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The Hochstein School of Music and dance has announced a bunch of summer programming to help inculcate your kids in this music we call jazz. Gotta start 'em early... Here's the lineup: Hep Kids! Jazz Celebration: Music & Fun for... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Jazz@Rochester
Achoo, sniff, scratch, scratch... damn thing about being in the Flower City is the bloomin allergies! As I get older they seem to be getting worse. Here at Jazz@Rochester, we'll try to get some inside line on live jazz at... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Jazz@Rochester
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Last week, the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival announced two great opportunities to learn more about jazz during the festival. XRIJF Jazz Workshops for Aspiring Young Music Students Room 120, Ray Wright Room, Eastman School of Music 1:00-2:30 p.m. No... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Jazz@Rochester
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On Wednesday the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival introduced a new app for Android and an enhanced app for iPhone. Both are free and available now for download. One new feature is a photo booth function that allows you to... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
For those of us who work downtown, the shooting of Spiderman 2 has been both interesting and frustrating as we negotiate the crazy changes. My office is right next to the Broad Street bridge, which is now the downtown bus... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
I like to try and provide you with as many different avenues for you to access Jazz@Rochester and what I hope is useful information about live jazz in and around Rochester. You can get the content of this blog in... Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
UNESCO's International Jazz Day included events all over the world, including a 2+ hour concert in Istanbul, Turkey (on YouTube, but move it to @18:15 for start), but nothing here. Hmmmmm.... I guess having an International Jazz Festival is all... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
If you went to the Exodus to Jazz gig with Joe Locke, you know what a treat it was. Joe really had several heart-to-heart talks with his ROC peeps. One of them is to the right... more later, I hope.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
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Exodus to Jazz brings ROC native Joe Locke back to town for a pre-release concert on his new CD Lay Down My Heart ... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
OK, it is still "inside" music weather, but the festival season is just around the corner! Jazz 90.1's Spring Pledge Drive is underway and they're getting close to their $50K goal. Help them get over the top by pledging what... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Coming home again, Rochester-area native Joe Locke is playing two sets for Exodus to Jazz at the Hochstein Performance Hall on Saturday, April 20th at 8:00 pm. Locke is one of the pre-eminent musician playing the jazz vibraphone, performing and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Although I missed the gig with 3 bands at the Montage on Friday, Hal made it and told us all about it on Saturday. As you can see below, I did make two of the three gigs celebrating Tom Kohn... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
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Tonight Mike Kaupa started it out solo horns, with effect(s)... followed by solo guitar works by Adam Caine, and wrapped up by a killing set from Paul Smoker with Vinny Golia, Phil Haynes & Adam Lane ... Opening the ears... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
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Night 1 of Bop Art's celebration of 25 years of presenting live and creative jazz in ROC. Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Below is a guest post I received over the transom from Hal Schuler, who was able to attend the last night's outing of the Montage Grill's new "Jazz Night." Well, it was "new" to me as I don't remember hearing... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
I'm going to try to help Tom Kohn and the Bop Shop celebrate the 25 years of great music that he has presented to Rochester this week (I've been doing it since 2006 here, but Tom works much harder). Hope... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Starting this Sunday, Tom Kohn, Bop Arts and the Bop Shop are celebrating a major milestone. Twenty-five years ago, Kohn and the Bop Shop hosted its first jazz concert. The band was the Pierre Dorge Quartet featuring Morton Carlson, Irene... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Yesterday, I headed over to Hatch Hall to catch the press conference announcing the lineup for the 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. It is going to be a great festival ... the Club Pass lineup is going to make... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
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XRIJF Music Director John Nugent and Harold Danko tearing it up a bit duo style before the press conference starts. Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
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Sunday night, beer in hand, Frisell pickin on the porch, scholarships for students through Rochester Contemporary Arts Foundation ... Life is good! Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
It looks like I'm going to miss WGMC's Jazz 90.1's presentation of saxman Houston Person tomorrow... yes, through procrastination. Despite warnings, I kept putting off getting tickets and now they are sold out.... I'm sad. However, I'm heading out twice... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
I wanted to get out to hear Michael Musillami Trio tonight out at Lovin Cup, but I'm here writing this post out for you my dear readers (sorry Tom!) ... I'm also saving what little energy I have for tomorrow... Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Toronto-based Four80East is making another appearance at the Exodus To Jazz series at Water Street this Thursday, March 14th at Water Street Music Hall. Led by creative co-founders Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace, the group’s fourth Exodus To Jazz engagement... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
By the end of the month we'll know the lineup for XRIJF. Do you have you Club Pass yet? Until then, here is the live jazz in and around Rocheter for the next seven days, plus some things coming up... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester
Back in ROC and the snow followed me here! Here is the live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus some things coming up in the the near future: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Jon Seiger All-Stars... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2013 at Jazz@Rochester