Rochester International Jazz Festival

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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
Location(s)	Rochester, New York
Years active	2002-Present
Founded by	John Nugent, Marc Iacona
Date(s)	June
Genre	Jazz
Website	Official website

Established in 2002, the Rochester International Jazz Festival takes place in June of each year, in Rochester, New York. It is produced by John Nugent, Artistic Director and Marc Iacona, Executive Director. The current title sponsor is Xerox.

The festival is held at multiple venues throughout the downtown Rochester East End cultural district, including the Eastman Theatre, Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Christ Church, the Festival Big Tent, Max of Eastman Place, Montage Grille, Xerox Auditorium, all within within walking distance and many on "Jazz Street" (otherwise known as Gibbs Street during the rest of the year), which is closed off for the festival's nine days. In addition, more than 60 free concerts are presented on three outdoor stages.

In 2009, attendance was estimated at a record 133,000 for the 225 concerts presented.^[1]

Contents 1 2009 appearances 1.1 Headliners 1.2 Other appearances 2 Past performers 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 2009 appearances

The 2009 lineup of major performances was announced on March 24, 2009.^[2]

[edit] Headliners

• Smokey Robinson
• Michael McDonald
• Dave Brubeck

[edit] Other appearances

• Taj Mahal
• The Susan Tedeschi Band
• Jake Shimabukuro
• "SMV" (bassists Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten) on their Thunder Tour

[edit] Past performers

[edit] References

1. ^ All About Jazz.com Retrieved 30 January 2009.
2. ^ http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=77649

[edit] External links

• Rochester International Jazz Festival Official Website
• Jazz@Rochester: A blog covering the RIJF and live jazz in and around Rochester, New York.