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 good spot show up early (bring a
folding chair!). For more information and schedule updates visit the Jazz Fest
website, and follow @roccitynews on Twitter for the
latest details on all things Jazz Fest.
(The
Jazz Street Stage is located at the corner of Gibbs and East, facing toward
East Main. The RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage is
located in the RG&E parking lot at East and Chestnut. The Central Library
is located at 115 South Ave. The State Street Bar & Grill is located inside
the Rochester Plaza Hotel at 70 State St.)
Friday,
June 21
3:45
p.m.: Pittsford-Mendon HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
4:30
p.m.: Hilton HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5 p.m.:
Canandaigua HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ECMS Jazz Combos led by Mike Kaupa & Paul Hofmann
(Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Josh Panda & the Hot Damned (East & Chestnut ย Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Gap Mangione Big Band (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Dr. John & the Nite Trippers (East &
Chestnut Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Gap Mangione Big Band
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Saturday,
June 22
3:45
p.m.: MCC Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
4:30
p.m.: Fairport HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Brighton HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ECMS Jazz Combo led by Bob Sneider (Jazz Street
Stage)
7
p.m.: The Coupe de Villes (East & Chestnut ย Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Robin McKelle & TheFlytones (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Delbert McClinton (East & Chestnut ย Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Robin McKelle & TheFlytones (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Sunday,
June 23
3:45
p.m.: Gates HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
4:30
p.m.: Pittsford-Sutherland HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Spencerport HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ESM Jazz Honors Unit 1 (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Bill Tiberio Band (RG&E LiDestri
Spirit Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Shuffle Demons (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Bill Tiberio Band (RG&E LiDestri
Spirit Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Shuffle Demons (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Monday,
June 24
Noon:
Mike Kaupa Quartet (Central Library)
4:30
p.m.: West Irondequoit HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Penfield HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
New Horizons Vintage Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Violet Mary (RG&E LiDestri Spirit Stage)
7:30
p.m.: ESM-XRIJF Gerry Niewood Scholarships
Performance (Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre)
7:30
p.m.: CNY Jazz Orchestra (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Violet Mary (RG&E LiDestri Spirit Stage)
9:30
p.m.: CNY Jazz Orchestra (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Tuesday,
June 25
Noon:
Nick Finzer (Central Library)
4:30
p.m.: Greece- Athena HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Honeoye Falls HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ESM Jazz Honors Unit 2 (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Calle Uno (RG&E LiDestri
Spirit Stage)
7:15
p.m.: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra (Jazz Street Stage)
8:15
p.m.: New Horizons Dance Band (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Calle Uno (RG&E LiDestri
Spirit Stage)
9:15
p.m.: Music Educators Big Band Directed by Bill Tiberio
(Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Wednesday,
June 26
Noon:
Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes (Central Library)
4:30
p.m.: Brockport HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Webster-Thomas HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ESM-XRIJF Jazz Scholarships Alumni Combo (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Experience (RG&E LiDestri Spirit Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Djabe (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Experience (RG&E LiDestri Spirit Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Djabe (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Thursday,
June 27
Noon:
Herb Smith (Central Library)
4:30
p.m.: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra Senior Combo (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Greece-Arcadia HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ECMS Saxology (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Gem City (RG&E LiDestri Spirit Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Soul Stew (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Gem City (RG&E LiDestri Spirit Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Soul Stew (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Friday,
June 28
Noon:
Karl Stabnau (Central Library)
3:45
p.m.: Eastridge HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
4:30
p.m.: Greece- Olympia HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: Newark HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ESM Jazz Honors Unit 3 – COLOSSUS (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Shemekia Copeland (East & Chestnut Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Mingo Fishtrap (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: James Hunter Six (East & Chestnut Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Mingo Fishtrap (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
Saturday,
June 29
3:45
p.m.: Webster Schroeder HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
4:30
p.m.: Amherst HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
5:15
p.m.: School of the Arts HS Jazz Band (Jazz Street Stage)
6 p.m.:
ESM Jazz Honors Unit 4 (Jazz Street Stage)
7
p.m.: Thunder Body (East & Chestnut Stage)
7
p.m.: Mingo Fishtrap (East & Alexander Stage)
7:30
p.m.: Dwayne Dopsie & The
Zydeco Hellraisers (Jazz Street Stage)
9
p.m.: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (East & Alexander Stage)
9
p.m.: Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express (East & Chestnut Stage)
9:30
p.m.: Dwayne Dopsie & The
Zydeco Hellraisers (Jazz Street Stage)
10:30
p.m.-2:30 a.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider
Trio (State Street Bar & Grill)
This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2013.
