Rochester International Jazz Festival
established cgi rochester international jazz festival presented mt bank take place june year rochester new york owned produced rijf llc whose principal john nugent coproducer artistic director marc iacona coproducer executive director nineday festival held diverse venue throughout downtown rochester new york east end cultural entertainment district including kodak hall eastman theatre kilbourn hall eastman school music hatch recital hall lutheran church reformation rochester regional health big tent max eastman place montage music hall auditorium broad chestnut wilder room little theatre bethel christian fellowship multiple outdoor free stage venue within walking distance many jazz street otherwise known gibbs street rest year closed festival nine day free concert event presented outdoor stage free venue fiveday jazz workshop provides opportunity elementary high school music student learn play alongside noted musician performing festival festival support rijf eastman school music jazz scholarship awarded almost scholarship since student attend eastman school music attendance estimated record nearly concert presented people attended xerox rochester international jazz festival concert presented nine day breaking record set prior year saw another recordsetting year concert presented nine day different venue attendance reached alltime high th edition hit another attendance record record number headliner sellout addition new venue hatch recital hall day spectacular weather norah jones diana krall steve martin steep canyon ranger esperanza spalding zappa play zappa daryl hall live daryls house special guest keb mo headlined year festival drew recordsetting crowd people around world see musician country performed show festival also drew see musician around world perform show cgi communication became festival new title sponsor july succeeding xerox title sponsor year mt bank presenting sponsor lineup major performance announced march smokey robinson michael mcdonald dave brubeck taj mahal susan tedeschi band jake shimabukuro smv bassist stanley clarke marcus miller victor wooten thunder tour following headlining act played ticketed show eastman theatre gladys knight herbie hancock keb mo jeff beck first show sold soon announced prompting announcement second show john pizzarelli bernie williams trombone shorty played three night row festival los lonely boy made repeat appearance playing free outdoor show smash mouth closed festival packed free outdoor finale concert rochester international jazz festival official website jazzrochester blog covering rijf live jazz around rochester new york