All Tickets on Sale April 7th at 10 a.m.
Rochester, New York--April 6, 2006-- The fifth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by Heluva Good Quality Foods, returns to Rochester June 9-17, 2006. The spectacular nine-day event will feature more than 170 concerts and 600 musicians representing more than a dozen countries.
Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band will open the Festival June 9th in a rare performance outside New York City that is an exclusive benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund. Other headliners include the godfather of soul James Brown, Phil Woods, McCoy Tyner, Toots Thielemans, Wayne Shorter, Susan Tedeschi and Etta James, Little Feat, Soulive and Dickey Betts.
“We're cookin' up a musical storm in Rochester," said John Nugent, Producer and Artistic Director. “RIJF's ingredients include multiple genres of creative improvised music. Add a dash of New Orleans old, a dash of New Orleans new. Throw in a main course of jazz legends, open up a fantastic bottle of blues and finish off with a dessert sampling of the finest emerging artists from around the world. RIJF's plate offers something for everybody's taste buds!"
The Festival is presented in four series: the Club Pass Series, Senator Jim Alesi Eastman Theatre series, more than 50 free concerts on two outdoor stages and in the Museum and Gallery Family Series.
Tickets:
Tickets for headliner Senator Jim Alesi Eastman Theatre Series shows are on sale now at Ticketmaster/Ticket Express outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, and www.rochesterjazz.com. Ticketed show prices range from $15-$95 plus service charge. Club Passes are on sale at the same locations for $95 plus service charge through the Festival.
“An important element we wanted to incorporate this year was a major tribute to New Orleans," said Marc Iacona, Festival Executive Director. “In addition to the spectacular opening night with Woody Allen we are also presenting five New Orleans-based groups, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Papa Grows Funk, Asylum Street Spankers, Red Stick Ramblers and Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers."
What's New This Year?
*Jazz Street (Gibbs St.) will be open all nine days
*A Celebration of New Orleans with multiple concerts
*Museum and Gallery Family Series, presented by Rochester Area Community Foundation, at the Memorial Art Gallery, George Eastman House and on the Mary Jemison Riverboat at Corn Hill Landing
Festival Schedule, Artist Bios, Photos and MP3 Samples Visit www.rochesterjazz.com for a complete schedule, map, online brochure, artist photos and bios, and MP3 samples. Scheduling info is also available by calling the Festival Hotline at 585-234-2002.
Artist Lineup
James Brown, Asylum Street Spankers, Badi Assad, Ben Allison Quartet, Bill Tiberio Group, Billy Bang Quintet, Bob Sneider Trio, BraamDeJoodeVatcher, Bruce Katz Band, Byron Striping, Cedar Walton, Central NY Jazz Orchestra, Charlie Hunter Trio, Chris Berry & Panjea featuring Michael Kang, John Hollenbeck & Claudia Quintet, Dave Rivello Ensemble, Dawn Thomson Quartet, Dickey Betts, Djabe, Dominic Duval & Jimmy Halpern, Duane Andrews Gypsy Jazz, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, e.s.t, Eddie Henderson Quartet, Etta James & The Roots Band, Folk Alarm 5 featuring Kevin Breit, Fonfy, Johnny and Rox Trio, Gap Mangione Quintet, Gray Mayfield + Delfeayo Marsalis, MK Groove Orchestra, Greater Rochester Jazz Orchestra, Hard Logic, Harold Danko & Friends, Hayes Greenfield Trio, Hoffman & Sneider Duo, Italian Tenors featuring Frank Tiberi and George Garzone, Jack Allen Big Band, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana Quartet, Music Educators Big Band, Jazz Epicure, JazzmaTazz, Jeff Campbell Trio, Jeremiah, The Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Quartet Joel Harrison plays George Harrison, Jon Ballantyne Trio, Juanito Pascual, Karrin Allyson, Katrine Madsen, Kelley Hunt, Kenny Garrett Quartet, Little Feat, Magnus Lindgren Quartet, Mahavishnu Project, McCoy Tyner Trio, Mike Kaupa Quartet, Mose Allison, Nicki Denner's Latin Jazz Trio, Osage County, Soulive, Papa Grows Funk, Phil Woods & Strings “Celebrating Bird", Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Red Stick Ramblers, Respect Sextet, Rigmor Gustafsson Quartet, Rob McConnell Trio, Robert Glasper Trio, Roberto Occhipinti Quartet, Roomful of Blues, Schonig-Henderson Trio Featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith, Shirantha Beddage, Sliding Hammers, Smugtown Stompers, Somisunshine, Sonya Kitchell, Steve Gauci Trio, Susan Tedeschi Band, Terrell Stafford B3 Band, The York Quartet, Tim Posgate Hornband Featuring Howard Johnson, Tom Harrell Quartet, Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner Duo, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan, Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band and others to be announced.
Club Pass Series Shows
Access to more than 120 shows with the Club Pass! Show times vary. Check schedule at www.rochesterjazz.com. $95 plus service charge. $15-25 single entry at the door to any show without Club Pass, no advance sales. Sales final and non-transferable. Purchase at Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com or www.rochesterjazz.com. Exchange ticket for laminated pass provided at first venue of entry and use for entire festival. Admission not guaranteed. First come-first served!
Festival Venues
Eastman Theatre, Robert Mondavi Club Pass Festival Tent, Strong Health Jazz Street Stage, Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music, Little Theatre, Max of Eastman Place, Milestones, Montage Music Hall, State St. Bar & Grill-Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bank of America East Avenue Stage Co-presented by Nextel, George Eastman House Dryden Theatre, Memorial Art Gallery and the Mary Jemison Riverboat at Corn Hill Landing.
Jam Sessions
Nightly at the Crowne Plaza State Street Bar & Grill beginning at 10:30 p.m.
Founded in 2002, the Rochester International Jazz Festival has become one of nation's largest and fastest growing music festivals, drawing fans from across the U.S. and around the world. 2005 attendance topped 65,000. Annually the Festival presents more than 100 concerts featuring a diverse and international lineup of legendary Grammy award-winning artists and critically-acclaimed jazz and contemporary groups.
Media Contact
Jean Dalmath
T: 585-586-6650
F: 585-586-6513
C: 585-755-6911
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For more information contact All About Jazz.
