The RPO is postponing concerts that were to take place at Kodak Hall through April 15.
Kodak Hall
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The Dady Brothers, four others get their Rochester Music Hall of Fame call
There was never any doubt that the Rochester Music Hall of Fame Class of 2020 would include traditional folk duo The Dady Brothers.
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Susan B. at the symphony
This year’s observances of Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday celebration and the centenary of the 19th Amendment are momentous events, but at first glance they may not seem to inspire musical celebrations – but the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is prepared to prove otherwise this weekend and next.
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RIJF names three headliners for 2020
Spyro Gira, Nile Rodgers & Chic, plus Garth Fagan Dance with the Monty Alexander Sextet will headline the 2020 Rochester International Jazz Festival. Puss N Boots, Wynonna & The Big Noise
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Classical review: RPO with Jon Nakamatsu
On Thursday, Jon Nakamatsu’s finely judged reading of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra was not only drop-dead elegant, but also full of the composer’s signature energy.
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Classical review: RPO performs ‘Hungarian Harmonies’
This week’s Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert is an engaging RPO debut for guest conductor Carlos Kalmar, in a program that also features a refined, confident solo performance from Principal Cellist Ahrim Kim.
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Kathy Reviews Eddie Izzard and ‘Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo’
I’ll admit, my knowledge of Eddie Izzard’s comedy before he came to the Rochester Fringe Festival was limited. I had seen him in a few cameo roles in movies like “Ocean’s 12” and “Ocean’s 13,” and “Across the Universe,” as well as a few late-night shows on which he was a guest. I knew he […]
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XRIJF announces final 2018 headliners: Boz Scaggs, Jill Scott, Lake Street Dive
Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival producers John Nugent and Mark Iocona have rolled out the final three headliners for the festival’s 17th edition. Jill Scott, Lake Street Dive, and Boz Scaggs join the previously announced headliners Seal, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, and Alison Krauss. The 2018 Jazz Festival runs June 22 to June 30. […]
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Seal, Bela Fleck, and Alison Krauss among XRIJF 2018 headliners
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and no, we aren’t talking ’bout Xmas or even Festivus. We mean The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival when jazz artists as well as musicians of all stripes descend upon our fair city for nine days in the summer. Well, the bigwigs at the XRIJF have just […]
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Brian Wilson kinda, sorta talks about ‘Pet Sounds’
There’s no other way to say it, The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” is one of the greatest, most influential works in rock ‘n’ roll history. With its symphonic, psychedelic leanings and lush vocal orchestration, “Pet Sounds” was initially met with a lukewarm response in the US when it was released in May 1966, but its […]
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I Scene It: John Mellencamp and the Rochester Music Hall of Fame
Frank De Blase spent a couple of nights in Kodak Hall over the weekend, where he learned he was a secret John Mellencamp fan, but just ended up let down by Cherie Currie.
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Jazz Fest 2015, Day 5: Frank reviews Beth Hart and Gary Clark Jr.
I first witnessed the female phenomenon that is Beth Hart at Lollapalooza some 15 years ago when the headliners on the main stage were Metallica, Rancid, Soundgarden, and The Ramones. Tucked away on a little stage among the merchandise was this skinny little hippy girl with cathedral pipes and a throaty wail. Flash forward to […]
