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 […]
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 […]
MUSIC: Jazz Fest announces full 2013 line-up
The 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival line-up was announced on Tuesday, March 26. In all 1200 artists will perform 280 concerts over the nine-day festival running June 21-29. (NOTE: The official press announcement appears in full below.) The June 28 soul double-bill of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and The James Hunter 6 […]
2013 Jazz Fest headliners announced
The headliners for the 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival were announced this morning on the XRIJF website. Although festival co-producer and artistic director John Nugent said that one more headliner is yet to be announced, the current line-up is: Friday, June 21: An Evening with Pink Martini ($55-$105) Saturday, June 22: An Evening with […]
Jazz Fest 2013: Club Passes on sale Friday, October 26
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival today announced that Club Passes for the 2013 edition of the festival will go on sale Friday, October 26. The passes will sell for a “holiday price” of $174 (plus $6 service charge) until midnight on December 31; as of January 1 the cost will increase to $194 (plus […]
Kissing Etta James
The Jazz Bloggers’ final notes on Etta James, Robert Glasper, Wayne Shorter and more.






