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Monday, June 24 - Schedule

Noon: Mike Kaupa Quartet Central Library (FREE)

4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

5:30 p.m.: Courtney Pine - House of Legends Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

5:45 p.m.: Geoffrey Keezer Hatch Hall at Eastman School of Music ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6 p.m.: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio Kilbourn Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6 p.m.: Mike Cottone Quartet Rochester Club ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6 p.m.: Dave Spinner B3 Band Unity Health Care Big Tent ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6 p.m.: New Horizons Vintage Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

6 p.m.: Eric Alexander - Harold Mabern Quartet Montage ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6:15 p.m.: Hiroya Tsukamoto & Satoshi Takeishi Max of Eastman Place ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6:30 p.m.: Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet Xerox Auditorium ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

6:45 p.m.: Michael Mwenso Christ Church ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

7 p.m.: Violet Mary RG&E-Lidestri Spirit Stage (FREE)

7 p.m.: Greenfield-Rosenberg Quartet Little Theatre ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

7:15 p.m.: Courtney Pine - House of Legends Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

7:30 p.m.: CNY Jazz Orchestra Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

7:30 p.m.: Lina Nyberg Band Lutheran Church Of The Reformation ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

7:30 p.m.: ESM-XRIJF Gerry Niewood Jazz Scholarships Performance Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (FREE)

7:45 p.m.: Chris O'Leary Band Abilene ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

7:45 p.m.: Geoffrey Keezer Hatch Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

8:30 p.m.: Sicilian Jazz Project Unity Health Care Big Tent ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

8:45 p.m.: Michael Mwenso Christ Church ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

9 p.m.: Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet Xerox Auditorium ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

9 p.m.: Violet Mary RG&E-Lidestri Spirit Stage (FREE)

9:15 p.m.: Greenfield-Rosenberg Quartet Little Theatre ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

9:30 p.m.: Lina Nyberg Band Lutheran Church Of The Reformation ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

9:30 p.m.: CNY Jazz Orchestra Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

9:45 p.m.: Chris O'Leary Band Abilene ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

10 p.m.: Eric Alexander - Harold Mabern Quartet Montage ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

10 p.m.: Sicilian Jazz Project Unity Health Care Big Tent ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

10 p.m.: Hiroya Tsukamoto & Satoshi Takeishi Max of Eastman Place ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

10 p.m.: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio Kilbourn Hall ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

10 p.m.: Mike Cottone Quartet Rochester Club ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

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  • Friday June 21 - Schedule

    Friday June 21 - Schedule

    3:45, 4:30 & 5 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Quincy Jones Presents: Nikki Yanofsky Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • INTERVIEW: Pink Martini

    INTERVIEW: Pink Martini

    With equal dashes Esquivel lounge and Martin Denny exotica, chilled on retro rocks and poured into a Camelot-era America glass, Pink Martini is the ultimate in sophisticated pop cool and classic, jazzy swing. Since 1994, this ensemble from Portland, Oregon, has traveled the world plugging into orchestras along the way.

    By Frank De Blase Jun 12, 2013

  • Friday, June 21 - Artist Bios

    Friday, June 21 - Artist Bios

    Bill Dobbins Bill Dobbins is director of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra, but European jazz aficionados know him as the long-time conductor of the WDR Big Band (1994-2002) and occasional conductor of the Metropole Orchestra. Dobbins is also an excellent pianist who has played with Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Peter Erskine.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Saturday, June 22 - Schedule

    Saturday, June 22 - Schedule

    1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Saturday, June 22 - Artist Bios

    Saturday, June 22 - Artist Bios

    78 RPM Big Band This group originated in the early 70's as an Oktoberfest band in Western New York. Over the years it has traded the oom-pa-pa-oom for some sweet swing a la Glenn, Tommy, and Artie.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Sunday, June 23 - Schedule

    Sunday, June 23 - Schedule

    1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • INTERVIEW: Marti Brom

    INTERVIEW: Marti Brom

    There's a spot in certain female voices — a transitional spot, if you will — between sweet vibrato and growl. Texas rockabilly songstress Marti Brom traverses this vocal twilight beautifully, leaving a slew of broken hearts in her wake.

    By Frank De Blase Jun 12, 2013

  • Sunday, June 23 - Artist Bios

    Sunday, June 23 - Artist Bios

    BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Brothers Michael and David Doucet began touring Louisiana in 1986. Since then their cajun dance music has earned them Grammy nominations and even a Super Bowl performance.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Jazz Festival Guide 2013

    Jazz Festival Guide 2013

    Exclusive interviews, artist bios and interviews
    CITY Newspaper's guide to the biggest music festival in Rochester! For more coverage, check our website every day of the festival for reviews, blogs, photos and more!

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Monday, June 24 - Artist Bios

    Monday, June 24 - Artist Bios

    Alfredo Rodriguez When Alfredo Rodriguez plays a ballad, he leans so far into the piano that you might think he's kissing the keys. In a way he is, with the exquisite touch of his fingers.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Tuesday, June 25 - Schedule

    Tuesday, June 25 - Schedule

    Noon: Nick Finzer Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • INTERVIEW: Anat Cohen

    INTERVIEW: Anat Cohen

    When Israeli clarinetist Anat Cohen steps out of her Brooklyn home, she finds herself between two worlds. Cohen resides in Williamsburg, a vital neighborhood in the New York jazz scene.

    By Ron Netsky Jun 12, 2013

  • Tuesday, June 25 - Artist Bios

    Tuesday, June 25 - Artist Bios

    Alfredo Rodriguez See listing for Monday, June 24. Anat Cohen See feature on page 22.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Wednesday, Jun 26 - Schedule

    Wednesday, Jun 26 - Schedule

    Noon: Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Wednesday, Jun 26 - Artist Bios

    Wednesday, Jun 26 - Artist Bios

    Aaron Goldberg Trio When Wynton Marsalis hired Aaron Goldberg to play piano for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, he called him "a modern improviser of great clarity, finesse, and dexterity." A sought-after sideman, Goldberg has lent his keyboard talents to Betty Carter, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and many others.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Thursday, June 27 - Schedule

    Thursday, June 27 - Schedule

    Noon: Herb Smith Central Library (FREE) 1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • INTERVIEW: Rudresh Mahanthappa

    INTERVIEW: Rudresh Mahanthappa

    It's not unusual for a jazz artist to lead several groups, but Rudresh Mahanthappa just might hold the record. He leads or co-leads 10 different ensembles.

    By Ron Netsky Jun 12, 2013

  • Thursday, June 27 - Artist Bios

    Thursday, June 27 - Artist Bios

    Bob James and David Sanborn with Steve Gadd Saxophonist David Sanborn has played with famous artists from every genre imaginable — David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead, Billy Joel, and Eric Clapton are just a few. For this concert he will be joined by keyboardist Bob James, drummer Steve Gadd, and bassist James Genus.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Friday, June 28 - Schedule

    Friday, June 28 - Schedule

    Noon: Karl Stabnau Central Library (FREE) 1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • INTERVIEW: Gas House Gorillas

    INTERVIEW: Gas House Gorillas

    So, five gorillas walk into a bar... But seriously folks, five guys from Brooklyn walk into a joint in Anytown, USA, and promptly take the stage.

    By Frank De Blase Jun 12, 2013

  • Friday, June 28 - Artist Bios

    Friday, June 28 - Artist Bios

    Ben Taylor Imagine the expectation that comes with being the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. Ben Taylor lives up to that expectation, but with a voice all his own.

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Saturday, June 29 - Schedule

    Saturday, June 29 - Schedule

    1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Saturday, June 29 - Artist Bios

    Saturday, June 29 - Artist Bios

    Al Chez & the Brothers of Funk No doubt you've seen his mug and heard his horn on the tube. For 15 years he honked his horn on "Late Night with David Letterman."

    Jun 12, 2013

  • Festival Information

    Festival Information

    Tickets, Venues, Parking
    The 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Friday, June 21-Saturday, June 29

    Jun 12, 2013

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