined by percussionists Billy Ware and Tommy Alesi, Mitch Reed on fiddle and bass, and Don Vappie on […]

The 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Friday, June 21-Saturday, June 29 TICKETS & VENUES Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Series Headliner shows are held in the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St). These are ticketed shows; a club pass doesn’t work here. Tickets, which range from $40 to $125 (plus service charges), […]

Noon: Mike Kaupa Quartet Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Courtney Pine – House of Legends Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Geoffrey Keezer Hatch Hall at Eastman School of Music ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio Kilbourn […]

Alfredo Rodriguez When Alfredo Rodriguez plays a ballad, he leans so far into the piano that you might think he’s kissing the keys. In a way he is, with the exquisite touch of his fingers. It’s not surprising that Quincy Jones, who co-produced his first album, called him one of the best musicians in the […]

Noon: Nick Finzer Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Yellowjackets Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Alfredo Rodriguez Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: Shine On – The Universe of John Lennon Montage ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: […]

Alfredo Rodriguez See listing for Monday, June 24. Anat Cohen See feature on page 22. anatcohen.com Black Lillies The Black Lillies’ music has a ton more honky-tonk and giddy-up than others that pick the grass blue. The band hails from Knoxville, Tennessee, and comes off deeply southern — in a good way — without a […]

Noon: Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Lee Fields & The Expressions Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: Goldings-Stewart-Bernstein Montage ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: […]

Aaron Goldberg Trio When Wynton Marsalis hired Aaron Goldberg to play piano for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, he called him “a modern improviser of great clarity, finesse, and dexterity.” A sought-after sideman, Goldberg has lent his keyboard talents to Betty Carter, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and many others. (RN) aarongoldberg.com Curley Taylor& Zydeco Trouble […]

Noon: Herb Smith Central Library (FREE) 1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Dirty Dozen Brass Band Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Howard Levy Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: Brad […]