Rochester International Jazz Festival

Coordinates: 43°09′43″N 77°37′01″W / 43.162064°N 77.616846°W / 43.162064; -77.616846

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Genre	Jazz
Dates	June
Location(s)	Rochester, New York
Years active	2002-Present
Founded by	John Nugent, Marc Iacona
Website
Official website

Established in 2002, the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival takes place in June of each year, in Rochester, New York. It is produced by John Nugent, Artistic Director and Marc Iacona, Executive Director. The title sponsor is Xerox.

The festival is held at multiple venues throughout the downtown Rochester New York's East End cultural district, including Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, Hatch Recital Hall, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Christ Church, the Festival Big Tent, Max of Eastman Place, Montage, Xerox Auditorium, Rochester Club, The Little Theatre, Lyric Theatre and more - all within walking distance and many on "Jazz Street" (otherwise known as Gibbs Street during the rest of the year), which is closed off for the festival's nine days. In addition, about 70 free concerts are presented on outdoor stages and other free venues.

In 2009, attendance was estimated at a record 133,000 for the 225 concerts presented.^[1]

In 2010, 162,000 people attended the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 250 concerts presented over nine days, breaking the record set the prior year of 133,000.^[2]

2011 saw another record setting year with 285 concerts presented over nine days and in 18 different venues. Attendance reached an all-time high of 182,000.^[3]

In 2012, the 11th Edition hit another attendance record of 187,000, a record number of headliner sell-outs, the addition of new venue, Hatch Recital Hall and 9 days of spectacular weather. Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers, Esperanza Spalding, Zappa Plays Zappa, and Daryl Hall "Live From Daryl's House" with special guest Keb' Mo' headlined this year.

Festival history

Year	Days	Headliners	No. of shows	No. of venues	Est. attendance	Notes
2002	7	Aretha Franklin The Rippingtons Sonny Rollins	50	14	15,000	Norah Jones was booked as an up-and-comer, before her debut album was released—but she performed as a new superstar after it became a runaway success; Franklin concert held at Frontier Field; Chris Botti opened for The Rippingtons
2003	10	Tony Bennett George Benson Dave Brubeck Al Jarreau		14	30,000
2004	9	Oscar Peterson David Sanborn			55,000	First year that Gibbs Street was renamed "Jazz Street"; first year for the RIJF Big Tent
2005	9	The Bad Plus Chris Botti & Madeleine Peyroux Dave Brubeck Chick Corea Sonny Rollins			65,000
2006	9	Woody Allen James Brown Etta James			80,000	First year club passes sold out^[4]
2007	9	Dave Brubeck Quartet Dr. John and Madeleine Peyroux Jerry Lee Lewis Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Raul Midon and "King" Solomon Burke Jean-Luc Ponty, Trio Beyond	200+^[5]	18^[5]	120,000	First year for Nordic Jazz Now
2008	9	Al Green Medeski Martin & Wood Boz Scaggs			125,000	Jake Shimabukuro, Carolyn Wonderland, and Catherine Russell also appeared
2009	9	Dave Brubeck Michael McDonald Smokey Robinson Jake Shimabukuro & Carolyn Wonderland Susan Tedeschi & Taj Mahal	225		133,000	First year with Xerox as title sponsor
2010	9	Jeff Beck Herbie Hancock Keb' Mo' Gladys Knight John Pizzarelli Bernie Williams	250	15	162,000	A second Jeff Beck concert was added after the first sold out; club passes also sold out in advance; Trombone Shorty appeared; Smash Mouth closes
2011	9	Chris Botti Natalie Cole Elvis Costello The Fab Faux Béla Fleck and the Flecktones k.d. lang	285	18	182,000	Club passes sold out two months in advance; Kevin Eubanks appears; Trombone Shorty plays a free show; G Love and Special Sauce close out the festival
2012	9	Daryl Hall with Keb' Mo' Norah Jones Diana Krall Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers Esperanza Spalding Zappa Plays Zappa	> 300	19	187,000	A second Steve Martin concert was added after the first sold out; club passes sold out four-and-a-half months in advance, before shows were even announced; Trombone Shorty appears for the third straight year
2013	9	David Byrne & St. Vincent Peter Frampton with Robert Cray Roger Hodgson Bob James & David Sanborn with Steve Gadd Willie Nelson and Family Pink Martini	280	19	195,000	Trombone Shorty again closes the festival with a free concert
2014	9	Earth, Wind & Fire Fourplay Buddy Guy Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers ft. Edie Brickell Michael McDonald Janelle Monáe	322	20	196,000	Just as in 2012, a second Steve Martin show was added after the first quickly sold out; Bob James appears for second straight year, this time as a member of Fourplay
2015	9	Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Gary Clark, Jr., with Beth Hart Steve Gadd Band with special surprise guest Jennifer Hudson Diana Krall Steep Canyon Rangers Tedeschi Trucks Band with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Doyle Bramhall	> 325	19	TBD	James Taylor was Gadd's surprise guest; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Trombone Shorty among free concerts; Yellowjackets, Joey Alexander, and Grace Kelly among the club shows Steve Gadd's 70th birthday concert was recorded and later released as a Grammy-nominated album, Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY
2016	9	Gregg Allman Erykah Badu Chris Botti Chick Corea "Trilogy" Trio with Joey Alexander Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Grace Potter	325^[6]	18	205,000	Trombone Shorty again closes the festival with a free concert
2017	9	Sheryl Crow King Crimson Maceo Parker and the Ray Charles Orchestra ft. The Raelettes Postmodern Jukebox Mavis Staples Joss Stone Monty Alexander	TBD	TBD	TBD

Table data gleaned primarily from ^[7]

2009 appearances

The 2009 lineup of major performances was announced on March 24, 2009.^[8]

Headliners

Other appearances

Taj Mahal
The Susan Tedeschi Band
Jake Shimabukuro
"SMV" (bassists Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten) on their Thunder Tour

2010 appearances

Headliners

The following headlining acts all played ticketed shows at Eastman Theatre

Gladys Knight
Herbie Hancock
Keb' Mo'
Jeff Beck's first show sold out soon after it was announced, prompting the announcement of a second show
John Pizzarelli
Bernie Williams

Other Appearances

Trombone Shorty played three nights in a row at the festival
Los Lonely Boys made a repeat appearance, playing a free outdoor show
Smash Mouth closed the festival with a packed, free, outdoor finale concert.

Past performers

Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band
Tony Bennett
Ravi Coltrane
Chaka Khan
Al Jarreau
The Respect Sextet
Chris Botti
Bobby McFerrin & Jack DeJohnette
Bill Frisell
Al (Roomful of Blues) Copley
Sonny Rollins
Chick Corea
Hilton Ruiz
Madeleine Peyroux
Steve Turre
Strunz & Farah
Aretha Franklin
Charles Ellison Quartet
Sonny Rollins
Dr. John
Dave Brubeck
George Benson
Stephane Wrembel
Norah Jones
The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band led by Jon Faddis
John Hammond
Willem Breuker
Michael Moore
Harold Danko

References

↑ All About Jazz.com Retrieved 30 January 2009.
↑ Retrieved 22 June 2010.
↑ Retrieved 21 June 2011.
↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb531955.htm
1 2 http://www.rochesterjazz.com/press_room/?id=154&option=view_entry
↑ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainment/2016/06/19/jazz-fest-2016-numbers/85693126/
↑ Spevak, Jeff (June 5, 2011). "10 Years of Jazz". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. pp. 3C,8C. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
↑ http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=77649

External links

Rochester International Jazz Festival Official Website
Jazz@Rochester: A blog covering the RIJF and live jazz in and around Rochester, New York.

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