Rochester International Jazz Festival
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| Location(s) | Rochester, New York |
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| 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 title sponsor is Xerox.
The festival is held at multiple venues throughout the downtown Rochester New York's East End cultural district, including Kodak Hall at 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, Xerox Auditorium, Rochester Club, and Abilene - all 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]
In 2010, 162,000 people attended the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 250 concerts presented over nine days, breaking the record set the prior year of 133,000.[2]
2011 saw another record setting year with 285 concerts presented over nine days and in 18 different venues. Attendance reached an all-time high of 182,000.[3]
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[edit] Festival history
| Year | Days | Headliners | No. of shows | No. of venues | Est. attendance | Notes |
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| 2002 | 7 | Aretha Franklin The Rippingtons Sonny Rollins |
50 | 14 | 15,000 | Norah Jones was booked as an up-and-comer, before her debut album was released—but she performed as a new superstar after it became a runaway success; Franklin concert held at Frontier Field; Chris Botti opened for The Rippingtons |
| 2003 | 10 | Tony Bennett George Benson Dave Brubeck Al Jarreau |
14 | 30,000 | ||
| 2004 | 9 | Oscar Peterson David Sanborn |
55,000 | First year that Gibbs Street was renamed "Jazz Street"; first year for the RIJF Big Tent | ||
| 2005 | 9 | The Bad Plus Dave Brubeck Chick Corea Sonny Rollins |
65,000 | |||
| 2006 | 9 | Woody Allen James Brown Etta James |
80,000 | |||
| 2007 | 9 | Chris Botti & Madeleine Peyroux Jerry Lee Lewis Wynton Marsalis |
120,000 | First year for Nordic Jazz Now | ||
| 2008 | 9 | Al Green Medeski Martin & Wood Boz Scaggs |
125,000 | Jake Shimabukuro, Carolyn Wonderland, and Catherine Russell also appeared | ||
| 2009 | 9 | Dave Brubeck Michael McDonald Smokey Robinson Jake Shimabukuro & Carolyn Wonderland Susan Tedeschi & Taj Mahal |
225 | 133,000 | First year with Xerox as title sponsor | |
| 2010 | 9 | Jeff Beck Herbie Hancock Keb' Mo' Gladys Knight John Pizzarelli Bernie Williams |
250 | 15 | 162,000 | A second Jeff Beck concert was added after the first sold out; club passes also sold out in advance; Trombone Shorty appeared; Smash Mouth closes |
| 2011 | 9 | Chris Botti Natalie Cole Elvis Costello The Fab Faux Béla Fleck and the Flecktones k.d. lang |
285 | 18 | 182,000 | Club passes sold out two months in advance; Kevin Eubanks appears; Trombone Shorty plays a free show; G Love and Special Sauce close out the festival |
| 2012 | 9 | Daryl Hall with Keb' Mo' Norah Jones Diana Krall Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Zappa Plays Zappa |
TBA | TBA | TBD | A second Steve Martin concert was added after the first sold out; club passes sold out four-and-a-half months in advance. |
- Table data gleaned primarily from [4]
[edit] 2009 appearances
The 2009 lineup of major performances was announced on March 24, 2009.[5]
[edit] Headliners
[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] 2010 appearances
[edit] Headliners
The following headlining acts all played ticketed shows at Eastman Theatre
- Gladys Knight
- Herbie Hancock
- Keb' Mo'
- Jeff Beck's first show sold out soon after it was announced, prompting the announcement of a second show
- John Pizzarelli
- Bernie Williams
[edit] Other Appearances
- Trombone Shorty played three nights in a row at the festival
- Los Lonely Boys made a repeat appearance, playing a free outdoor show
- Smash Mouth closed the festival with a packed, free, outdoor finale concert.
[edit] Past performers
- Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band
- Tony Bennett
- Ravi Coltrane
- Chaka Khan
- Al Jarreau
- The Respect Sextet
- Chris Botti
- Bobby McFerrin & Jack DeJohnette
- Bill Frisell
- Al (Roomful of Blues) Copley
- Sonny Rollins
- Chick Corea
- Hilton Ruiz
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Steve Turre
- Strunz & Farah
- Aretha Franklin
- Charles Ellison Quartet
- Sonny Rollins
- Dr. John
- Dave Brubeck
- George Benson
- Stephane Wrembel
- Norah Jones
- The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band led by Jon Faddis
- John Hammond
- Willem Breuker
- Michael Moore
- Harold Danko
- Dave Pietro & Banda Brazil
- Wallace Roney
- Paul Smoker
- Juana Molina
- Derek Trucks
- Gap Mangione
- Harry Allen
- Lew Tabackin
- Paula West Quartet
- Joe LaBarbera
- Jonas Kullhammar Quartet
- autorickshaw
- Raul Midón
- Wycliffe Gordon
- The Shuffle Demons
- Marian McPartland
- Dave Mancini Quartet
- David Sanborn
- Oscar Peterson
- James Brown
- Das Contras
- Phil Woods
- McCoy Tyner
- Toots Thielemans
- Wayne Shorter
- Susan Tedeschi
- Etta James
- Little Feat
- Soulive
- Dickey Betts
- Dianne Reeves
- Slide Hampton
- Medeski Martin and Wood
[edit] References
- ^ All About Jazz.com Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ [1] Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ [2] Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Spevak, Jeff (June 5, 2011). "10 Years of Jazz". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York): pp. 3C,8C. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zDebmeZB. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ^ 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.
