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June 2018
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
The Brubeck Brothers Quartet will perform at the 2018 XRIJF on Tuesday, June 26 at Temple Bldg Theater. There will be two performances - one at 7:00 pm and one at 9:15 pm. This is also a club pass venue. More information at rochesterjazz.com
Find out more »Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
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…
Find out more »Alison Krauss
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.
Find out more »Lake Street Dive
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.
Find out more »Jill Scott
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…
Find out more »Akiko Tsuruga Trio
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.
Find out more »July 2018
Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise ft. The Jimmie Jr. Highsmith Band
The Jazz90.1 jazz cruise featuring The Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Band takes place Monday July 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Cruise departs aboard The Colonial Belle in Fairport, and sails from Fairport to Schoen Place in Pittsford and back. Cruises include a light dinner, cash bar and live entertainment. Tickets are $35.00 per person, and go on sale in April. No refunds or exchanges. Cruises sail rain or shine.
Find out more »Jazz on the Lawn Concert ft. Jon Seiger and The All-Stars
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM is pleased to announce three free summer jazz concerts to be held on the grounds of Greece Olympia School – 1139 Maiden Lane. The series will include performances by The Greece Jazz Band on Monday June 18, Jon Seiger and The All-Stars on Wednesday July 11, and Swing Dynasty on Tuesday August 21. All three concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. An evening with Jon Seiger and the All-Stars is something you won’t soon forget. Their authentic renditions of songs by Louis Armstrong (and some by Ella Fitzgerald) will leave you…
Find out more »August 2018
Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise ft. The Bill Tiberio Band (NEW 3 Hour Lock Cruise)
The Jazz90.1 jazz cruise featuring The Bill Tiberio Band takes place Monday August 13 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Cruise departs aboard The Colonial Belle in Fairport, and sails from Fairport through an Erie Canal Lock past Pittsford, and back. Cruises include a light dinner, cash bar and live entertainment. Tickets are $45.00 per person, and go on sale in April. No refunds or exchanges. Cruises sail rain or shine.
Find out more »Jazz on the Lawn Concert ft. Swing Dynasty
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM is pleased to announce three free summer jazz concerts to be held on the grounds of Greece Olympia School – 1139 Maiden Lane. The series will include performances by The Greece Jazz Band on Monday June 18, Jon Seiger and The All-Stars on Wednesday July 11, and Swing Dynasty on Tuesday August 21. All three concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. Founded by saxophonists Karl and Erik Stabnau, Swing Dynasty is a fresh take on the big band sound of the 1920’s – 1940’s paying homage to greats such as Ellington,…
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