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Jazz News
June 25, 2023
#CGIRocJazzFest
June 23 - July 1, 2023
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Samara Joy, 2023 Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Award Winner, sang at Kilbourn Hall last night to two sold-out shows!
Photo for RIJF by Dick Bennett.
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It's Day 3 of the 20th Edition!
19 Venues, 300 Shows, 100 Free Shows!
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Rochester, NY –June 25, 2023–It's day three of the 20th Anniversary Edition of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, one of the world’s leading jazz festivals. The nine-day event produced by Marc Iacona and John Nugent continues through July 1 in Downtown Rochester, NY, at 19 diverse venues.
What an amazing Saturday we had! The streets, Clubs, and outdoor stages were filled with music and thousands of music fans!
More than 1750 artists will play at the Festival this year in 300 shows, including 100 free performances, nightly jam sessions, and jazz workshops. Musicians will travel from 14 countries outside the U.S. The festival draws more than 210,000 people annually.
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Watch! Daily Recap Saturday, June 24 |
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- Don't forget your Club Pass or Tickets
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Review Patron Policies for what you may and may not bring
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Download the free Festival App powered by Harris Beach PLLC
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Check parking & street closings on Event Info
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Bring a playable musical instrument to donate at the M&T Bank Rochester Education Foundation Booth on Gibbs St. 5 - 8 PM
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Bring your appetite! Get food and/or beverages at Max, Hyatt Regency Ballroom & Jams, Rochester Regional Health Big Tent, Montage, Wilder Room, The Little, Innovation Theater and at food trucks and vendors on Jazz Street (Gibbs). See our Food & Drink Guide
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Pick up a free brochure at the Ticket Shop (100 East Ave) or venues.
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Official RIJF gear is available in the Merchandise Tent on Gibbs St. 4- 11 PM daily.
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Exchange Club Pass Tickets for Club Passes at the Ticket Shop or before you attend any shows.
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Help create original artwork on a paint-by-number mural outside the Rochester Regional Health Big Tent June 23 - 25
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Share your feedback! Take our quick audience survey during the fest
- All bags are subject to search
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First Aid Tent - staffed by Rochester Regional Health, get giveaways and basic first aid needs. Daily 5-9 PM Jazz Street (Gibbs)
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M&T Bank ATMs available in multiple locations around the fest
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Club Pass holders enjoy 10% off at Astor on Main or The Street Lobby Bar at The Hyatt Regency Rochester.
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Celebrating Toots Thielemans With Kenny Werner & Gregoire Maret
“Between a Smile and a Tear” – A Tribute to Toots Thielemans
This Centennial Tribute to the great Toots Thielemans features Toots’s heir apparent on the harmonica, Grégoire Maret and Toots’s longtime pianist KENNY WERNER, in duo or in a quartet with bass and drums. Grégoire and Kenny already did tribute tours both here and abroad with great success after Toots retired in 2012, and as Toots would have turned 100 next year, 2022 is the perfect time for another. Read more
Temple Theater 7: &9:15 PM Club Pass or $30/door
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B.D. Lenz Group
Mix the sophistication of jazz, the grit of Blues, and the grooves of funk and soul, and you have the recipe for contempo-jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz. Lenz has released 13 highly-acclaimed recordings. His music has also been featured in hundreds of TV shows globally. 6 & 10 PM Montage Music Hall Club Pass or $30/door Read more
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Nduduzo Makhathini
This fabulous pianist grew up in the lush and rugged hillscapes of umGungundlovu in South Africa and says, "I had always been looking for a kind of playing that could mirror or evoke the way my people danced, sung and spoke." 6 & 9 PM Kilbourn Hall, Club Pass or $35/door Read more
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Albino Mbie
The multi award-winning musician blends his Mozambican voice, native languages, dances and music, Marrabenta, timbila music, Afro-jazz, blues, jazz, Afro-beat and culture topped with global musical influences. 8:30 & 10 PM Rochester Regional Health Big Tent Club Pass or $30/door Read more
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Big Lazy
Big Lazy has flourished for over two decades in New York’s downtown music scene, playing their singular brand of noir and twang from dive bars to the The Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Squeezers Jam Session with Bob Sneider at the Hyatt Regency Rochester Astor on Main, 10:30 PM until. You never know who will show up. No cover charge. Food and beverages available. Read more
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Sunday, June 25, 2023
Schedule Note: Omara Portuondo Concert at 4 PM was canceled due to last-minute visa and transportation issues beyond the festival's and artist's control.
3:45 PM
4:30 PM
5:15 PM
5:45 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
6:00 PM
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Club Pass or $35/door
Free
Free
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6:15 PM
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6:30 PM
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7:00 PM
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7:30 PM
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7:45 PM
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8:30 PM
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9:00 PM
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9:15 PM
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9:30 PM
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9:45 PM
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10:00 PM
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10:30 PM
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Visit the Merchandise Tent on Jazz Street!
Open 4-11 PM Daily
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Thank You to our Sponsors & Partners |
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ABOUT THE CGI ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is one of the world’s leading jazz festivals. Held annually in Rochester, NY, more than 210,000 music fans attend the nine-day festival, which presents 300 shows at 19 venues with more than 1750 artists from around the world. The Festival was founded in 2002 and is produced by RIJF, LLC, a privately held company owned by John Nugent and Marc Iacona. 2023 marks the festival's 20th Edition. The 2020 and 2021 Festivals could not be held due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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