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Free Venues TICKETS & VENUES Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Series (115 South Avenue) Free shows June 22-26 Headliner shows are held in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs Street). These are ticketed shows; a Club Pass doesn’t work here. Tickets, which range from $20 to $120 (plus service charges), are available through the Jazz Festival website (rochesterjazz.com) or by calling 585-454-2060. Note that some headliner shows are already sold out, including The Wheels of Soul Tour with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gary Clark Jr. and Jennifer Hudson. Kodak Hall is also the site of the free ESMXRIJF Scholarship Concert Monday, June 22, at 8 p.m.
Club Pass Series
A Club Pass is your ticket to the Club Series: you can go to as many concerts as you’d like at 13 smaller clubs and venues (listed below). Club Passes cost $194, plus service charges, and almost always sell out in advance of the festival. If you don’t have one, you can still buy tickets ($20-$25) to the individual Club Pass concerts at the door, if space is available. Be advised that Club Pass shows tend to sell out on a first-come, first-served basis; even if you have a Pass, you should get there early.
Club Pass venues
Christ Church 141 East Avenue (Made in the UK Series) Harro East Ballroom 155 North Chestnut Street Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of Music
433 East Main Street
Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music 26 Gibbs Street Little Theatre 240 East Avenue Lutheran Church of the Reformation
111 North Chestnut Street (Nordic Jazz Now Series) Lyric Theatre 440 East Avenue Max of Eastman Place 25 Gibbs Street Montage Music Hall 50 Chestnut Plaza The Rochester Club Ballroom
120 East Avenue (Groove Nights Series) Squeezers Roots and Americana Stage at the Sibley Building 228 East Main Street Rochester Regional Health Big Tent
Corner of Main and Gibbs streets
Xerox Auditorium at Xerox Plaza 100 South Clinton
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City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage
(Gibbs Street at East Avenue) Free music daily City of Rochester East Avenue & Chestnut Street Stage
Free shows June 19-20, 26-27 Rochester Regional Health Big Tent
(corner of Main Street and Gibbs) Free shows daily at 6 p.m. RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage
(corner of East Ave. & Chestnut St.) Free shows June 21-25 State Street Bar and Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel
(70 State Street) Free jam sessions nightly at 10:30 p.m.
PARKING
Parking for all East End venues can be found in the East End parking garage at the corner of Scio Street and East Avenue. Additional parking can be found in the Washington Square Garage (111 Woodbury Boulevard) and the NYSUT & Isaac Heating lots (30 North Union Street). Daily parking at each of these locations costs $7 per car. Also be on the lookout for street parking or spots in surface lots throughout the neighborhood. Parking for jam sessions at the Rochester Plaza Hotel can be found at the Sister Cities Garage (28 N. Fitzhugh Street, $2 per hour up to $10 max, weekends free). For further details and specific street closings, visit XRIJF’s website (rochesterjazz.com)
ADDITIONAL INFO.
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival’s official website is rochesterjazz.com. You can also visit the Jazz Ticket Shop & Info Center on the corner of East Avenue and Gibbs Street, open daily during the festival, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The XRIJF also has a mobile-phone app for both Apple and Android phones. It includes a full schedule, venue and artist lists, maps, and an option to buy tickets online. Find the download button on the Jazz Fest website’s homepage. For additional Jazz Fest info, check out rochestercitynewspaper.com to get the online version of this guide, plus our daily Jazz Blog. City’s critics will offer up their reviews of the previous night’s concerts, and you can post your own thoughts in the comments section. We’ll also be posting photos, videos, and more. New blogs will be up by 7 a.m. each morning of the festival. We’ll also post updates on our Facebook page (facebook.com/CityNewspaper) and on Twitter (@roccitynews).
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FRIDAY JUNE 19 MUSICIAN BIOS
Anthony Strong Fortified with an acclaimed live show, a tailored suit, and a grand piano, Anthony Strong wears the “English Gentleman” role well. A longtime fan of the classic jazz crooners, it was Strong’s role as an understudy to Jerry Lee Lewis that would most influence the career that would follow. From jazz standards to Motown, the thread that ties Strong’s repertoire is high energy showmanship. (NP)
anthonystrong.co.uk Bill Dobbins Having spent
much of his career conducting the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Studio Orchestra and the WDR Big Band and the Metropole Orchestra in Europe, Bill Dobbins has become a leading expert in the big-band music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. A formidable pianist who has played with Clark Terry and Phil Woods, Dobbins will explore Strayhorn’s oeuvre in a solo concert. (RN) esm.rochester. edu/faculty/dobbins_bill Cecile Mclorin Salvant Cecile
Mclorin Salvant went to the Darius Milhaud Conservatory in France to study classical and baroque voice. But while abroad, she discovered American jazz and recorded her first stunning album. In 2010 her gorgeous style, evoking great vocalists like Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, earned her the top prize in the Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition. Last year she topped the DownBeat Critic’s Poll in multiple categories. (RN) http://cecilemclorinsalvant.com David Gibson’s Boom Big band leader
George Gee’s “Swing Makes You Happy” is one hot slab of swinging vinyl, dad. The source of the back-bone slipping groove is the arrangements laid out by one David Gibson. Gibson blows a big, bad, and brassy slush pump as well. He’ll be going a little more straight ahead this time around focusing on the album “Boom,” his
sixth foray out as a band leader. And yes, it still swings. (FD) jazzbone.org Diana Krall I can never tell if Diana Krall is bored or just way cool. Either way, she sounds amazing and looks good doing it. The casual re-working of Nat King Cole on the LP “All For You” first alerted me to her talent. Then I saw her live, and I was done. Pump it up. (FD) dianakrall.com goodbyemotel Even when New York
by way of Melbourne, Australia’s goodbyemotel unplugs, there is still a prickly electricity that comes off weightless, atmospheric, and ethereal. When things get plugged back in, it’s downright enchanting. And just as picturesque as this may sound, goodbyemotel presents its 4D Experience, which through visual onstage projections and lighting, creates a cinematic sensation even more apparent and infinitely cool. (FD)
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itself. Worldly yet comfortable. (FD) kavitashahmusic.com The Mavericks In the grand golden
palace of angelic male voices — Marty Robbins, Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak, and so on — sits The Mavericks’ Raul Malo and his exquisite countrypolitan croon. Though often considered a country outfit, The Grammy Awardwinning Mavericks roll out Latin and rock ‘n’ roll. The band just released its latest album, “Mono.” (FD)
themavericksband.com Music Music Music Whether they are interpreting well-known jazz tunes or adventurous original compositions by pianist Fabian Kallerdahl, Music Music Music plays no music that could be labeled standard. Kallerdal, his brother, bassist Josef Kallerdahl, and drummer Michael Edlund are not only one of Sweden’s most popular power trios; they are Scandinavia’s answer to America’s Bad Plus. (RN) http://www.
musicmusicmusic.se The Hillbenders Springfield, Missouri,
bluegrass five-piece, The Hillbenders could be more accurately named the crowd benders. The band knows how to wring out its instruments and its rabid following. Prepare to get bluegrass stains on your overalls. Prepare to be swept up. (FD)
hillbenders.com Jelly Bread Part alt-rock, part soul, part funk, park Americana, Jelly Bread blends styles into a homogenous and dynamic sound marked by gritty guitar, shimmering organ, a tight rhythm section, and four-part harmonies. They’re a band that sounds just at home in desert twang as they are in urban funk, with the songwriting chops to match. (NP) jellybread.net Kavita Shah Big Apple by way of
Bombay artist, Kavita Shah tackles traditional jazz with non-conventional (in jazz anyway) instruments like the West African harp. This singer-composer blends styles and instruments to the point that the music seems to be writing and playing
The New Mastersounds Found in the tail end of the last century in Leeds, The New Mastersounds crank out groovy vignettes of hip-shakin’ funk. It’s more Booker T. than Phish. They jam, but not forever, just long enough to leave you wanting more, more, more — especially that pumpin’ organ … oh yeah! (FD) newmastersounds.com Prime Time Brass Prepare to be blown away. For 10 years, this Rochester brass-tastic band has blasted bold, bad, and beautiful. It plays swing, big band, and New Orleans Boogie, over pop and rock beds. PTB is funkier than a porta-potty at a chili cook off. (FD)
primetimebrass.com The Rad Trads Come to think of it, fun is a genre, especially if you ask NYC’s Rad Trads. This is a funky party-gone-out-of-bounds band led by the brass oblivion of four horns over a swirling locomotive drive. Get ready to get down and funky. (FD)
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Diana Krall will play Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Friday, June 19, at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
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SCHEDULE Ranee Lee First a dancer, then a
drummer and tenor Sax player in various touring groups, Lee was already an impressive talent before her singing took center stage. It was her portrayal of Billie Holiday in a musical that first brought her voice to national attention. Since then she has been widely and consistently recognized for her singing, acting, and writing talents both in Canada and the U.S. (NP) raneelee.ca Sauce Boss He’s a chef, he’s a
slide guitar player, Sauce Boss Bill Wharton dissects the blues by metaphoring it up with gumbo he makes in a big pot on stage between — and during — his salacious slide guitar-driven numbers. It’s spicy, it’s hot, and delicious. You tell me, am I talking about the music or the gumbo? (FD) sauceboss.com
Spectra A group comprised of
seasoned local musicians, Spectra has earned itself a local and regional fan base due to its unique arraignments and ability to juggle various musical genres from song to song within a set. At a Spectra show one can hear blues, rock, blue-eyed soul, country, jazz, even Latin music, all blended through Spectra’s unique style. (NP)
spectrarochester.com XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio After all the
shows are finished, the out-oftown musicians head back to the Rochester Plaza Hotel. But they don’t go to their rooms. Lured by the sound of a world-class combo, many head for the State Street Bar & Grill where the Bob Sneider Trio holds down the after-hours jam session. Sneider is a monster guitarist who has superb support from Mike Melito (drums) and Phil Flanigan (bass). And while the evening might start with student players joining them on stage, the kids step aside for the heavyweights as the session progresses. Wynton Marsalis, George Benson, Chris Potter, Eric Alexander, and too many more jazz stars to mention have sat in with the band. (RN) myspace.com/
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3:45 p.m.: Buckman Heights Elementary School Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:00 p.m.: Diana Krall Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre ($55-$120) 4:30 p.m.: Arcadia High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Hilton High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: The New Mastersounds Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Bill Dobbins Plays Strayhorn Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Jazz Combo with Bob Sneider and Paul Hofmann Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Prime Time Brass Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: David Gibson The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: The Rad Trads Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Cecile McLorin Salvant Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Kavita Shah Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Ranee Lee Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Anthony Strong Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: goodbyemotel Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Spectra East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: The New Mastersounds Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Sauce Boss Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: Music Music Music Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Bill Dobbins Plays Strayhorn Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: The HillBenders Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Diana Krall Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (SOLD OUT) 8:30 p.m.: Jelly Bread Rochester Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Anthony Strong Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Ranee Lee Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: The Mavericks East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: goodbyemotel Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Music Music Music Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Sauce Boss Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:45 p.m.: The HillBenders Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Jelly Bread Rochester Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Rad Trads Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: David Gibson The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Kavita Shah Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Cecile McLorin Salvant Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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SATURDAY JUNE 20 HERB ALPERT [ PROFILE ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
It’s 9 a.m., Pacific Time when Herb Alpert gave us a jingle-jangle a few weeks ago. He’d been up for hours recording “Whatever pops into my head,” the 80-year-old jazz and pop trumpeter says. “The night before, I woke up and I’m hearing ‘Blue Skies,’ the song Irving Berlin wrote, and all of a sudden I have a new way of doing it that might be interesting. So I’m exploring that at the moment.” But Alpert doesn’t sleep with his horn to capture any late night inspiration. “No, I don’t,” he says. “If I hear a song or am inspired by a song and can’t remember it in the morning, it probably wasn’t worth anything.” Alpert’s new album, “In the Mood,” features inspired, swirling sonics that obviously lasted the night. It’s Alpert’s trumpet with its creamy tone over a bed of electronic pitter-patter and dreamy wash. It’s like the soundtrack to a constellation in 6 City
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motion: trippy and elegant. “Well, I just find songs that I like to play,” Alpert says. “And this collection of songs kind of came up in my memory bank, and then I tried to find ways to play them in a way that haven’t quite been done before. Like ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ — it was Glenn Miller’s first Gold record, recorded in 1941. So this song was in my head and my nephew Randy [Badazz Alpert] came up with this rhythm.” Alpert particularly likes this cut. “I think it combines three interesting elements: electronic music with my style of jazz, and some sophisticated strings. I’ve done lots of other cuts with Randy. He wrote the song ‘Rise’ for me in 1979. So I’m familiar with that type of groove.” It’s a groove that’s an infectious marriage of old and new. “That’s what I do,” Alpert says. “I’m not trying to get hit records. I wouldn’t mind having a hit record, but I’m not trying to play the beat of the week.”
Herb Alpert will perform with Lani Hall on Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m., at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
But the legendary horn player has been the beat of many weeks. He has had five number one albums, nine Grammy Awards, 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums. He has sold more than 72 million records worldwide. He was the “A” in A&M Records, and he started The Herb Alpert Foundation to further music education in schools. “I don’t think a kid has a full education unless they rub elbows with some type of creativity,” he says. “It doesn’t have to be playing a musical instrument, it could be writing poetry, dancing, whatever it is.” Oh, and the man paints and sculpts. No wonder he’d been up for hours when we talked. “Well you know, I’m a right brain guy. I spend 85 percent of my time in the right side of my brain. I’ve been painting for over 45 years and sculpting for 30 some odd years. I just like the feeling, the feeling of expressing myself. It’s the way to keep harmony. This is one of the reasons for The
Herb Alpert Foundation. I’m intent on making sure we get creative programs in the public and private schools.” So you can thank Alpert for hits like “A Taste of Honey” (1965), “Spanish Flea” (1966), “This Guy’s in Love with You” (1968), and the creation of the roadie. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were one of the first touring groups to travel with its own sound, consequently, roadies. Alpert simplifies what he does in one word. “Honesty,” he says. “That’s the only element that makes art work for anyone, whatever you do. Unless you’re passionate and honest about what you’re doing, forget about it; don’t do it. I’m passionate about this. I love to play. I just love it. It’s what I enjoy doing in my life.” Herb Alpert will perform with Lani Hall on Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m., at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street. Tickets are $43 to $63. herbalpertpresents.com
MUSICIAN BIOS 78 RPM Big Band A 16-piece band
based out of Dansville, 78 RPM brings big band music all through Western New York. The band has been playing since the 1970’s, performing classic jazz orchestra music as well as original arrangements of contemporary tunes. (NP) 78rpmband.com
Andrew McCormack Quartet Hailing from England but now based in New York, Andrew McCormack has absorbed the technique and style of generations of jazz pianists and emerged with his own gorgeous sound. McCormack, who has worked with Eric Alexander, Kyle Eastwood, and many others, will be joined by Lucas Pino on sax, Peter Slavov, bass, and Colin Stranahan, drums. (RN) mccormackmusic.com
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Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, and so on. As a bandleader in his own right, Winslow has proven deft at presenting a myriad of musical influences in a cohesive package. A longtime performer, Winslow’s confidence is apparent in his musicianship and artistic reach. (NP) facebook.com/dontae.winslow Eric Revis Trio A versatile bassist of remarkable dexterity and sensitivity, Eric Revis has enhanced the bands of Betty Carter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lionel Hampton, McCoy Tyner, and many others. He may be best known for his work with Branford Marsalis, but Revis has demonstrated his ability to bring the bass into the spotlight on four albums as a leader. (RN) ericrevis.com
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and rave all you want about Spyro Gyra and its smooth guitar thanks to Chet Catallo, but have you heard this cat play the blues? This Grammy-nominated guitar player plays mean and means it whether he’s burning down a concert hall or rockin’ a beer joint. (FD)
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Dontae Winslow is on the frontline of young talents in modern jazz. As a trumpeter, producer, and rapper he has racked up a slew of high-profile credits with the likes of Kanye West,
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Benny Green Trio In his teen years, pianist Benny Green was already playing in a band with veteran bassist Chuck Israels. After moving to New York, he lent his talents to Betty Carter, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, and others. In 1993 the great Oscar Peterson recognized his prowess when he selected Green as the first recipient of the City of Toronto’s Glenn Gould International Protégé Prize in Music. (RN) bennygreenmusic.com
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Grace Kelly performs at Harro East Ballroom on Saturday, June 20. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Grace Kelly In the middle of her solo during a festival appearance, guitarist Russell Malone took out a handkerchief and used it to fan saxophonist Grace Kelly. She was 15 at the time, and the solo she was unwinding was definitely smokin’. Now 23, she’s got nine albums under her belt. In addition to multiple woodwinds, Kelly is an excellent singer. Aside from jazz standards, she’s just as likely to throw in an original or a tune by the Beatles or Stevie Wonder. (RN)
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Indonesia, Alexander has been called a genius by Wynton Marsalis. (RN)
Jeremy Pelt Quartet When jazz aficionados debate who is the heir-apparent to the hard bop trumpet throne once occupied by Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Lee Morgan, one name is sure to come up: Jeremy Pelt. After playing in the Mingus Big Band, the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, and the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Pelt has emerged as one of the most fiery trumpet players on the scene. (RN) jeremypelt.net
Nancy Kelly For a career that spans over 40 years, this lady is a study in jazz’s cool; its phrasing, its nuance, and its sophistication. A Rochester native, Kelly has wowed ‘em all over the globe with her timeless, classic swing and elegance (FD) nancykelly.com
Joey Alexander It’s not unusual to start playing piano at 6, but Joey Alexander is now wowing audiences at the ripe old age of 11. He’s capable of gorgeous sensitivity on songs like “Over the Rainbow” and furious intricacy on no less a tune than “Giant Steps.” Originally from Jakarta,
The Splendor There is a healthy amount of splendid Swedish reserve in The Splendor’s splendiferousness. The band explores and innovates with its collective ear to the ground as much if not more than the audience, that way, everyone is surprised. (FD) thesplendor.nu
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SCHEDULE 3:45 p.m.: Gates-Chili High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Brighton High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Newark High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Grace Kelly Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Joey Alexander Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Jeremy Pelt Quartet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Jazz Combos with Mike Kaupa Jazz Street Stage (Free) 6:00 p.m.: Nancy Kelly The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: 78 RPM Big Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Benny Green Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Dontae Winslow & Winslow Dynasty Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Eric Revis Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Andrew McCormack Quartet Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Chet Catallo & the Cats Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: goodbyemotel East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Grace Kelly Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: The New Mastersounds Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: The Splendor Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: The Honeycutters Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Joey Alexander Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Herb Alpert with Lani Hall Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre ($33-$63) 8:30 p.m.: The Rad Trads Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 8:45 p.m.: Andrew McCormack Quartet Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Eric Revis Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Blood Sweat and Tears with Bo Bice East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Chet Catallo & the Cats Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: The Splendor Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: The New Mastersounds Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:45 p.m.: The Honeycutters Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Jeremy Pelt Quartet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Nancy Kelly The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Benny Green Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Dontae Winslow & Winslow Dynasty Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Rad Trads Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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SUNDAY JUNE 21 [ PROFILE ] BY RON NETSKY
RAUL MIDON
When I reached Raul Midon by phone he had just returned from a tour of Europe. With a vocalist, lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, bassist, percussionist, and trumpet player in tow, it could have been a complicated tour. Luckily, all of those musician are the one-man band that is Raul Midon. Midon plays bass, chords, and flamenco-like riffs simultaneously on the guitar, which he also taps for percussion. His Stevie Wonderlike voice is nicely unleashed. And then there’s that mouth trumpet. Stylistically, it’s tough to pin him down. “When I moved to New York, the first three weeks I was there I realized I was never going to be the best guitar player, I was never going to be the best singer and I was never going to be the best songwriter,” Midon says. “But maybe, if I put them all together, I could be something different.” Midon, who grew up in New Mexico, was very close to his twin
brother who is now a NASA engineer. Blind since birth, both were high achievers. “We always had a mantra in our family about being good at what we did,” Midon says. “There was a lot of reading out loud; we read Shakespeare when we were kids. I think it engendered a thirst for learning. We always used to say: To be average as a blind person, you have to work twice as hard, and to be better than average you have to work even harder. We had an eclectic musical atmosphere. I took it all in.” He began taking lessons at six years old with a flamenco guitarist. Meanwhile, he absorbed Santana, Led Zeppelin and other popular music. Then came classical training, learning pieces by Villa-Lobos, and lute pieces. In college he studied jazz guitar. “I went through a period in my early 20’s where I just transcribed [played or sang] jazz solos,” Midon says. “Louis Armstrong, Lester young, Charlie Parker, Coltrane, Miles [Davis], Clifford Brown…” Midon has no shortage of role models when it
comes to singing. “There’s a big soul influence,” Midon says. “Stevie Wonder, Aretha [Franklin], Donny Hathaway, Al Green — the whole style captured me as a kid. I remember being fascinated by the turns and swoops and the way somebody could do a run
and end up smack dab on pitch.” While he has studied songwriting and has written many “AABA” songs, Midon’s tunes tend to go unusual places with stream-ofconscious lyrics. “The reason I started writing my own music was there was music I wanted to play that I didn’t hear happening anywhere else,” Midon says. “I had no preconceived notions about what I should play. I went through a period where I’d pick up a guitar and just make up stuff. “As I got into it I realized that I have to write from the perspective of a blind person, to see the world through your imagination. Even in terms of metaphors, I’m very conscious of not just taking the first thing that comes into my mind because it rhymes. How can I say what I’m trying to say in a way that rings true for me? To find my voice as a writer is something I’m still working on.” One of Midon’s most unique talents is the mouth trumpet. While others mimic the brassy sound, he includes trills, a mute, and even flat notes reminiscent of Miles Davis. “Miles is a huge inflence, the way he phrases and takes a note and slides it, it’s almost like a sad mournful sound,” Midon says. “It started as a way of having another instrument that I could use. At first people thought it was a gimmick but it was purely a musical exploration. When I was transcribing [trumpeter] Clifford Brown I thought, ‘I wonder if I could make the sound and do the solo that way.’” If that’s not enough, Midon has added bongos to his act. “That actually came out of a tour with Richard Bona,” he says. “He’s the only solo performer that has ever scared me out of my wits that I had to go on after him. Like, oh my god, what am I gonna do? I figured out how to play bongos and guitar and sing at the same time.” Midon rejects the common notion that blindness gave him any extra sensitivity to music. But, he says, it’s definitely had an effect on his career. “Blindness, like any disability, focuses the mind. I realized that I had this gift for music and this was a way that I could maybe have a job. If I wanted to do it I had to be really good at it. Also, being blind closes a lot of other paths so it helps to focus your will and your work ethic. That’s what it did for me.”
Raul Midon will perform Sunday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., at Xerox Auditorium, 100 South Clinton Avenue. Midon will perform again on Monday, June 22, at Lyric Theatre, 440 East Avenue. Tickets for all shows are $20, or you can use your Club Pass. raulmidon.com
Raul Midon will perform on Sunday, June 21, at Xerox Auditorium, and at Lyric Theatere on June 22. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
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this guitar trio from other ensembles is the application of both electric and acoustic guitars on recognizable pop hits, from artists like Tears For Fears, to its own sparkling originals. Throughout the bands harmonious blend, the tree components remain creating its own delicate space. (FD) newwestguitar.com
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Brian Molley Quartet When Brian Molley picks up his tenor saxophone, he hits the ground running with a full-throttle, muscular sound. Based in Scotland, Molley is the go-to guy for jazz bands ranging from small groups to the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. He’s also been enlisted by top UK pop groups, not to mention the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. (RN)
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or real jazz in Rochester, tune to 90.1 FM or jazz901.org. We’re Rochester’s jazz station (and one of just a few full-time jazz stations in the U.S.), taking jazz further by playing everything from bop to big bands, swing to soul jazz, Latin to fusion and beyond. Visit our Website at
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Hard Logic Since 2001, Hard Logic has been on the a-typical side of jazz fusion. Combining energy and improvisation with a contemporary sound, the group appeals to a wide audience. Throughout their 14 years, the band has produced three full-lengths, and in 2008 their songwriting won first place in Billboard’s World Songwriting Competition with the cut “Crudites.” (NP) hardlogic.net Kat Edmonson What were you doing when you were nine years old? Kat Edmonson was writing music. The young lady is a singersongwriter with a penchant for classic songs. She’s done duets with Lyle Lovett, appeared on “American Idol,” and has landed in the Top 20 Billboard Jazz Charts. (FD) katedmonson.com Kneebody With gorgeously strange harmonies and wild flights of fancy, Kneebody is bound to offer one of the festival’s most adventurous musical journeys. The instrumentation may be typical — trumpet, saxophone, keyboard,
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various saxophones, bass clarinet, or a world of electronics on the laptop, Nils Berg paints a vivid aural picture. His evocative soundscapes greatly enhance the imagery on the screen behind the band, which also features Josef Kallerdahl on (sometimes arco) double bass and the innovative Christopher Cantillo on drums. (RN) nilsbergcinemascope.com
Shannon & Barrett A cross-Canadian tour in support of Chris Isaak led Shannon Whitworth and Barrett Smith to realize that the songs they were selecting for a mixtape happened to be songs they both wanted to record themselves. They later converged at a studio in Asheville where they and their musician friends recorded the set, crafting an elegant tribute to their favorite songs and songwriters. (NP) barrettsmith.com;
shannonwhitworth.net Stephane Wrembel To conjure up the early decades of the 20th century in “Midnight in Paris,” Woody Allen used winding cobblestone streets, magnificent boulevards, and the Django Reinhardt-like music played by guitarist Stephane Wrembel. But that’s only one facet of Wrembel’s oeuvre. His distinctive brand of world music ranges from rock to flamenco. (RN) stephanewrembel.com Soul Rebels The Soul Rebels are so revered in its native Crescent City that its was asked to record the official soundtrack for the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. It’s a parade on stage that rapidly sends the crowd into a shrimp boil. (FD) thesoulrebels.com Tessa Souter A favorite at the XRIJF from
the beginning, Tessa Souter will be bringing her gorgeous voice to the festival for the fifth time. Whether she is singing standards, original compositions, or great classical works by Beethoven, Ravel, and others that she has set lyrics to, Souter can be counted on for an ethereal performance. (RN) tessasouter.com
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Kneebody will perform on Sunday, June 21, at Max of Eastman Place. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
3:45 p.m.: MCC Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:00 p.m.: Joey Alexander Lyric Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 4:30 p.m.: Penfield High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Spencerport High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: The Soul Rebels Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Benny Green Solo Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Penfield Rotary Big Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: ESM Honors Collegiate Small Group Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Tessa Souter Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: New West Guitar Group Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Kneebody Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Raul Midon Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Brian Molley Quartet Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Hard Logic RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 7:00 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:15 p.m.: The Soul Rebels Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Nils Berg Cinemascope Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: The Rad Trads Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:45 p.m.: Shannon & Barrett Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Benny Green Solo Hatch Recital Hall ($20) 8:30 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Rochester Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Brian Molley Quartet Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Raul Midon Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Hard Logic RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Nils Berg Cinemascope Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: The Rad Trads Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:45 p.m.: Shannon & Barrett Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Tessa Souter Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: New West Guitar Group Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Kneebody Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Rochester Regional Health Big Tent) $20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE) rochestercitynewspaper.com City 13
MONDAY JUNE 22
JANE BUNNETT [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
What is it about Afro-Cuban music that makes it the very embodiment of joy? Is it the dance of the exuberant polyrhythms as they weave in and out of one another? Is it the lilting melodies that remain non-perforated and unadulterated by the dominant beats? Just ask Canadian saxophonist and flautist Jane Bunnett, whose love-at-first-sight affair with the genre has rendered some beautiful, multi-dimensional, multi-cultural music. Music that smacks you in the head on its way down to your moneymaker. Living in Toronto, Bunnett makes frequent trips to Cuba and fronts her all-Cuban band, Maqueque. And though the band is traditional and rhythmically appropriate, Bunnett frequently takes her crayons outside the box (Ornette Coleman’s a big influence) to color what’s played, adding to the thrill and that afore mentioned joy. City Newspaper had a few questions for Bunnett who just got off a west coast tour. An edited transcript of that conversation follows. City: What first drew you to Afro-Cuban jazz? Jane Bunnett: Many things drew me to this music. l was an
up and coming jazz artist. At the time l was very drawn towards modern jazz — Pharoah Sanders, Ornette Coleman John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Yusef Lateef. When l went to Cuba for the first time in 1982, l had been playing a little in a Latin band. At that time there were no Cubans in Toronto. The band was made up of other Spanish-speaking musicians from Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and so on. l had a bit of an idea, but when l heard the AfroCuban thing — wow. The 18-piece Son Montuno Big Band; it blew my mind. I went into the town the next day and bought records and met musicians. I heard so many different styles of Cuban music in
one week; it was earth-breaking and such a discovery. That first trip was to Santiago de Cuba, the oriented province. Three weeks later we headed to Havana armed with many names of musicians we should meet and hear. Many of them were legends and no longer on this planet. We were so lucky. It was pivotal. Tell me about some of your influences.
They are Don Pullen, Dewey Redman, Ornette Coleman, Clifford Jordan, Steve Lacy, Stanley Cowell, many musicians that l have performed with … but really my influences are endless. Why the switch from classical piano?
Because l developed tendonitis and l realized l was never going to be a professional pianist. The majority of your band is Cuban. Could you achieve the level of authenticity you have if they were not?
No. That is why this group, Maqueque, kicks ass. They are all Cuban … and very creative musicians to boot. What are some collaborations you have done, that you are particularly proud of?
All of them. I have done 20 recordings, five have received JUNOs, two have received Grammy Nominations, two have received Jazz Journalist Awards. The first one, “Spirits of Havana,” was among the All Music Guide’s Top 300 recordings of all time. When composing, what determines whether flute or sax is used?
Not sure … l guess the character of the composition. You also play a Trompeta China. What is it?
A trumpet used in China for celebrations and funerals. It was taken to Cuba by the Chinese’s workers and adapted into the comparsa — Cuban Carnival music — as it cuts through all of the drums What are some elements other than Afro-Cuban that color your sound?
Everything: classical music, jazz, soul music, you name it. If it enhances the piece l will use it. Jane Bunnett & Maqueque will perform on Monday, June 22, 6:15 p.m. and 10 p.m., at Max of Eastman Place, 25 Gibbs Street. The group will also perform the day before, Sunday, June 21, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., at The Rochester Club, 120 East Avenue. Tickets for all shows are $20, or you can use your Club Pass. janebunnett.com.
Jane Bunnett will perform with Maqueque on Monday, June 22, at Max of Eastman Place. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
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Blue Highway With more than 20 years together and 11 albums to show for it, Blue Highway is at the top of the bluegrass heap. The band has been besieged with an avalanche of awards, including two Grammy nominations for its gospel and Americana-tinged music. (FD) bluehighwayband.com
12:00 p.m.: Jazz Starts at the Library with Mike Kaupa Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Jazz Workshop for Young Music Students Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 4:00 p.m.: Raul Midon Lyric Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 4:30 p.m.: W. Irondequoit High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Fairport High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Jon Regen Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Bob Albanese Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Joe Locke “Love is a Pendulum” Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Jack Allen Big Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: ESM Honors Collegiate Small Group Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Harkness Herriott Duo The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Such Sweet Thunder Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Trio Red Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Saxofour Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Significant Other RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Jon Regen Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: Eivind Opsvik Overseas Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Blue Highway Squeezers Roots & Americana Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Bob Albanese Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of Music ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: ESM-XRIJF Scholarships Concert Featuring Charles Pillow Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (FREE) 8:30 p.m.: The Soul Rebels Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 8:45 p.m.: Trio Red Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Significant Other RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 9:00 p.m.: Such Sweet Thunder Xerox Auditorium at Xerox Plaza ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: Saxofour Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Jazz Street Stage 9:30 p.m.: Eivind Opsvik Overseas Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Blue Highway Squeezers Roots & Americana Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Kat Edmonson Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Harkness Herriott Duo The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Joe Locke “Love is a Pendulum” Kilbourn Hall, ESM ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Soul Rebels Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
Bob Albanese Not only a talented pianist versed in jazz, Latin, pop, and theatrical spheres, but Bob Albanese is also a philanthropist who, in 2003 as the U.S. Jazz Ambassador, led his band Café Simpatico in performance and cultural exchange throughout former Yugoslavia. (NP) bobalbanese.com Eivind Opsvik Overseas When he doesn’t have his arms around a big bull fiddle,
a steel guitar on his lap, or his ass parked in front of a keyboard or behind the drums, he’s running a record label. In other words, Oslo, Norway’s Eivind Opsvik is busy, busy, busy. With his band Overseas he focuses more on bass and arranging. (FD) eivindopsvik.com
ESM-XRIJF Scholarships Concert with Charles Pillow Charles Pillow is fluent in just about every instrument in the reed family. He’s applied his skills in the jazz world with greats like Joe Henderson, John Scofield, and Michael Brecker and in the pop world with Donald Fagen, Mariah Carey, and Paul Simon. You can even find him playing on the original cast albums for Broadway shows like “Gypsy” and “Kiss Me Kate.” (RN) charlespillow.com Harkness Harriott Duo After meeting in Japan while touring for a show,
guitarist Sean Harkness and flugelhornist Mike Herriott started to bond as they traveled together, eventually creating a musical kinship combining their two instruments. Their record marks the beginning of that exploration. (NP)
harknessherriott.com Jack Allen Big Band Tenacious trumpeter and big-band leader Jack Allen has
been blowing his horn since the age of 5, playing gigs since 12, and touring the United States with assorted combos since he was out of high school. He took over the Chick Edmond band in 1993 and continues to swing with the kind of dreamy elegance only a big band can bring. It wouldn’t be Jazz Fest without him. (FD) thejackallenbigband.com Joe Locke Joe Locke’s new album, “Love Is a Pendulum,” is a sweet, dreamy
affair that bellies the madness of the man live. When Locke plays it’s like hummingbird wings; you can’t see his mallets or arms for that matter. This Rochester native has played with a host of notables from Dizzy Gillespie to the Beastie Boys. (FD) joelocke.com Jon Regen New York City singer-pianist Jon Regen plays like Randy Newman,
though he sings little less ragged. His songs, like Newman’s, are sardonic lyrical studies that team up well with his deceptively simple hooks. Regen’s new album, “Stop Time,” calls to mind classic strains and beats of the Big Easy as well as urban-esque salvos and ditties. (FD) jonregen.com
Saxofour From sinuous lines snaking over chords to honks and beeps and
percussive squeaks, Florian Bramböck, Klaus Dickbauer, Christian Maurer, and Wolfgang Puschnig — known collectively as Saxofour — do just about anything that can be done with a saxophone. (RN) toene.at/saxo4
Such Sweet Thunder Named after the 1957 tune by Duke Ellington, Such
Sweet Thunder is a jazz quintet with strings. The ensemble is poetry set to music, tackling work from E.E. Cummings and Shakespeare as well as original prose from leader Shannon Thomson. (FD)
Trio Red Here’s a piano, bass, and drums threesome that tempers its dissonance with gentle, low-gear meanderings. However the band — hailing from Norway, Scotland, and England — is willing to go off the rails with things like mashing up Joan Armatrading with Ornette Coleman. That should work. (FD)
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Saxofour LT
Interzone LT
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Grace Kelly HEB
Soul Rebels HEB
Jon Regen HEB
Holly Cole HE
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The Hillbenders SB Bill Dobbins Plays Strayhorn HRH
The Honeycutters SB Joey Alexander HRH
Shannon & Barrett SB Benny Green HRH
Blue Highway SB Bob Albanese HRH
Rob & Trey S George Colligan
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The Rad Trads BT
Stephane Wrembel BT
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Anthony Strong CC
Andrew McCormack CC
Brian Molley Quartet CC
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Eric Revis Trio XA
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Chet Catallo & The Cats LT
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Clifton Anderson Quintet KH
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Denys Baptiste CC
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Mama Corn LT
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Bobbie Henry & The Goners SB
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Freshly Ground BT
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Denys Baptiste CC
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TUESDAY JUNE 23 George Colligan plays Hatch Recital Hall on Tuesday, June 23.
MUSICIAN BIOS Aaron Diehl Aaron Diehl turned more than a few heads with his gorgeous keyboard work when he played last year’s XRIJF with Cecile Mclorin Salvant. This year Diehl will have more opportunities to showcase his superb technique and lyrical style when he takes the spotlight in solo and trio concerts. (RN) aarondiehl.com Carl Atkins & New Energy Big Band Founded
by performers, composers, and RIT faculty Carl Atkins and Jonathan Kruger, the New Energy Big Band’s aim is to establish a Rochester-based ensemble capable of performing both new compositions as well as classics by international composers and performers past and present. (NP)
Cloudmakers Trio Jim Hart’s four-mallet attack
on the vibraphone is perfectly matched by the furious approach of drummer Dave Smith and bassist Michael Janisch when the London-based Cloudmakers Trio takes the stage. One of the hottest young bands on the British scene, the energetic trio propels the jazz tradition into the future. (RN) cloudmakerstrio.com
Dirk Quinn Band An early love for classic rock
gave way to a new appreciation and interest in the jazz world for Dirk Quinn. His band’s interplay and high energy has proven capable of experimentation as well as accessibility. (NP)
dirkquinn.com Fred Hersch After graduating from the New
England Conservatory of Music in 1977, Fred Hersch was enlisted to tour with greats like Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, and Art Farmer. Among his four dozen albums as a leader are tributes to Billy Strayhorn, Bill Evans, Thelonious
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Monk, Rogers and Hammerstein, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Whether he’s playing standards or originals, Hersch is among the most lyrical stylists in jazz. (RN) fredhersch.com Gap Mangione Gap Mangione first made a name for himself in the 1960’s and 1970’s, recording with his brother Chuck. He was musically reunited with his brother in the 2007 recreation of Chuck’s “Friends & Love” concert. Recently inaugurated into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame, Gap has been a force on the Rochester scene for five decades. (RN)
gapmangione.com Gary Clark Jr. Born and raised in Austin, Texas,
Gary Clark Jr. completely caught me off guard when I saw him at the party in the parking lot a few years back. His guitar was big and bad and his singing more of a seething incantation than your stock blues wail. He’s mild mannered off stage but a 10-foot-tall wall-o-blues on stage. He’s is destined to be the next guitar god in our midst and the heir apparent to SRV. This is my pick for best show of this year’s fest. (FD) garyclarkjr.com
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Allen blows relaxed and chilly while maintaining a vibrant swoon and swing in the room. Born in Washington, D.C., Allen has played with everyone — no list, I mean everyone. Just dig him playing “Cry Me a River” and you’ll see what I mean. (FD) harryallenjazz.com Holly Cole Known as much for her twist on
Mr. Waits material as her own noir nuggets, Canadian songstress Holly Cole is a gem that sparkles brightest in the wee small hours. Whereas many jazz singers interpret around the pylons set in place by a tunes composer, Cole weaves in and out of the places left uncharted with a velvety touch that’ll slug you like a hammer. She’s simply amazing. (FD) hollycole.com
Jimmie Highsmith Jr. After studying at
Rochester’s School of the Arts, Jimmie Highsmith Jr. joined the US Air Force and formed a jazz band to play USO events. The experience served him well. Since returning to Rochester in the early 1990’s, he’s recorded four albums of smooth jazz mixed with a healthy dose of funk. (RN) facebook.com/The.JimmieHighsmith. Experience
George Colligan Pianist George Colligan has a
solid reputation as a top sideman with Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Jack DeJohnette, and others, so it’s no surprise that he has emerged as a star in his own right. Colligan is a brilliant pianist, displaying dizzying chops and a superb sense of adventure on every excursion. He’s also an excellent composer. (RN) georgecolligan.com Harry Allen Quartet I don’t know why this cat
hasn’t already been nick-named Mr. Mellow.
Julia Hülsmann Trio Julia Hülsmann is well known in Germany as one of the most brilliantly introspective pianists playing today. She has occasionally collaborated with singers like Theo Bleckmann, but she is also known for her instrumental work with a repertoire that stretches from her own sensitive compositions to covers of tunes by greats like Kurt Weill, Nick Drake, and Randy Newman. (RN)
Kenny Werner Kenny Werner attended the
Manhattan School of Music with the intention of becoming a concert pianist. But he took a detour, transferring to the Berklee School of Music, where he focused on jazz. Since the mid 1970’s, Werner has brought his distinctive piano style to concerts and recordings by Jaki Byard, Joe Henderson, Tom Harrell, Chico Freeman, and Joe Lovano. (RN) kennywerner.com
Interzone Formed out of a need to play music free from the constraints of rules or “forced complexity,” Interzone is made up of three of Austria’s most exciting young musicians who have consciously decided not to play with any chordal instrument in order to maintain the musical freedom which they strive for. (NP)
laubrecords.com/interzone Moutin Factory Quintet Identical twin brothers François and Louis Moutin grew up in Paris absorbing their parents’ collection of American jazz and blues. Both superb players, Louis (drums) and François (bass) recruited equally adventurous musicians Manu Codjia (guitar), Christophe Monniot (alto and soprano saxophones), and Thomas Enhco (piano) to form the Moutin Factory Quartet. (RN) moutin.com Rob & Trey Rob Ickes has been playing bluegrass and Dobro music with his popular Blue Highway act for more than years, and a chance brush with Trey Hensley’s vocals led to collaboration. Their resulting record, “Before the Sun Goes Down,” aims to be a breath of fresh air to the traditional music scene. (NP)
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SCHEDULE 12:00 p.m.: Jazz Starts at the Library with Danny Ziemann Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Jazz Workshop for Young Music Students Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 4:00 p.m.: Kenny Werner Lyric Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 4:30 p.m.: Athena High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Eastridge High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Holly Cole Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: George Colligan Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Carl Atkins & New Energy Big Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Gap Mangione The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: New Horizons Big Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Moutin Factory Quintet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Fred Hersch Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Trio Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Harry Allen Quartet Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Cloudmakers Trio Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Interzone Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Jimmie Highsmith RG&ELiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Holly Cole Harro East Ballroom
Rob & Trey perform on the Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building on Tuesday, June 23. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Julia Hulsmann Trio Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:45 p.m.: Rob & Trey Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: George Colligan Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Gary Clark Jr. with Beth Hart Kodak Hall ($33-$63) 8:30 p.m.: New Horizons Vintage Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 8:30 p.m.: Dirk Quinn Band Rochester
Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Cloudmakers Trio Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Harry Allen Quartet Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Jimmie Highsmith RG&ELiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Interzone Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Music Educators Big Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:30 p.m.: Julia Hulsmann Trio Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Rob & Trey Squeezers Stage at
the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Dirk Quinn Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Moutin Factory Quintet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Gap Mangione The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Trio Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Fred Hersch Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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WEDNESDAy JUNE 24 FRED HERSCH [ PROFILE ] BY RON NETSKY
Fred Hersch will perform at Lyric Theatre on Wednesday, June 24. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
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Growing up in Cincinnati, Fred Hersch noticed that there was a piano in his house, so, at the age of 4, he sat down and started to pick out tunes. That precocious beginning led Hersch to a career as a sideman with greats like Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, and Art Farmer; as a leader on more than 40 albums; and an innovator who has expanded jazz into multimedia and the classical realm. By third grade, Hersch was already writing music, so he studied theory and composition. It was the only formal composition training he’s ever had. He was on the path to a classical career, but by 10, he realized he didn’t have the discipline. “I found improvising a lot more fun,” Hersch says. “When I found jazz it was a perfect fit.” Hersch played popular music and sang in choirs and high school musical productions, and liked the connections music provided. “Playing jazz, you’re making music in real time with real people, not sitting in a practice room grinding out Chopin etudes.” He was soon drawn into the Cincinnati jazz scene. “It was totally below the radar,” Hersch says. “You just kind of showed up and played tunes. There were a lot of strange people attracted to the music, not just the players but the colorful characters that hung out. It was all kind of romantic and interesting.” Hersch was already playing professionally in the mid-1970’s when he was drawn to Boston’s New England Conservatory. Jaki Byard, who played on so many of the records Hersch loved — by Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, and others — was teaching there. He drove to Boston and found Byard. “I just remember going in to a room and playing a few tunes and him saying, ‘You’re in.’ That was the end of it. I never went through a formal jury process.” Hersch flourished at NEC (where he now teaches) but was intimidated by the idea of composing. “I didn’t write my first tunes until I was 24 because I thought I’m never going to write anything better than Billy Strayhorn or Wayne Shorter, so why bother?” Upon graduation Hersch moved to New York. His reputation was rapidly accelerating and he found himself in saxophone great Joe Henderson’s quartet. Was he intimidated? “I felt, ‘Here I am on the bandstand with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, and Al Foster,” Hersch says. “I could be freaked out about it and think how did I get here or say once the downbeat starts we’re all one quarter of this band. I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t meant to be here.”
Hersch went on to play with some of the
biggest names in jazz. And over the past 30 years, he has forged a solo career as one of the genre’s most original pianists. When he plays a standard, there is nothing standard about his interpretation. “I know the words and sometimes the words will inform how I arrange or interpret a standard,” Hersch says. “I’ve arranged a lot of tunes against type: ‘How Deep Is the Ocean’ as a slow ballad; ‘You Don’t Know What Love Is’ is up-tempo in mixed meters. I want to do something that hasn’t been done with it.” He’s also written two major works that go well beyond jazz. He set Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” to music and wrote “My Coma Dreams,” a multimedia performance based on a two-month coma he experienced in 2008. His next major work is a song-cycle about photography with lyrics by poet Mary Jo Salter. “The lines are blurred because I have a fairly deep understanding of the piano in the European classical tradition as well as the jazz tradition. So many of the great composers were improvisers — Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Messiaen — so it’s not a foreign thing.”
In addition to writing music, Hersch is also writing a memoir for Crown Publishing. It will cover his amazing ride in the jazz world, but it will also deal with something he never could have foreseen. Hersch is HIV positive. Over the last two decades he has raised awareness about AIDS and large sums of money for AIDS research. “I call myself an accidental activist,” Hersch says. “I had an opportunity to speak about something that I hope will be helpful to me and to other people in the same situation. I’m going to be 60 in the fall; I didn’t expect to be 40. I’m pretty much a walking chemistry experiment at this point — 34 pills a day.” Hersch has never let the disease rule him; in fact, his career has only continued to expand. “When something changes your life, it changes your life. You don’t sweat the small stuff. I’m a lot freer to swing for the fences in my playing and in my life and that’s a great thing.”
Fred Hersch performs solo on Wednesday, June 24, 4 p.m., at Lyric Theatre, 440 East Avenue. Hersch performs with his trio the day before, Tuesday, June 23, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street. Tickets are $25 for the Kilbourn Hall performances, and $20 for the Lyric Theatre performance. Or you can use your Club Pass at all performances. fredhersch.com.
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Antonio Sanchez & Migration Since moving
to New York City in 1999, Mexican drummer Antonio Sanchez has been one of the top players on the national scene, enhancing the groups of Pat Metheny, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, and many others. His all-star band Migration features Seamus Blake on saxophone, John Escreet on piano, and Matt Brewer, bass. (RN) antoniosanchez.net
sound; he takes the piano on a new journey every time he plays. Together, Berroa and Durán keep the island’s AfroCuban jazz roots alive and flourishing. (RN) 5passion.com/Ignacio; hilarioduran.com
Dana Fuchs Band Man, she looks beautiful
and sounds just as dangerous. Big Apple by way of F-L-A, Dana Fuchs is soul with extra soul and grit churning out the blues on the side. Fuchs’ voice is the soundtrack to a juke joint apocalypse with a ragged, sexy tone that’ll singe your eyebrows. The devil digs this chick, I just know it. (FD) danafuchs.com
Gypsophilia These Nova Scotia natives augment
Gypsy-jazz jump and stripped-bare tradition with a contemporary addition of instruments like the trumpet and keyboards to create something that can best be described as a lifesize music box. What a wonderful soundtrack for breathing out and in. (FD) gypsophilia.org
Jennifer Hudson performs at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Wednesday, June 24. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Jennifer Hudson She is too great a talent
to be quickly summarized. Hudson is a Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-winning actress, and a bestselling author. From starting out singing in a Chicago church to performing at the Presidential Inauguration, Hudson’s talent is clear and her dedication to soul and grooving R&B is evident. (NP) jenniferhudson.com
Julia Biel British singer Julia Biel has been
The High Definition Quartet performs at the Lutheran Church on Wednesday, June 24. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
described as “Billie Holiday meets Bjork” — it’s classic vocal-led jazz dragged into the 21st century. Backed by a rhythm section and Biel herself on guitar or piano, her live show harkens back to a classic three-piece, capable of taking songs one way or another in the moment and maintaining a true jazz spirit. (NP) juliabiel.com
Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet Bronx
thought of as a hotbed of contemporary jazz, but don’t tell that to the High Definition Quartet. After his first-hand experience, no less a jazz giant than Randy Brecker has called the group “one of the most incredible bands, if not the most incredible group, I have ever played with.” (RN) highdefinitionquartet.com
native Mitch Frohman spent 25 years playing saxophone and flute with Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Celia Cruz, Machito, and many other stars of the Latin Music scene. Frohman, who has also recorded with Paul Simon, David Byrne, and Cyndi Lauper, now brings his saxophone (and flute) prowess and Latin sensibility to his own allstar quartet. (RN) mitchfrohman.com
Ignacio Berroa and Hilario Durán
Omer Avital Quintet After moving from his
High Definition Quartet Poland may not be
Ignacio Berroa was already a major star in Cuba when he rose to fame in America drumming for Dizzy Gillespie. The extraordinary Cuban pianist Hilario Durán is capable of astounding pyrotechnics or the most subtle, intimate
native Israel to New York in 1992, Omer Avital quickly established himself as a firstcall bassist with Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Joshua Redman, and others. Since continues on page 22 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21
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then he has staked a claim as a formidable world-music composer and bandleader drawing on his Arabic heritage, Sephardic Jewish melodies, and ancient Andalusian music. (RN) omeravital.com Roddy Ellias As a composer Roddy Allias can
write beautiful and “technically taxing” music for guitar as well as several other instruments, but as a performer he has captivated stages around the world as much in a group as he has a duet or solo performance. Skilled and generous, Allias is a guitar player to be celebrated. (NP) roddyellias.com
Roses and Revolutions Here is a duo that is steeped in the florid and the epic; the gentle and the unwavering; the beautiful and the fierce. At the heart of the Roses & Revolutions is a mere duo bristling in the atmosphere and orchestration. The sound is sort of a young adult contemporary sound, smart with some sass and brass. And though it’s anchored in a gentle simplicity, it’s still big and beautiful. (FD) rosesandrevolutions.com
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Seldom Scene A popular bluegrass act for more than four decades, Seldom
Scene has managed to propel its career through its musicianship, signature sound, and as the members put it, “a sheer sense of fun.” The band’s new collection “Long Time … Seldom Scene” is a set of fresh interpretations of the band’s most requested tunes, and follows a Grammy-nominated 2007 album, “Scenechronized.” (NP) seldomscene.com Sonny Knight and the Lakers This show will unscrew your spine. Sonny Knight is the king of Twin City Soul. He recorded his first 45 in 1965. And floated in and out of music until he was approached by Secret Stash Records who revived this amazing soul man’s career. This is the most authentic soul you will hear today. (FD)
sonnyknight.com Troyka London is the home of guitarist and loopist (there needs to be a new term for electronic pedal pushers) Chris Montague, organist Kit Downes, and drummer Joshua Blackmore, together known as Troyka. This British invasion band fuses jazz with rock and electronic dance music in an energetic style that’s hard to resist. (RN) troyka.co.uk
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Julia Biel will perform at Max of Eastman Place on Wednesday, June 24. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
12:00 p.m.: Jazz Starts at the Library with Mel Henderson Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Jazz Workshop for Young Music Students Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 4:00 p.m.: Fred Hersch Solo Lyric Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 4:30 p.m.: Canandaigua High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Honeoye Falls-Lima High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Sonny Knight & The Lakers Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Solo Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ESM-XRIJF Scholarships Alumni Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Ignacio Berroa & Hilario Duran “Afro Cuban Jazz & Beyond” The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Antonio Sanchez & Migration Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Brockport Community Big Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:15 p.m.: Julia Biel Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Omer Avital Quintet Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Troyka Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Roses & Revolutions RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 7:00 p.m.: Roddy Ellias Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:15 p.m.: Sonny Knight & The Lakers Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Gypsophilia Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: High Definition Quartet Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Aaron Diehl Solo Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Seldom Scene Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Jennifer Hudson Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (SOLD OUT) 8:30 p.m.: Dana Fuchs Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 8:45 p.m.: Troyka Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Roses & Revolutions RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 9:00 p.m.: Omer Avital Quintet Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: Roddy Ellias Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Gypsophilia Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:30 p.m.: High Definition Quartet Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Seldom Scene Squeezers at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Julia Biel Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Dana Fuchs Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 10:00 p.m.: Antonio Sanchez & Migration Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ignacio Berroa & Hilario Duran “Afro Cuban Jazz & Beyond” The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings For an extra feature
on Sharon Jones (left) and the Dap-Kings, who will perform with Tedeschi Trucks Band in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, check our online guide at rochestercitynewspaper.com. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
THURSDAY JUNE 25 MUSICIAN BIOS
Ali Jackson Trio The son of bassist Ali Jackson Sr., drummer Ali Jackson had strong encouragement at an early age from stars like Max Roach, Milt Hinton, and Aretha Franklin. At the age of 12 his percussion skills stood out to Wynton Marsalis, who was visiting his high school. Today Jackson occupies the drum chair in Marsalis’s prestigious Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. (RN)
alidrums.com Bill Charlap Bill Charlap is the son of legendary Broadway composer Moose Charlap and singer Sandy Stewart, so it’s no surprise that several of his recent albums have paid homage to songwriters Hoagy Carmichael, Leonard Bernstein, and George Gershwin. When it comes to new readings of the Great American Song Book, Charlap has few equals. (RN) billcharlap.com Dave Douglas & High Risk Dave Douglas is not only an excellent trumpet player, but he is also a leading promoter of his instrument as director of the Festival of New Trumpet Music in New York City. A tireless innovator, Douglas has formed a new group delving into electronics. He’ll be joined by beatmaker Shigeto, electric bassist Jonathan Maron, and drummer Mark Guiliana. (RN) davedouglas.com
with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Danko, who has recorded more than 30 albums, is a formidable composer; both Baker and Konitz recorded his great tune, “Tidal Breeze.” (RN) http://www.esm. rochester.edu/faculty/danko_harold
received albums, Halie Loren has proven herself a force as an independent artist. She has played in concert halls around the world, maintained top sales spots in Canada and Japan, and received the Independent Music Award’s Vox Populi poll for best jazz song of the year in 2010. (NP) halieloren.com Harold Danko Before becoming a professor
at the Eastman School of Music, Harold Danko earned his jazz cred as a sideman
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leader and singer Teagan Ward is a redheaded powder keg with a short fuse. With a voice easily twice her size, Ward leads the 6-piece Tweeds in blowing the lid off joints wherever they play. By the way, that fuse? Yeah, well it’s lit. (FD) teaganandthetweeds.com
Mama Corn They call it Allegheny mountain
bluegrass. This five-piece whirling dervish of old time fun is at the top of the bluegrass game with nods from the Bluegrass Preservation Society as well as countless fans getting turned out for the very first time. (FD) mamacornbluegrass.com
Obara International Maciej Obara is a progressive saxophonist and composer from Poland who is making a splash on the international jazz scene. A top award winner in his native country, Obara can play melodically with beautiful tone, but he is also capable of explosive avant-garde improvisation. skopjejazzfest.com.mk/obara_
international.html Peter Rowan After playing under bluegrass
legend Bill Monroe in the 1960’s, Peter Rowan went onto a successful solo career in the 70’s. During that time he penned the song “Panama Red,” which was made into a hit by the New Riders of the Purple Sage. (NP) peter-rowan.com
Soul Stew Back in the day (as they say)
there was James, Marvin, and Teddy. Now there’s Soul Stew to keep your backfield in motion. Oww! (FD) myspace.com/ torontosoulstew
Halie Loren Over the course of eight well-
Teagan and the Tweeds Rochester band
Stanley Clarke Band Though he rubbed
elbows with myriad jazz greats like Art Blakey, Pharoah Sanders, and Dexter Gordon, to name a few, Stanley Clarke’s legacy will no doubt be linked with his work with the seminal jazz fusion group Return To Forever with Chick Corea and Al di Meola. Stanley Clarke is the master of the electric bass slap and thump. (FD) stanleyclarke.com
Tedeschi Trucks Band performs at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Thursday, June 25. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tedeschi Trucks Band Fronted by the husband and wife team of guitar slingers, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, this is the truest example of a super-group. With Trucks summoning the ghost of Duane Allman and Tedeschi’s salty wail in front of a large, in the pocket band, you’ll see why classic rock became classic in the first place. (FD) tedeschitrucksband.com Theo Croker The grandson of legendary trumpet
player Doc Cheatham, Theo Croker was obsessed with the instrument as a teenager. After studying with Donald Byrd at Oberlin Conservatory, Croker began playing with older masters like Jimmy and Tootie Heath and Marcus Belgrave. Now a top trumpeter in his own right, Croker lives and plays in Shanghai, China. (RN)
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FRIDAY JUNE 26
Ingrid Jensen will perform with the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra at the Lutheran Church of Reformation on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
INGRID JENSEN [ PROFILE ] BY RON NETSKY
If instruments have personalities, trumpet has to be the most audacious and in your face. Maybe that’s why not many budding female musicians are handed one. But that’s not the way it was in Ingrid Jensen’s family. Her mom played piano and loved traditional jazz, so growing up in the late-1970’s, Jensen was given a trumpet. Her sister, Christine, was assigned a saxophone, and their older sister played trombone. Three and a half decades later, Ingrid is regularly featured as a soloist with Christine’s jazz orchestra. “Once I heard Chet Baker and Miles’ ‘Kind of Blue,’ I knew the softer side of trumpet,” Jensen says. But that doesn’t mean she’s lacking on the brassy side. After honing her skills at Berklee College of Music in Boston, she moved to New York City to compete in the male-dominant trumpet fraternity. But it took a little time to earn a reputation, so in the late-1980’s she was more likely to be found playing in the subways than in a club or concert hall. 26 City JAZZ FESTIVAL PREVIEW 2015
“You’d get up in the morning and go find a spot in Grand Central to set up,” Jensen says. “You’d stay for four or five hours. It was a diverse quintet called the Jazz Rainbow Coalition. We got big crowds, all the nine-to-fivers passing by just tossing in coins and dollars.”
There are, of course, jazz bands led by women, (notably her sister’s and the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, both of which Ingrid has played in), but, at the top, there’s still a barrier. The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, founded in 1988, is still all male. “You hear that it’s a boys club,” Jensen says, “well, it probably is. The guys hang out with each other; they recommend each other. I can tell you I’m not on the list of many, many great trumpet players. Even though they’ll say I play great, they still won’t recommend me to any of those bands because it still doesn’t feel right in many ways. “Laurie Frink played with Gerry Mulligan’s band. But aside from her and me and a few others coming up it still pretty much comes down to the whole Rolodex concept.” But that hasn’t affected her ability to make a living. “People remember me,” Jensen says. “I
show up and in some cases, I’m cutting people in jam sessions.”
Jensen has no lack of confidence. Time spent in
Europe in the early 1990’s took care of that. “Sorry, America — you’re not too good at doing that for artists,” says Jensen who hung out in Denmark with Ernie Wilkins and in Vienna with Art Farmer. She also met elder statesmen like Clark Terry, Al Gray, and Lionel Hampton. “It was ridiculous,” Jensen says, “It was beyond what any school could ever give me. It was the fulfillment of my dreams hanging out with these people and having them make sure that I sat in on their gigs. It wasn’t ‘Hey little cute trumpet player, hang out back stage and we’ll flirt,’ it was more like, ‘Where’s your horn, get on stage.’” Not that there weren’t unwanted advances. “I had to put a chip on my shoulder for a while and be super tough,” Jensen says. “I wish I hadn’t had to do that, but when I look back on those times, it was a total mechanism of protecting myself from the lecherous ones. “The people who gave me a sense of selfworth were my idols. It doesn’t get any better
than when Clark Terry says, ‘I love it when you play like you’; when you’re not even 25 years old and when Art Farmer says, ‘You play great!’” Since then Jensen has been in demand for a
variety of gigs. She’s done a Billie Holiday tribute with Madeleine Peyroux and she played on Sarah McLachlan’s last album. “Growing up with Joni Mitchell music, I love the pop side of this scene.” And her musical and personal relationship with her sister, Christine, who lives in Montreal, has only grown stronger. “We really support each other,” Jensen says. “Both of us are moms of young kids, a funny thing to do in your 40’s but we did it. So we have an even deeper understanding of how little time we have together. “When we play together that’s the time to take the relationship to its deepest place. We do a lot of things in the moment on stage that I can’t necessarily access with other musicians because we don’t have that history. We just look at each other and go, ‘Let’s just do that’ and we’ll orchestrate a line behind a piano solo or take off on some kind of riff. You never know what will happen.” Ingrid Jensen performs with the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra on Friday, June 26, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 North Chestnut Street. And again on Saturday, June 27, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., at Xerox Auditorium, 100 South Clinton Avenue. All performances are $20, or you can use your Club Pass. ingridjensen.com
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MUSICIAN BIOS Arstidir Iceland’s Arstidir has spent
the last six years touring in more than 30 countries. During this time the band has honed its string-laden sound and developed a devoted and growing following. This year Arstidir is releasing its third studio album and headlining tours in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. (NP) arstidir.com California Honeydrops Who said James Hunter and Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings are the only classic soul saviors out there? The California Honeydrops are doing it too, baby. The band is wrapped up in groovy soul, blues, and New Orleans second line with a cool, cool horn drive beneath a singer who means it. It’s gonna be a party. (FD)
cahoneydrops.com Denys Baptiste Triumverate Londonborn saxophonist Denys Baptiste has enhanced the bands of McCoy Tyner, Billy Higgins, Andrew Hill, and many others. In his own Triumverate, Baptiste employs his muscular tenor sound to carve a musical vision all his own. (RN)
denysbaptiste.com Duchess Hailing from New York
City, Duchess — singers Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner, and Melissa Stylianou — emulates the 1930’s swing vocal harmonies of the Boswell Sisters with a dash of contemporary charm. The trio made its recording debut with a self-titled album in June. (NP) duchesstrio.com
Emmett Cohen A finalist in the
Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition and the winner of the American Jazz Pianist Competition, Emmett Cohen is making a name for himself in the crowded field of New York jazz pianists. He has collaborated with stars like Kurt Elling, Brian Lynch, and Jimmy Heath and is equally adept at the Hammond B3 organ. emmetcohen.com
Ikebe Shakedown This Brooklyn-
based band’s latest single, “The Offering” sounds like the theme to a 1970’s cop show that never was. I dunno, maybe it would’ve been called “Ikebe Shakedown.” It’s funky in a throwback disco kinda way, but doesn’t trade in substance for flash. (FD) ikebeshakedown.com
Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet
Since dropping out of Berklee College of Music to tour with vibraphonist Gary Burton, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has earned a reputation as one of the most hardswinging, hard-bop guitarists of his generation. He’s even managed to attract the attention of Eric Clapton, who invited him to play at a recent Crossroads Guitar Festival. (RN) kurtrosenwinkel.com Los Lonely Boys There’s blues, brown-eyed soul, and Chicano rock, but San Angelo, Texas’ Los Lonely Boys simply call it Texican rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a well-oiled machine: powerful, guitar driven dose of the blues from the three Garza Borthers. Relentless and rockin’. (FD) loslonelyboys.com Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio Raised in Chile, Melissa Aldana came to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She was just 24 when she took the top prize in the 2013 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition. One listen to her masterful tone and fluid phrasing leaves no doubt about her prowess on the instrument. (RN)
facebook.com/melissa.aldana.3958 Robin McKelle and the Flytones
If you want to get to the heart of Memphis, what better way than going straight to the heart. That’s what the soulful, flame-headed songstress from Rochester, Robin McKelle, did to record her “Heart of Memphis” LP. While there, she conjured up ghosts of Stax and got bathed in the soul and vibe. But if you’ve seen this woman perform you know it was already there, deep in the heart of Robin McKelle. (FD) robinmckelle.com Steve Gadd Band He’s James Taylor’s
go-to guy; Clapton’s, too. And Paul Simon couldn’t have found 50 ways to leave his lover without Steve Gadd driving the getaway car. Irondequoit ex-pat, Gadd is known the world over for his session work and on stage thunder for the afore mentioned legends and many more. He’s ours. (FD) drstevegadd.com
SCHEDULE 12:00 p.m.: Jazz Starts at the Library with Mike Melito Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Jazz Workshop for Young Music Students Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Harley High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Greece Olympia High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Yellowjackets Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Emmett Cohen Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Ikebe Shakedown Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Greece Jazz Band Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Latin Jazz & JR Jazz Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Kirk MacDonald Quartet The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Duchess Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Arstidir Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Denys Baptiste Triumverate Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Robin McKelle & the Flytones East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:00 p.m.: Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:15 p.m.: Yellowjackets Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with Ingrid Jensen Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: The California Honeydrops Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:45 p.m.: Chatham County Line Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Emmett Cohen Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Steve Gadd Band Kodak Hall ($64) 8:30 p.m.: Freshlyground Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 8:45 p.m.: Denys Baptiste Triumverate Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Arstidir Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Los Lonely Boys East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with Ingrid Jensen Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: The California Honeydrops Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:45 p.m.: Chatham County Line Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ikebe Shakedown Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Duchess Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Kirk MacDonald Quartet The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Freshlyground Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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SATURDAY JUNE 27
The Steep Canyon Rangers performs at Kodak Hall on Saturday, June 27. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
STEEP CANYON RANGERS [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
To the untrained ear, bluegrass tunes tend to run into each other, the patterns and loops of notes both picked and plucked can be a confusing barrage. That’s not to say bands like this aren’t accessible, you’ve just gotta be on your toes. The Steep Canyon Rangers are a phenomenal bluegrass sextet from North Carolina and your gateway drug to this distinctly American music. The two-time Grammy Award-winning band offers blinding accuracy with boundless energy. And there are jazz and rock ‘n’ roll elements that soften the seriousness for those new to the genre who want to take the plunge. The band has been to town twice, both times backing up Steve Martin. This trip is minus the funny man on the banjo, giving the Steep Canyon Rangers the opportunity to really shine. In March, the band released “Test of 28 City JAZZ FESTIVAL PREVIEW 2015
Time,” a duet with Edie Brickell recorded at Levon Helm’s barn with famed producer Larry Campbell at the wheel. City Newspaper spoke with SCR’s mandolin player, Mike Guggino, about bluegrass, purity, Levon Helm, and Steve Martin. Here’s what was said. City: Of all the instruments in your lineup, what’s one that’s irreplaceable? Mike Guggino: I would say that now none
of our instruments are irreplaceable. Every instrument in our group is an integral part of our sound and style. We recently added a percussionist, Mike Ashworth, and we already feel as though he added a nuance to our band that we would never want to lose.
How do you classify your sound?
It is somewhere between Bill Monroe and The Band. We are a bluegrass band, but we also have a lot of other musical influences that have helped to define our
sound over the years. When we started the band, we were coming from very non-traditional backgrounds in terms of bluegrass. We worked hard for years to have a very traditional sound. On more recent albums, we have allowed our songwriting and playing to reflect more of some of the musical influences we all grew up listening to and playing before the band started. Now we kind of mix the traditional with the non-traditional in a way that serves each song the best way possible. Your influences are apparent for the most part. What are some influences in there that aren’t as obvious?
Many of us played classical music and jazz growing up. Some of us were also in rock bands in high school and college. I think Jerry Garcia was one of the first banjo players many of us ever heard. We all listen to a variety of musical genres. All of these styles play a role in how we create music within our group.
To you, what is the greatest period in American music?
It seems like the decades immediately following WWII, American culture was changing so much. Music changed a lot, too, and many new styles of music were created, including bluegrass and rock and roll. That must have been an exciting time to be a musician. How did you find Steve Martin, or did he find you?
We met at a party in North Carolina while he was vacationing there with his wife’s family. It was just after he had recorded “The Crow” and he needed a band to tour with. We were literally in the right place at the right time. Did you mind playing second fiddle to him?
Not at all. Steve is an amazing performer and we have learned so much from him about being on stage and creating a
great show. He is very conscious about showcasing us or giving us a chance to be highlighted on every show. We are very grateful for all the things he has done over the last 5 years to promote the Steep Canyon Rangers. What were the advantages and disadvantages of this collaboration?
I can’t think of any disadvantages from this collaboration. Steve has put us on some of the biggest stages in the world. We have had exposure we would have never achieved at this point in our career. Talk a little about the making of your latest record with Larry Campbell.
We had the honor of playing one of the last “Midnight Rambles” at Levon Helm’s barn in Woodstock, New York. Levon mentioned after the performance that they had never recorded a true bluegrass band at his studio. We thought of no better place to create our next record. Of course one of the main benefits of making the record there was having Larry Campbell as our producer. He was the right producer at the right time, too. We were wanting to incorporate some non-bluegrass elements, such as drums, on that record. Larry was really great at understanding how a bluegrass band functions on its own and how a drummer can fit into that in a unique way. It certainly changed the way I played rhythm on the mandolin. Many of his ideas about playing bluegrass mandolin rhythm with a drummer I still use today on our new material. He was generally full of great ideas for arrangements to our new songs that didn’t necessary fit into one category musically. How did you manage to maintain your live concert energy?
Adding percussion certainly has added energy and drive to our live show. We always have and always will take the stage with the intention of slaying the crowd. Anymore collaborations down the pike?
We will continue to play shows with Steve Martin this year. Some of the shows we are doing with Steve this year are comedy shows with him and Martin Short. It’s such a treat to watch those two legends go at it on stage. The Steep Canyon Rangers will play Saturday, June 27, 4 p.m., in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street. Tickets are $30-$45. steepcanyon.com
MUSICIAN BIOS Alex Pangman Regarded as Canada’s
“sweetheart of swing,” Alex Pangman has proven herself a talented and learned student of the classic jazz singers. After initial successes in the Canadian circuit and a subsequent health-necessitated break from touring, Pangman discovered Toronto’s bluegrass and string-band scene. The singer’s latest album was recorded in New Orleans, a fitting retreat for a true jazz lifer. (NP) alexpangman.com
GoGo Penguin In what seems like an
endless chord progression of its own making, Manchester trio GoGo Penguin delivers its tunes in a gentle piano cascade full of wonderment and deceptively simple arrangements. Its complexity hides behind its beauty and willingness to skate the edge to include hip-hop and electronic influences to come in and pour out. (FD)
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Bill Tiberio Band A top local musician and educator at Fairport High School, Bill Tiberio is a also soulful saxophone player with a funky, honking sound recalling the style of Maceo Parker. Over the years Tiberio has lent his talents to a wide range of artists, including Fred Wesley, Lou Gramm, and The Four Tops. (RN)
billtiberioband.com Bobby Henrie and The Goners This band
celebrates rock ‘n’ roll’s big bang: the collision between white country and black blues. But The Goners ain’t no throwback, Jack. They pump out big bad rockabilly with a swinging sophistication and jazzy aplomb. (FD) reverbnation.com/
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bobbyhenrieandthegoners Champian Fulton When Champian Fulton
takes off on a piano solo, she rivals the finest keyboardists playing today. But that’s just the half of it. Fulton is also a singer of great warmth and expression. Having grown up around her father’s friends, like Clark Terry and Major Holley, it’s no wonder she’s emerged a formidable musical force. (RN) champian.net
Clifton Anderson Quintet At the age of 7,
Clifton Anderson was given a trombone by his uncle, Sonny Rollins. That was the beginning of a career that has seen Anderson collaborating with Stevie Wonder, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon, and, since 1983, his uncle. Since 1997 Anderson has expressed his own musical vision as a leader of his own band. (RN) cliftonanderson.biz
Culture Clash Before directing the
music program at Rochester Institute of Technology, Carl Atkins, leader of the local band Culture Clash, was known locally for his leadership roles with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Hochstein School of Music. But it was before he came to Rochester that Atkins established his credentials on the jazz scene, playing with Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, and Jaki Byard and co-directing the Thelonious Monk Institute. (RN)
Katie Ernst performs at Max of Eastman Place on Saturday, June 27. PHOTO COURTESY XEROX ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Katie Ernst It’s not necessarily clear what’s accompanying what when it comes to the wonderful Chicago-based singer and bassist Katie Ernst. The Eastman School of Music educated Ernst is an insightful artist with a palpable hunger for something new. But it’s her gentle, sincere voice that’ll send you. Her latest album, Little Words is a collection based around the poetry of Dorothy Parker (FD) katieernstmusic.com Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Straight out of New Orleans with funk, big brass, and a lot of edge, Trombone Shorty has been a Jazz Fest favorite for years. He’ll get the crowd going and let the music take over. It’s as easy as that. (JC) tromboneshorty.com The Wood Brothers Though they ain’t wood, they are real brothers who play up to the folk end of Americana with a timeless swing and lilt. Daddy was a molecular biologist who sang around the campfire and mama was a poet who instilled a turn of phrase in her boys. You’ll like what they’ve raised. (FD) thewoodbros.com
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3:00 p.m.: Bill Tiberio Band East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 4:00 p.m.: Steep Canyon Rangers Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre ($30-$45) 4:30 p.m.: Webster Schroeder High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:00 p.m.: Ikebe Shakedown East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: School of the Arts High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: The Wood Brothers Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Champian Fulton Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ESM Honors Collegiate Small Group Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Alex Pangman The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Clifton Anderson Quintet Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Renee Rosnes Quartet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Katie Ernst “Little Words” Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with Ingrid Jensen Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: GoGo Penguin Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Freshlyground East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:00 p.m.: Carl Atkins & Culture Clash Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:15 p.m.: The Wood Brothers Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Robin McKelle & the Flytones Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: Arstidir Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Bobby Henrie & the Goners Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Champian Fulton Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 8:30 p.m.: The California Honeydrops Rochester Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: GoGo Penguin Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra with Ingrid Jensen Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Carl Atkins & Culture Clash Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Arstidir Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Robin McKelle & the Flytones Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:45 p.m.: Bobby Henrie & the Goners Squeezers Stage at the Sibley Building 10:00 p.m.: Katie Ernst “Little Words” Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Renee Rosnes Quartet Montage Music Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The California Honeydrops Rochester Regional Health Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Clifton Anderson Quintet Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Alex Pangman The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE) 30 City JAZZ FESTIVAL PREVIEW 2015
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