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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 2017
by Gregory Savage
The phrase, “the festival will go on come rain or shine," never rang more true than at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. Even with on and off showers, the streets were packed with jazz lovers every night. The lineup, from top to bottom, was impressive. There was a great mixture of seasoned and emerging artists. ...
Less Than 3 Weeks To The Start Of The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 16th Edition - June 23 - July 1
The nine-day Xerox Rochester International Festival (XRIJF) 16th Edition returns to Rochester starting June 23 through July 1 presenting more than 1500 artists from around the world in 320+ shows at 19 indoor and outdoor venues. Free shows on 5 outdoor stages One of the nation's largest jazz festivals, XRIJF draws more than 200,000 people from ...
King Crimson To Tour North America Summer 2017 In Support Of Forthcoming Live Ep "Heroes"
Seminal rock band King Crimson begins their 2017 North American tour with the summer leg including a 17-show run spanning June 11 to July 10. The “Radical Action Tour 2017” will begin at Seattle's Moore Theatre on June 11. The tour will run through cities Saratoga, Oakland, San Diego, Los Angeles, Denver, and Minneapolis. King Crimson ...
Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Full Lineup For 16th Edition June 23 - July 1 - Nine Days, 325+ Shows, 19 Venues, 95 Free Shows, Youth Workshops & Jams
Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona have announced the lineup for the festival's 16th Edition. The nine-day festival returns to Rochester June 23 thru July 1 presenting more than 1500 artists from around the world in 325+ shows at 19 venues. The 2017 Festival will be presented in three series: the ...
Headliners Announced for Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 16th Edition
Tickets are on sale now for six headliner shows announced for the nine-day Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) to be held June 23 to July 1, 2017. This marks the festival's 16th Edition. The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival is one of the nation's premier jazz festivals, navigating all genres of creative improvised music since ...
Eastman School Of Music And ArtistShare Join Forces To Promote Student And Alumni Careers
Will promote competitively selected Eastman musicians through the Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Program Students and recent alumni of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will now have an opportunity to join a very special family of professional artists. Eastman and ArtistShare have announced an exclusive partnership to recognize and support the career and artistic development ...
Laura Dubin: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival / Matt Savage: Piano Voyages
by Jack Bowers
Here are three new CDs by two exemplary young pianists, Laura Dubin and Matt Savage, the first two of which reprise a concert by Dubin's splendid trio at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival in July 2016. The third, Piano Voyages, is Savage's twelfth recording, the first in which his eloquent piano is the lone instrument. ...
Pianist/Composer Enoch Smith Jr. To Release His 4th CD, "The Quest: Live At APC," November 11
The Quest: Live at APC is the latest recorded chapter in composer/pianist Enoch Smith Jr.’s ongoing search to find a seamless synthesis of jazz and gospel and a balance between the spiritual and technical aspects of his creativity. Smith’s 4th CD as a leader and first live date will be released by his Misfitme Music label ...
Mike Melito: New York Connections
by David A. Orthmann
It's somewhat misleading to summarize Mike Melito's New York Connections by dropping a few names of past masters for credibility's sake, applauding him for preserving the essence of hard bop designs from the 50s and 60s, and emphasizing just how effective he is at forging ties to these avenues of the music. Though all of these ...
Mike Melito: New York Connections
by C. Andrew Hovan
Every town has its homegrown talent worthy of wider recognition. This is definitely true when it comes to Rochester native Mike Melito. Since the age of 16, the drummer has held down the drum chair for countless combos and national acts in and around upstate New York. That he has the chops and know-how to make ...
