After 18 years, the secret is out. The Rochester International Jazz Festival isn’t really a jazz festival. It’s actually a culture museum of many rooms. But on Friday night, opening night of the nine-day event, the fest did have its giant jazz moment: the Steve Gadd Band, at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall. Gadd is a […]
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2019 Rochester Jazz Festival names George Benson and Steve Gadd Band as headliners
The 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, taking place June 21 through 29, has announced its first headliners: George Benson and Steve Gadd Band.
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Album review: ‘Steve Gadd Band’
Steve Gadd Band “Steve Gadd Band” BFM Jazz drstevegadd.com Listening to the new, self-titled album by the Steve Gadd Band, one thought comes immediately to mind: back-up bands are far more than back-up bands. Gadd himself is exhibit A. Perhaps the best drummer working today in pop music, his main gigs are in the bands […]
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Album review: “Way Back Home”
Steve Gadd Band BFM Jazz drstevegadd.com Near the end of the title track of the new album by the Steve Gadd Band, Gadd takes a knock-your-socks-off drum solo that brings the house down. The album, subtitled “Live from Rochester, NY,” was recorded at the 2015 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, and it’s far more than […]
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XRIJF announces full 2015 lineup
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 […]
