The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival today
announced the full lineup for its 2015 festival, which will run June 19 through
June 27.
More than 1500 artists will perform during the festival’s
14th edition, including The Steve Gadd Band, which was announced as the final
headliner show. Drummer Steve Gadd is a Rochester native and will celebrate his
70th birthday with a performance in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Friday,
June 26, at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 27, at 10 a.m. Go online at
rochesterjazz.com or call 454-2060. Prices range from $64 to $104 plus service
charges.
The festival previously announced its other headliners: Diana
Krall, Jennifer Hudson, Gary Clark Jr., Herb Alpert with Lani
Hall, Tedeschi Trucks Band with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and The Steep Canyon Rangers.
Other major artists on this year’s lineup include Trombone
Shorty and Orleans Avenue (back for a fifth appearance, and a free performance),
Stanley Clarke, Antonio Sanchez, Cecile McLorinSalvant, Saxofour, Wood Brothers,
Grace Kelly, The Mavericks (free performance), Blood Sweat and Tears with Bo Bice (free performance), and Los Lonely Boys (free
performance).
This year’s festival will include a record 93 free shows and
events across its nine days.
XRIJF also announced a new Club Pass venue for this year’s
festival: in the First Church of Christ, Scientist building on East Avenue. The
1000-capacity concert venue will feature acoustic-only, solo shows daily, 4
p.m. to 5 p.m., from Sunday, June 21, through Thursday, June 25.
New this year as well is the Squeezers Roots & Americana
Stage at the Sibley Building, which the Festival announced last October. The
Club Pass venue, on the building’s second floor, will feature two shows nightly
(7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.).
Other changes this year: Harro East
Ballroom will be open for two additional nights with two shows nightly all nine
days. Rochester Regional Health System Big Tent will host free 6 p.m. shows
with regional big bands (8 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows are still $20 at the door or
accessed with a Club Pass). A new smartphone app will be released in May. The
Gerry Niewood Scholarship Concert is free on Monday,
June 22, at 8 p.m. and will feature the Eastman Jazz Ensemble directed by Bill
Dobbins.
Due to construction of the Inner Loop, there is no stage at
Alexander Street and East Avenue, and those concerts have been added to the
Chestnut Street Stage. And there will be a series of five structured jazz
workshops for grade school and high school students on June 22 through June 26.
For more information or to purchase tickets and Club Passes,
go to rochesterjazz.com.
A list of the 2015 artists follows. All performances are part of the Club Pass schedule unless otherwise noted as a free show or a ticketed headlining show:
Friday, June 19 Schedule
5:30 p.m.: The New Mastersounds Harro East
Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Bill Dobbins Plays Strayhorn Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Cecile McLorin Salvant Kilbourn
Hall
6:00 p.m.: The Rad Trads Montage
6:00 p.m.: David Gibson’s Boom Rochester
Club
6:00 p.m.: Prime Time Brass RRHS Big Tent
(Free)
6:15 p.m.: Kavita Shah Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Ranee Lee & Strings Xerox
Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Anthony Strong Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Goodbyemotel Little Theatre
7:00 p.m.: Spectra East Ave & Chestnut
Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
7:15 p.m.: The New Mastersounds Harro East
Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Music Music Music Lutheran Church
7:45 p.m.: The Hillbenders Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Bill Dobbins Plays Strayhorn Hatch Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.: Diana Krall Kodak Hall at Eastman
Theatre (Ticketed)
8:30 p.m.: Jelly Bread RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Anthony Strong Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: The Mavericks East Avenue &
Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
9:00 p.m.: Ranee Lee & Strings Xerox
Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Goodbyemotel Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Music Music Music Lutheran Church
9:45 p.m.: The Hillbenders Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Cecile McLorin Salvant Kilbourn
Hall
10:00 p.m.: Kavita Shah Max of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: The Rad Trads Montage
10:00 p.m. David Gibson’s Boom Rochester
Club
10:00 p.m.: Jelly Bread RRHS Big Tent
Saturday, June 20, Schedule
5:30 p.m.: Grace Kelly Harro East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Joey Alexander Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Benny Green Trio Kilbourn Hall
6:00 p.m.: Jeremy Pelt Quartet Montage
6:00 p.m.: Nancy Kelly Rochester Club
6:00 p.m.: 78 RPM Big Band RRHS Big Tent
(Free)
6:15 p.m.: Dontae Winslow & Winslow Dynasty Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Eric Revis Trio Xerox Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Andrew McCormack Christ Church
7:00 p.m. Goodbyemotel East Avenue &
Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
7:00 p.m.: Chet Catallo & The Cats Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Grace Kelly Harro East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: The Splendor Lutheran Church
7:45 p.m.: The Honeycutters Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Joey Alexander Hatch Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.: Herb Alpert & Lani Hall Kodak
Hall at Eastman Theatre (Ticketed)
8:30 p.m.: The Rad Trads RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Andrew McCormack Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: Eric Revis Trio Xerox Auditorium
9:00 p.m.: Blood Sweat & Tears with Bo Bice East Avenue & Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
9:15 p.m.: Chet Catallo & The Cats Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: The Splendor Lutheran Church
9:45 p.m.: The Honeycutters Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Benny Green Trio Kilbourn Hall
10:00 p.m.: Dontae Winslow & Winslow Dynasty Max of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: Jeremy Pelt Quartet Montage
10:00 p.m. Nancy Kelly Rochester Club
10:00 p.m.: The Rad Trads RRHS Big Tent
Sunday, June 21, Schedule
4:00 p.m.: Joey Alexander Theatre at 440
East Avenue
5:30 p.m.: Soul Rebels Harro East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Benny Green Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Tessa Souter Kilbourn Hall
6:00 p.m.: New West Guitar Group Montage
6:00 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Rochester Club
6:00 p.m.: Penfield Rotary Big Band RRHS Big
Tent (Free)
6:15 p.m.: Kneebody Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Raul Midon Xerox Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Brian Molley Quartet Christ
Church
7:00 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Soul Rebels Harro East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Nils Berg Cinemasope Lutheran
Church
7:45 p.m.: Shannon & Barrett Squeezers
Roots & American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Benny Green Hatch Recital Hall
8:30 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Brian Molley Quartet Christ
Church
9:00 p.m.: Raul Midon Xerox Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Nils Berg Cinemasope Lutheran
Church
9:45 p.m.: Shannon & Barrett Squeezers
Roots & American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Tessa Souter Kilbourn Hall
10:00 p.m.: Kneebody Max of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: New West Guitar Group Montage
10:00 p.m. Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Rochester Club
10:00 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel RRHS Big Tent
Monday, June 22, Schedule
4:00 p.m.: Raul Midon Theatre at 440 East
Avenue
5:30 p.m.: Jon Regen Harro East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Bob Albanese Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Joe Locke Kilbourn Hall
6:00 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Montage
6:00 p.m.: Harkness Herriott Duo Rochester
Club
6:00 p.m.: Jack Allen Big Band RRHS Big Tent
(Free)
6:15 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Max
of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Such Sweet Thunder Xerox
Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Trio Red Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Saxofour Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Jon Regen Harro East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Eivind Opsvik Overseas Lutheran
Church
7:45 p.m.: Blue Highway Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Bob Albanese Hatch Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.: “Miles Davis Electric
Project” Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (Free)
8:30 p.m.: Soul Rebels RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Trio Red Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: Such Sweet Thunder Xerox
Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Saxofour Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Eivind Opsvik Overseas Lutheran
Church
9:45 p.m.: Blue Highway Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Joe Locke Kilbourn Hall
10:00 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Max
of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Montage
10:00 p.m. Harkness Herriott Duo Rochester
Club
10:00 p.m.: Soul Rebels RRHS Big Tent
Tuesday, June 23, Schedule
4:00 p.m.: Kenny Werner Theatre at 440 East
Avenue
5:30 p.m.: Holly Cole Harro East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: George Colligan Hatch Recital
Hall
6:00 p.m.: Fred Hersch Trio Kilbourn
Hall
6:00 p.m.: Moutin Factory Quintet Montage
6:00 p.m.: Gap Mangione Rochester Club
6:00 p.m.: New Energy Big Band RRHS Big Tent
(Free)
6:15 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Trio Max of Eastman
Place
6:30 p.m.: Harry Allen Quartet Xerox
Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Cloudmakers Trio Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Interzone Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Holly Cole Harro East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Julia Hulsmann Trio Lutheran
Church
7:45 p.m.: Rob & Trey Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: George Colligan Hatch Recital
Hall
8:00 p.m.: Gary Clark Jr. & Beth Hart Kodak
Hall at Eastman Theatre (Ticketed)
8:30 p.m.: Dirk Quinn Band RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Cloudmakers Trio Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: Harry Allen Quartet Xerox
Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Interzone Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Julia Hulsmann Trio Lutheran
Church
9:45 p.m.: Rob & Trey Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Fred Hersch Trio Kilbourn
Hall
10:00 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Trio Max of Eastman
Place
10:00 p.m.: Moutin Factory Quintet Montage
10:00 p.m. Gap Mangione Rochester Club
10:00 p.m.: Dirk Quinn Band RRHS Big Tent
Wednesday, June 24, Schedule
4:00 p.m.: Fred Hersch Theatre at 440 East
Avenue
5:30 p.m.: Sonny Knight & The Lakers Harro
East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Antonio Sanchez & Migration
Kilbourn Hall
6:00 p.m.: Mitch Froman Latin Jazz Quartet Montage
6:00 p.m.: Igancio Berroa & Hilario Duran Rochester Club
6:00 p.m.: Brockport Community Big Band RRHS
Big Tent (Free)
6:15 p.m.: Julia Biel Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Omer Avital QuintetXerox Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Troyka Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Roddy Elias Trio Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Sonny Knight & The Lakers Harro
East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: High Definition Quartet Lutheran
Church
7:45 p.m.: Seldom Scene Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Hatch Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.: Jennifer Hudson Kodak Hall at
Eastman Theatre (Ticketed)
8:30 p.m.: Dana Fuchs Band RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Troyka Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: Omer Avital Quintet Xerox Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Roddy Elias Trio Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: High Definition Quartet Lutheran
Church
9:45 p.m.: Seldom Scene Squeezers Roots
& American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Antonio Sanchez & Migration
Kilbourn Hall
10:00 p.m.: Julia Biel Max of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: Mitch Froman Latin Jazz Quartet Montage
10:00 p.m. Igancio Berroa & Hilario Duran Rochester Club
10:00 p.m.: Dana Fuchs Band RRHS Big Tent
Thursday, June 25, Schedule
4:00 p.m.: Bill Charlap Theatre at 440 East
Avenue
5:30 p.m.: Dave Douglas & High Risk Harro
East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Theo Croker Kilbourn Hall
6:00 p.m.: Halie Loren Montage
6:00 p.m.: Pilar Rochester Club
6:00 p.m.: Greater Rochester Jazz Orchestra RRHS
Big Tent (Free)
6:15 p.m.: Ali Jackson Trio Max of Eastman
Place
6:30 p.m.: Stanley Clarke Band Xerox
Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Julia Biel Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Tedeschi Trucks Band and Sharon Jones
& The Dap Kings Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (Ticketed)
7:00 p.m.: Mama Corn Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Dave Douglas & High Risk Harro
East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Obara International Lutheran
Church
7:45 p.m.: Peter Rowan Squeezers Roots &
American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Recital Hall
8:30 p.m.: Sonny Knight & The Lakers RRHS
Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Julia Biel Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: Stanley Clarke Band Xerox
Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Mama Corn Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Obara International Lutheran
Church
9:45 p.m.: Peter Rowan Squeezers Roots &
American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Theo Croker Kilbourn Hall
10:00 p.m.: Ali Jackson Trio Max of Eastman
Place
10:00 p.m.: Halie Loren Montage
10:00 p.m. Pilar Rochester Club
10:00 p.m.: Sonny Knight & The Lakers RRHS
Big Tent
Friday, June 26, Schedule
5:30 p.m.: Yellowjackets Harro East Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Emmet Cohen Hatch Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.: Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet Kilbourn
Hall
6:00 p.m.: Ikebe Shakedown Montage
6:00 p.m.: Kirk McDonald Quartet Rochester
Club
6:00 p.m.: Greece Jazz Band RRHS Big Tent
(Free)
6:15 p.m.: Duchess Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Arstidir Xerox Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Denys Baptiste Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Robin McKelle & The Flytones East
Avenue & Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
7:00 p.m.: Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio Little Theatre
7:15 p.m.: Yellowjackets Harro East Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with
Ingrid Jensen Lutheran Church
7:45 p.m.: Chatham County Line Squeezers
Roots & American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Emmet Cohen Hatch Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.: Steve Gadd Band + Surprise Special
Guest Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (Ticketed)
8:30 p.m.: Freshly Ground RRHS Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Denys Baptiste Christ Church
9:00 p.m.: Los Lonely Boys East Avenue &
Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
9:00 p.m.: Arstidir Xerox Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with
Ingrid Jensen Lutheran Church
9:45 p.m.: Chatham County Line Squeezers
Roots & American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet Kilbourn
Hall
10:00 p.m.: Duchess Max of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: Ikebe Shakedown Montage
10:00 p.m. Kirk McDonald Quartet Rochester
Club
10:00 p.m.: Freshly Ground RRHS Big Tent
Saturday, June 27, Schedule
3:00 p.m.: Bill Tiberio Band East Avenue
& Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
4:00 p.m.: Steep Canyon Rangers Kodak Hall
at Eastman Theatre (Ticketed)
5:00 p.m.: Ikebe Shakedown East Avenue &
Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
5:30 p.m.: The Wood Brothers Harro East
Ballroom
5:45 p.m.: Champian Fulton Hatch Recital
Hall
6:00 p.m.: Clifton Anderson Quintet Kilbourn
Hall
6:00 p.m.: Renee Rosnes Quartet Montage
6:00 p.m.: Alex Pangman Rochester Club
6:00 p.m.: Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra RRHS
Big Tent (Free)
6:15 p.m.: Katie Ernst Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with
Ingrid Jensen Xerox Auditorium
6:45 p.m.: Gogo Penguin Christ Church
7:00 p.m.: Culture Clash Little Theatre
7:00 p.m.: Freshly Ground East Avenue &
Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
7:15 p.m.: The Wood Brothers Harro East
Ballroom
7:30 p.m.: Arstidir Lutheran Church
7:45 p.m.: Bobbie Henry & The Goners Squeezers
Roots & American Stage at The Sibley Building
7:45 p.m.: Champian Fulton Hatch Recital
Hall
8:30 p.m.: The California Honeydrops RRHS
Big Tent
8:45 p.m.: Gogo Penguin Christ Church
9:00 p.m. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue East
Avenue & Chestnut Street Outdoor Stage (Free)
9:00 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with
Ingrid Jensen Xerox Auditorium
9:15 p.m.: Culture Clash Little Theatre
9:30 p.m.: Arstidir Lutheran Church
9:45 p.m.: Bobbie Henry & The Goners Squeezers
Roots & American Stage at The Sibley Building
10:00 p.m.: Clifton Anderson Quintet Kilbourn
Hall
10:00 p.m.: Katie Ernst Max of Eastman Place
10:00 p.m.: Renee Rosnes Quartet Montage
10:00 p.m. Alex Pangman Rochester Club
10:00
p.m.: The California Honeydrops RRHS Big Tent
This article appears in Mar 25-31, 2015.
