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April 2024
Jazz90.1 University – RIJF 2024 Preview
Taught By Jazz90.1 Music Director Derrick Lucas We are often asked whom we would recommend at each year’s Rochester International Jazz Festival. Join Derrick Lucas following the announcement of the 2024 festival lineup. Derrick will break down each show, tell you about all of the musicians coming to ROC’s amazing jazz festival, and give you his top picks for who to see when the festival kicks off in June.
Find out more »Brockport Big Band Live on Jazz90.1
Jazz90.1 is pleased to present The Brockport Big Band. This on air performance takes place on Thursday April 18 from 7-8 p.m. live on 90.1 FM in Rochester, New York, streaming via our website, and YouTube page. The Brockport Big Band was formed over 15 years ago by band member Lorie Bryant. Directed by Walt Perkins, the band is a non-profit, all-volunteer group of musicians who enjoy performing big band music. Their repertoire includes big band era standards, contemporary compositions…
Find out more »Vince Ercolamento Quartet Live at Greece Baptist Church
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and Greece Baptist Church are pleased to present eight FREE community jazz and big band concerts to be held between October and May. These concerts will take place at Greece Baptist Church in their sanctuary – located at 1230 Long Pond Road. There is plenty of parking available at the church, including close handicap access. This is the second season of this series. Performers for this new series include Bill Tiberio and Friends on October 5, The New…
Find out more »Jazz90.1 Earth Week Cleanup
Jazz90.1 in partnership with The Town of Greece will gather to clean up our community as part of Earth Week. Join us on Sunday April 28 at 11 a.m. at 107 Bellwood Dr. – Rochester, NY (near BJ’s Wholesale Club,) as we clean an area of the community in need. We’ll provide bottled water and all of the supplies needed for the cleanup – which should take no more than two hours. The Town of Greece has been our home…
Find out more »May 2024
Jazz at The Beach ft. The Bill Tiberio Band
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee are pleased to announce eight FREE spring, summer and fall jazz and big band concerts to be held at Tropix Nightclub – located at 4775 Lake Ave in Charlotte. The “Jazz at The Beach” series will include performances by The Greece Jazz Band on Tuesday April 9, The Bill Tiberio Band on Tuesday May 14, Ann Mitchell Jazz on June 11, The Laura Dubin Trio on July 9, Paradigm Shift on…
Find out more »Kodak Concert Band Live at Greece Baptist Church
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and Greece Baptist Church are pleased to present eight FREE community jazz and big band concerts to be held between October and May. These concerts will take place at Greece Baptist Church in their sanctuary – located at 1230 Long Pond Road. There is plenty of parking available at the church, including close handicap access. This is the second season of this series. Performers for this new series include Bill Tiberio and Friends on October 5, The New…
Find out more »Jazz90.1 University – The History of Ska Jazz Pt. 2
Taught by Heather Augustyn Alpha Boys’ School: The school that started a musical revolution Behind Jamaica’s global musical influence is the unlikely story of a boarding school founded by The Sisters of Mercy, a brass band run with military discipline, streetwise orphans, “wayward boys,” and a diminutive, jazz-loving nun who taught music appreciation, creative expression, and boxing. It’s no exaggeration to say that without Alpha, the music of Jamaica – ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall – would not be the…
Find out more »June 2024
Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise ft. ROC City Jazz
Jazz90.1 is pleased to again present summer and fall jazz cruises aboard the Colonial Belle in Fairport. Cruises set sail Monday June 10, July 15, August 12 and Wednesday September 11, and will feature live jazz and blues all while cruising the Erie Canal. Cruisers will also enjoy dinner from Forest Hill Catering, and a cash bar on board. Performers include ROC City Jazz in June, Paradigm Shift in July, Bill Tiberio and Friends in August, and Steve Grills and The Roadmasters for our blues cruise in…
Find out more »Jazz at The Beach ft. Ann Mitchell Jazz
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee are pleased to announce eight FREE spring, summer and fall jazz and big band concerts to be held at Tropix Nightclub – located at 4775 Lake Ave in Charlotte. The “Jazz at The Beach” series will include performances by The Greece Jazz Band on Tuesday April 9, The Bill Tiberio Band on Tuesday May 14, Ann Mitchell Jazz on June 11, The Laura Dubin Trio on July 9, Paradigm Shift on…
Find out more »July 2024
Jazz at The Beach ft. The Laura Dubin Trio
Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee are pleased to announce eight FREE spring, summer and fall jazz and big band concerts to be held at Tropix Nightclub – located at 4775 Lake Ave in Charlotte. The “Jazz at The Beach” series will include performances by The Greece Jazz Band on Tuesday April 9, The Bill Tiberio Band on Tuesday May 14, Ann Mitchell Jazz on June 11, The Laura Dubin Trio on July 9, Paradigm Shift on…
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