Bela Fleck and The Flecktones will perform as part of the 2018 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. Groundbreaking banjoist/composer/bandleader Béla Fleck has reconvened the original ‘Béla Fleck & The Flecktones! Rocket Science marks the first recording by the first fab four Flecktones in almost two decades, with pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist/ Drumitarist Roy “Futureman” Wooten. XRIJF 2018 is ecstatic to welcome Bela and the band back to Kodak Hall 5…

Alison Krauss will perform at the 2018 XRIJF on Wednesday, June 27 at the Kodak Hall of Eastman Theatre.  Her performance will be at 8:00 pm.  This is NOT a club pass venue.  More information at rochesterjazz.com.  

Lake Street Dive will perform at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on June 28. Lake Street Dive is a multigenre band that was founded in 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of Rachael Price (lead vocals), Mike "McDuck" Olson (trumpet, guitar), Bridget Kearney (upright bass), and Mike Calabrese (drums). They met while attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

Jill Scott will perform as part of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on June 29. Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best selling poet, and critically acclaimed actress are only a few titles held by Jill Scott. Before having the #1 album in the country with "The Light Of The Sun", performing at The White House, being named People Magazine's Top TV Breakout Star of 2010 and appearing on VH1 Divas alongside Aretha Franklin, the triple threat began her…

The Akiko Tsuruga Trio will perform at the 2018 XRIJF on June 30 at Montage Music Hall.  There will be two performances - one at 6:00 p.m. and one at 10:00 p.m., and this is a club pass venue. More information at rochesterjazz.com.