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News Release
June 22, 2019
Media Contacts
#CGIRocJazzFest
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Day 2 - Saturday June 22
Patti Labelle Headlines at Eastman at 8 PM - Tickets Available!
Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes FREE Show - East & Chestnut Stage - 9 PM
Free Shows Start at 3:45 on Jazz Street Stage
Ticket Update - George Benson Show - SOLD OUT
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Rochester, NY
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June 22, 2019––It was a spectacular opening day yesterday for the 18th edition
CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival. The festival
continues today with free, ticketed and Club Pass shows in multiple venues. It runs through Saturday, June 29 presenting more 1500 legendary performers, familiar favorites and rising stars in 320 shows. It's the place to be in June!
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Make the Most of Your Festival Experience!
- Before you go - see street closings and parking info
- Tickets & Info - Ticket Shop, 100 East Ave & Gibbs. 10 AM - 10 PM
- Exchange Club Pass tickets for Passes before you attend a show at the Ticket Shop
- Food and beverages available at many venues, on Main St. & East Ave
- Free Festival App
- Brochures & Program Guides available at venues & the Ticket Shop
- Free Harris Beach Shuttle circulates around the fest, 3 p.m. to Midnight. Look for the signs. Shuttle Maps available at the Ticket Shop. See map
- McCarthy Merchandise Tent, Gibbs St., 4-11 p.m. apparel, posters
- Rochester Regional Health First Aid Tent, Gibbs at Main
- M&T Bank ATMs available in multiple locations around the fest
- Share your feedback! Take our quick audience survey during the fest
- Donate musical instruments for City school students, McCarthy Merchandise Tent, 5-7:30 PM
- CGI Photo Booth - Free, McCarthy Merchandise Tent, 5-10 p.m.
- WiFi Hotspot & Charging Station - D&C booth in McCarthy Merch Tent
- Nightly Jam Sessions - Start at 10:30 PM, Hyatt Regency, no cover, park free in South Ave garage from 10:30 PM to 2 a.m. courtesy of City of Rochester
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Patti LaBelle Headlines Tonight at 8 PM at Eastman
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The
soulful songbird’s name
is synonymous with grace, style, elegance and class - belting out classic rhythm and blues renditions, pop standards and spiritual sonnets that she is known and revered for.
NOTE TO EDITORS: PATTI LABELLE PHOTO/VIDEO
GUIDELINES FOR CREDENTIALED MEDIA
VIDEO: First couple minutes of the first 2 songs only. No direct audio from the board. No full songs. Designated area only. See RIJF PR Team for assistance.
PHOTOS: Designated area only. See RIJF PR Team to be escorted to designated area. For credentials photographers only.
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8th Encore for Festival Favorite Bill Frisell
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FREE SHOW! 9 PM
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
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Comfortable has never been a word associated with the
Jukes brand of raucous, roots-tinged rock and bluesy reverie. The Jukes have more than 30 albums on their resume, thousands of acclaimed live performances across the globe.
9 PM on the City of Rochester East Ave & Chestnut Stage presented by Rochester Regional Health. 7 p.m.
The Subdudes!
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Jazz trumpeter and composer
Randy Brecker
has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists.
5:30 & 7:30 p.m.
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Dawn Thomson
is a jazz guitarist and vocalist who studied with renowned guitarists Jim Hall and Emily Remler. She was on the jazz faculty at the New School University. Dawn has released six CDs, has toured the world, including this year with Matt Wilson’s Honey and Salt.
6 & 10 PM /
The Wilder Room
/ $30 at the door or Club Pass
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Bonerama returns tonight to the City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage presented by the Community Foundation -
FREE! --
7:30 and 9:30 PM -- Photo by Aaron Winters
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(photo right) Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, NC
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Photo Credits
Top photo: Crowd on Chestnut for Downchild Blues and Dan Aykroyd, by Dick Bennett.
Main Street - Photo by Garry Geer
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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. From legendary performers and familiar favorites, to rising stars and new discoveries, the Festival navigates all genres of creative improvised music from all corners of the world.
Founded in 2002 in Rochester, NY, the multi-dimensional nine-day Festival is held annually in downtown Rochester, NY and presents more than 1500 artists from around the world in 320+ shows at 20 venues. Attendance has grown from 15,000 in 2002 to 208,000 in 2018. Economic impact delivered to the region now exceeds $180 million. In addition to a headliner series and Club Pass Series of 220+ shows, the festival also presents 100+ free shows and events including nightly jam sessions and jazz workshops. The Festival's jazz scholarship program has awarded almost $500,000 in scholarships to 40 students entering Eastman School of Music.
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CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival
is produced by RIJF, LLC, a privately held company owned by John Nugent and Marc Iacona. Nugent, Producer and Artistic Director, is a noted tenor sax player, who has traveled the world with many jazz artists including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, The Woody Herman Orchestra and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Marc Iacona, Producer and Executive Director, is a Rochester native and President of Simcona Electronics. A business and community leader, he is an avid trumpeter and supporter of the arts.
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