The Jazz Fest is the coolest event in Rochester and the Club Pass is the best deal in town. It gets you into all the clubs during the festival. The price goes up a bit every year but the festival keeps getting bigger and better. If you care about good music, don't be a slug, buy the pass next year. And save a few bucks by buying it early. Click on a Club Pass for a personal tour of the highlights from the last eleven years.

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Rochester Jazz Fest

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Rochester International Jazz Festival

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Rochester International Jazz Festival

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Rochester International Jazz Festival

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Rochester International Jazz Festival 2010 Club Pass

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Rochester International Jazz Festival 2011 Club Pass

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Rochester International Jazz Festival 2011 Club Pass

 

 

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SITE | JazzRochester | Some of the PROMOTERS

UNOFFICIAL ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL INDEX - OR THE ACTS WE CAUGHT

2002

European Jazz Ensemble

Greg Osby with Jason Moran

Jane Bunnett

Joe Romano

2003

Dave Liebman

Sonny Fortune and Rashied Ali

Yggdrasil

U Street All Stars

2004

Mose Allison

Triphazard

Trio Da Paz

Antonio Ciacca, Wessell Anderson Quartet

Valery Ponomarev

Wallace Rooney Quartet
Michel Bisceglia Trio

New Birth Brass Band

Djabe

Eric Anderson

The Flamenco Reunion

Marian McPartland

John O'Gallagher Quartet

Avant Galoppi

James Blood Ulmer

Margaret Explosion

Billy Bang

Bobbi McFerrin and Jack DeJohnette

Hot Club of Cowtown

Cuong Vu

Mike Stern

Joe Locke

Ligeti Bjorkenheim Duo

Latin Giants of Jazz

Jonas Kullhammar Quartet

2005

Bill Frisell

Sonny Rollins

Hilton Ruiz

Sex Mob

Pete La Roca

Steve Turre

Willem Breuker Kollektief

Ravi Coltrane

Bad Plus

Orange Alert

Alex Torres & Su Orquestra

Chiara Civello

Mamadou Diabate

Tiempo Libre

Steve Swell

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Margaret Explosion

Shuffle Demons

Harry Allen Joe Cohn Quartet

Louis and Francois Moutin

Circle Wide

Jacob Anderskov Trio

Paul Smoker

Steve Greene

Raul Midon

Paul Smoker

Arthur Blythe

Lumiere

Arthur Blythe

 

2006

Lonnie Smith

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Djabe

Charlie Hunter

Mahavishnu Project

Margaret Explosion

Eddie Henderson Quartet

Djabe

James Brown

Whit Smith’s Hot Jazz Caravan

Cedar Walton

The York Quartet

Roberto Occhipinti Quartet

Juanito Pascual

Badi Assad

Jack Allen's Big Band

Claudia Quintet

BraamDeJoodeVatcher

Tim Posgate Hornband and Howard Johnson

Respect Sextet

Billy Bang

Dawn Thomson Quartet

Robert Glasper

Lumiere

Gray Mayfield / Mark Whitfield

Steve Gauci Trio

MK Groove Orchestra

Margaret Explosion

Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana

Margaret Explosion

Trio East

Sliding Hammers

Terell Stafford B3 Band

Tom Harrell

e.s.t.

Red Stick Ramblers

Soul Live

Katrine Madsen

Kristen Shiner McGuire

Folk Alarm 5

Kenny Garrett

2007

Geri Allen

Peter Asplund Quartet

Mike Mainieri & Steps Ahead

Shuffle Demons

The Stephane Wrembel Trio

Paul Tillotson Trio

Zanussi 5

Ryan Shaw

Los Lonely Boys

Saskia Laroo

Lotte Anker

Mamadou Diabate

Dave Glasser 4tet

Midaircondo

Dan Hicks

Bonorama

Five Corners

Kyle Eastwood

Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts

Margaret Explosion

Atonal Accordian Player

The Ilmiliekki Quartet

Bettye Lavette

Margaret Explosion

Jason Moran

In The Country

The Latin Side of Miles

Corey Harris

Soul Rebels

Steve Greeene

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

Toots and The Maytals

Maceo Parker

Margaret Explosion

Bill Frisell

 

 

2008

Al Foster Quartet

Ben Riley’s Monk Legacy

Timo Lassy Band

Spam All Stars

The Bad Plus

Ola Kvernberg Trio

Kris Davis Quartet

Stephanie McKay

Dharma Jazz

Jazz Kamakazie

Yggdrasil

Dave Liebman Quartet

Wildbird & Peacedrums

Doctor Lonnie Smith

David Murrey

Iro Haarla

The Wild Magnolias

Jake Shimabikuro

Jae Sinnett Quartet

Joe Locke Force of Four

Blake Tartare

Beady Belle

Billy's Band

Music Music Music

Guy Barker and Ian Shaw

Supergenerous

Carolyn Wonderland

Sliding Hammers

Medeski, Martin & Wood

2009

Bill Frisell Trio

Billy Bang

Tim Posgate's Banjo Hockey

Nordic Connect

Jon Cleary

Terrel Stafford Quartet

Jonas Kullhamar Quartet

Soren Kjaergaards Optics

Stephane Wrembel Trio

Neil Cowley Trio

Jon Ballantyne Trio

Chico Hamilton

Jonas Kullhamar

Andrey Razin & Second Approach

Dafnis Prieto Sextet

Paula Gardner Trio w/ Huw Warren

Michael Occhipinti Jazz Project

Margaret Explosion

Ryan Shaw

Joe Baione Quartet

Nils Petter Molvaer

Monty Alexander Trio

Arve Hendriksen

Joe Lovano Us Five

Delirium

Aaron Parks Trio

Antonio Ciacca Group

 

2010

Billy's Band

Jeremy Pelt Quintet

Lynne Arriale Trio

Hazmat Modine

Stan Tracey

Catherine Russell

Torben Waldorff Group

Brass Jaw

Terry Clarke Trio with Greg Osby

Filthy Funk

Chuchito Valdes

Charnette Moffett

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

Amy Lavere Trio

Francois Bourassa Quartet

Samuel Hallkvist Center

Dominic Mancuso

Eivind Opsvik Overseas

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Palle Mikkelborg

Get The Blessing

Brad Shepik

Little Red Suitcase

Susanna & The Magical Orchestra

Bryan Lee & The Blues Power Band

Djabe

Booker T & The MGs

Joyce

Ibrahim Electric

Mikko Innanen & Innkvistio

Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio

Gwyneth Herbert

2011

Gary Versace Trio

Ensemble Denada

Arild Anderson Trio

Jazz Passengers

Nikolaj Hess Global Motion +

Lucky Peterson

Joe Magnarelli & Antonio Ciacca Trio

Triodes

The Rodriguez Brothers

The Mika Pohjola Quintet

Rick Braun

The Vitale Brothers

Paula Gardiner/Huw Warren Duo

Grupo Calle Uno

Phronesis

Jovino Santos Neto

Many Worlds with Greg Burk

Bill Frisell

Pee Wee Ellis

Ounaskari-Mikkonen-Jorgensen

Fraser Fyfield & Graeme Stephen

Jonas Kullhahhar Quartet

Tonbruket

Jonas Kullhahhar Quartet

In The Country