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Final Headliner Announced! Steve Miller Band to Headline at the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival Friday, June 28

February 18, 2019

Tickets on Sale Friday, Mar 1 at 10 AM John Nugent and Marc Iacona, producers of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, announced today that the Steve Miller Band plus special guests Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives will headline at the ...

Jeff Goldblum, Patti LaBelle and Marc Cohn + Guest Vocalists The Blind Boys of Alabama to Headline

January 22, 2019

Rochester, NY––Jeff Goldblum, Patti LaBelle and Marc Cohn with special guest vocalists, The Blind Boys of Alabama, will join the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival's headliner series lineup. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 25 at ...

George Benson and Steve Gadd Band are First Two Headliners Announced for 18th Edition

December 4, 2018

Tickets on Sale Friday, Dec 7 at 10 AM -Rochester, NY--December 4, 2018--The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is pleased to announce the first two headliners for the 18th edition June 21 to 29, 2019. Rochester's favorite famed drummer Steve Gadd ...

Club Passes On Sale Fri. Oct. 26 for 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival

October 23, 2018

All Passes Shareable 2 New Venues! Geva Theatre Center and M&T Bank Pavilion Rochester, NY—October 26, 2018—Club Passes for the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, will go on sale Friday, October 26 at 10 a.m. at early b...

Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces New Title Sponsor

July 17, 2018

Rochester, NY—July 17, 2018—John Nugent and Marc Iacona, co-owners of RIJF, LLC and co-producers of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, one of the world’s leading jazz festivals, announced today that ...