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Club Passes Go on Sale Friday October 25 for 2020 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival

October 22, 2019

All Passes Shareable––Record 228 Shows & 13 Club Pass Venues! + 2 Former Venues Returning––Little Theatre and Auditorium at S. Clinton Rochester, NY—October 22, 2019—Club Passes for the 2020 CGI Rochester Inter...

18th Edition CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival Wraps up on a High Note!

June 30, 2019

Rochester, NY––June 30, 2019––The 18th Edition of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank wrapped up last night on another high note with extraordinary artists coming to play from around the world, at...

Media Advisory Saturday June 29, 2019

June 29, 2019

Last Day! - It's Day 9 - Saturday June 29 Festival Favorite Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Headline at 9 PM - Midtown Stage - Free! 11 Free Shows! Amazing Lineup in the Clubs! Rochester, NY––June 29, 2019––It's the fin...

Media Advisory Friday June 28, 2019

June 28, 2019

Last 2 Days! - It's Day 8 - Friday, June 28 Steve Miller Band Headlines Tonight - Discounted Rush Tickets Available Starting at 12 Noon! Midtown Stage Opens Tonight Last Day for Noon Jazz Series & Jazz Workshops ...

Discounted Rush Tickets For Steve Miller Band

June 28, 2019

TODAY STARTING AT 12 NOON Discounted last minute rush tickets (limited number) will be available for purchase IN PERSON ONLY AT THE RIJF TICKET SHOP 100 East Ave, corner of East Ave & Gibbs St From 12 Noon to 8:00 p.m. or IN...

Media Advisory Thursday June 27, 2019

June 27, 2019

Photo caption: Jeff Goldblum went up to the balcony at Eastman Theatre last night to dance once again with Ethel Chadwick of Scottsville. Ethel danced with Goldblum in the film, The Mountain. Photo for RIJF by Thom Bell. Day 7 - Thur...

Media Advisory Wednesday June 26, 2019

June 26, 2019

Day 6 - Wednesday June 26 Rochester, NY –– June 26, 2019 ––The nine day CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival continues today wi...

Media Advisory Tuesday June 25, 2019

June 25, 2019

Rochester, NY –– June 25, 2019 ––The nine day CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival continues today starting at 12 noon with a free show featuring William Petito at the Central Library downtown. Free Jaz...

Media Advisory Monday June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019

Day 4 - Monday June 24 Jazz at the Library Starts at Noon Today! Free! Jazz Workshops Start Today 1 PM - Free! Jazz Scholarship Concert & Presentation is Tonight at 8 PM Roch...

Media Advisory Sunday June 23, 2019

June 23, 2019

Day 3 - Sunday June 23 Avangrid/ RGE /Barclay Damon Fusion Free Stage Opens Today 7 & 9 PM! Free shows on Jazz Street Start at 3:45 PM, Squeezer's Stage at 4:30 PM and RRH Big Tent at 6 PM Rochester, NY –– June 23, 2019 –&ndash...