City Newspaper Archives - 4/2007
2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival Schedule
Published on Apr 04, 2007
For bios of all the artists, click the date of the concert, or click here for an alphabetical list of all of the 2007 RIJF artists.
See bottom of the page for venue and ticketing information.
4 p.m.: Dave Rivello Ensemble, Memorial Art Gallery
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Smugtown Stompers, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Gap Mangione Quintet, Big Tent
6 p.m.: Madagascar Slim, Montage
6 p.m.: Geri Allen Trio w/Jimmy Cobb, Kilbourn Hall
6:15 p.m.: Esperanza Spalding, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Jonathan Kreisberg Trio, High Fidelity
7:15 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Trio, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Peter Asplund Quartet, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: Raul Midon/King Solomon Burke, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m.: Steps Ahead, Harro East Ballroom
8:30 p.m.: Shuffle Demons, Big Tent
9:15 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Trio, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Peter Asplund Quartet, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Madagascar Slim, Montage
10 p.m.: Jonathan Kreisberg Trio, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Geri Allen Trio w/Jimmy Cobb, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Shuffle Demons, Big Tent
10 p.m.: Esperanza Spalding, Max of Eastman Place
10:30 p.m.: Steps Ahead, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
3 p.m.: Smugtown Stompers, Mary Jemison Riverboat
4 p.m.: Brockport Community Big Band, Memorial Art Gallery
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Paul Tillotson Love Trio, Montage
6 p.m.: Randy Brecker Quintet w/Ada Rovatti, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Stephane Wrembel Trio, Big Tent
6 p.m.: Scott Goudie, Jazz Street Stage
6:15 p.m.: Carnelio Tutu, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Tessa Souter, High Fidelity
7 p.m.: Mambo Kings, East Ave/Chestnut Stage
7:15 p.m.: Shuffle Demons, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Zanussi 5, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: Jerry Lee Lewis, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m.: Ryan Shaw, Big Tent
8:30 p.m.: Tiempo Libre, Harro East Ballroom
9 p.m.: Los Lonely Boys, East Ave/Chestnut Stage
9:15 p.m.: Shuffle Demons, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Zanussi 5, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Cornelio Tutu, Max of Eastman Place
10 p.m.: Paul Tillotson Love Trio, Montage
10 p.m.: Tessa Souter, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Randy Brecker Quintet w/Ada Rovatti, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Ryan Shaw, Big Tent
10:30 p.m.: Tiempo Libre, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
3 p.m.: Smugtown Stompers, Mary Jemison Riverboat
4 p.m.: Dave Glasser Quartet, George Eastman House
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Saskia Laroo, Montage
6 p.m.: Fred Hersch Trio, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Footnote, Big Tent
6 p.m.: Mike Cottone Quartet, Jazz Street Stage
6:15 p.m.: Lalo, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Revision, High Fidelity
7:15 p.m.: Cornelio Tutu, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Lotte Anker, Reformation Lutheran Church
8:30 p.m.: Mr. Something Something, Big Tent
8:30 p.m.: Benny Golson/Antonio Ciacca Trio, Harro East Ballroom
9:15 p.m.: Cornelio Tutu, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Lotte Anker, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Mr. Something Something, Big Tent
10 p.m. Saskia Laroo, Montage
10 p.m.: Revision, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Fred Hersch Trio, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Lalo, Max of Eastman Place
10:30 p.m.: Benny Golson/Antonio Ciacca Trio, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
4 p.m.: Gene Bertoncini, George Eastman House
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Robin Eubanks EB3, Montage
6 p.m.: Mamadou Diabate Ensemble, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Dave Glasser Quartet, Big Tent
6 p.m.: Vince Ercolamento Quartet, Jazz Street Stage
6:15 p.m.: Eldar, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: 4 Brothers 7, High Fidelity
7:15 p.m.: Fred Costello Quartet, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Midaircondo, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: ESM/RIJF 2007 Jazz Scholarship Concert w/John Fedchock, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m. Rik Emmett, Harro East Ballroom
8:30 p.m.: Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Big Tent
9:15 p.m.: Fred Costello Quartet, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Midaircondo, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Eldar, Max of Eastman Place
10 p.m.: Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Big Tent
10 p.m.: Robin Eubanks EB3, Montage
10 p.m.: 4 Brothers 7, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Mamadou Diabate Ensemble, Kilbourn Hall
10:30 p.m.: Rik Emmett, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
4 p.m.: John Fedchock & Friends, RMSC
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra, Big Tent
6 p.m.: Bonerama, Montage
6 p.m.: Harry Allen Quartet, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Hanna Richardson Quartet, Jazz Street Stage
6:15 p.m.: Nancy Kelly & Her Trio, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Martin Rickert Quartet, High Fidelity
7:15 p.m.: Ted Michaels Sings Sinatra, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Five Corners Quintet, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: Jean-Luc Ponty/Trio Beyond, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m.: Kyle Eastwood Band, Harro East Ballroom
8:30 p.m.: Paradigm Shift w/Gray Mayfield, Marcus Printup, Wycliffe Gordon, Big Tent
9:15 p.m.: Ted Michaels Sings Sinatra, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Five Corners Quintet, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Bonerama, Montage
10 p.m.: Martin Rickert Quartet, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Harry Allen Quartet, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Paradigm Shift w/Gray Mayfield, Marcus Printup, Wycliffe Gordon, Big Tent
10 p.m.: Nancy Kelly & Her Trio, Max of Eastman Place
10:30 p.m.: Kyle Eastwood Band, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
Noon: Matt Valerio Trio, Rochester Public Library
4 p.m.: Time Pieces Quartet, RMSC
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, Montage
6 p.m.: Christian Scott Band, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Eastman School of Music Jazz Trios, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Tony Caramia, Big Tent
6:15 p.m.: Hilario Duran Trio, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band, High Fidelity
7:15 p.m.: CNY Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Ilmiliekki Quartet, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: Dave Brubeck Quartet, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m.: Bonerama, Big Tent
8:30 p.m.: Bettye LaVette, Harro East Ballroom
9:15 p.m.: CNY Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Ilmiliekki Quartet, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Hilario Duran Trio, Max of Eastman Place
10 p.m.: Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, Montage
10 p.m.: Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Christian Scott Band, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Bonerama, Big Tent
10:30 p.m.: Bettye LaVette, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
4 p.m. Jeanette Lambert Bebop for Babies, Strong --- National Museum of Play
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Montage
6 p.m.: James Moody & Friends, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Nobuki Takamen, Big Tent
6 p.m.: Eastman School of Music Jazz Trios, Jazz Street Stage
6:15 p.m.: Zapp String Quartet, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Catherine Russell, High Fidelity
7:15 p.m.: Jose Encarnacion, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: In The Country, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra w/Wynton Marsalis, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m.: Corey Harris, Big Tent
8:30 p.m.: Latin Side of Miles Davis w/Conrad Herwig & Bryan Lynch, Harro East Ballroom
9:15 p.m.: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: In The Country, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Corey Harris, Big Tent
10 p.m.: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Montage
10 p.m.: Catherine Russell, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: James Moody & Friends, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Zapp String Quartet, Max of Eastman Place
10:30 p.m.: Latin Side of Miles Davis w/Conrad Herwig & Bryan Lynch, Harro East Ballroom
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
4 p.m.: Jeanette Lambert Bebop for Babies, Strong --- National Museum of Play
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Don Byron's Ivey Divey, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Eastman School of Music Jazz Trios, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Sisters Euclid, Montage
6 p.m.: Josh Irving Quartet, Big Tent
6:15 p.m.: Omar Sosa, Max of Eastman Place
6:30 p.m.: Soul Rebels, High Fidelity
7 p.m.: Trio Nosso, East Ave/Alexander Stage
7 p.m.: Julie Stewart & The Motor Kings, East Ave/Chestnut Stage
7:15 p.m.: Das Contras, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Andreas Pettersson, Reformation Lutheran Church
8 p.m.: Dr. John/Madeleine Peyroux, Eastman Theatre
8:30 p.m.: David Gogo, Big Tent
9 p.m.: Toots & The Maytals, East Ave/Alexander Stage
9 p.m.: Maceo Parker, East Ave/Chestnut Stage
9:15 p.m.: Das Contras, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Andreas Pettersson, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Sisters Euclid, Montage
10 p.m.: Soul Rebels, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Omar Sosa, Max of Eastman Place
10 p.m.: David Gogo, Big Tent
10 p.m.: Don Byron's Ivey Divey, Kilbourn Hall
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
4 p.m.: Layah Jane, Strong --- National Museum of Play
4:30 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
5:15 p.m.: Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Avishai Cohen Trio, Montage
6 p.m.: Bill Frisell, Kilbourn Hall
6 p.m.: Layah Jane, Jazz Street Stage
6 p.m.: Reg's Trio, Big Tent
6:30 p.m.: Andy Milne's Dapp Theory, High Fidelity
7 p.m.: Cowboy Mouth, East Ave/Chestnut Stage
7 p.m.: The Capitals, East Ave/Alexander Stage
7:15 p.m.: Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters, Jazz Street Stage
7:30 p.m.: Jens Winther European Quintet, Reformation Lutheran Church
8:30 p.m.: Soul Rebels, Big Tent
9 p.m.: Rusted Root, East Ave/Alexander Stage
9 p.m.: Shooter Jennings, East Ave/Chestnut Stage
9:15 p.m.: Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters, Jazz Street Stage
9:30 p.m.: Jens Winther European Quintet, Reformation Lutheran Church
10 p.m.: Avishai Cohen Trio, Montage
10 p.m.: Bill Frisell Trio, Kilbourn Hall
10 p.m.: Andy Milne's Dapp theory, High Fidelity
10 p.m.: Soul Rebels, Big Tent
10:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam Session w/Bob Sneider, State Street Bar & Grill
TICKETS:
Outdoor concerts (Jazz Street Stage, East Ave/Alexander Stage, and East Ave/Chestnut Stage) are free, as are Museum & Gallery Series shows (George Eastman House, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester Museum & Science Center, Strong --- National Museum of Play, and the Mary Jemison Riverboat concerts). The nightly Jazz Jam Sessions at State Street Bar & Grill are also free.
Shows at the Eastman Theatre range from $27.50 to $80. For specific information visit Ticketmaster or the RIJF official ticketing site.
All other concerts cost $20-$25 at the door, or can be accessed with a Club Pass, which costs $109 (from April 6 to June 8) or $129 (once the festival begins). Club Passes can also be bought through the RIJF ticketing site.
TICKETS:
Outdoor concerts (Jazz Street Stage, East Ave/Alexander Stage, and East Ave/Chestnut Stage) are free, as are Museum & Gallery Series shows (George Eastman House, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester Museum & Science Center, Strong --- National Museum of Play, and the Mary Jemison Riverboat concerts). The nightly Jazz Jam Sessions at State Street Bar & Grill are also free.
Shows at the Eastman Theatre range from $27.50 to $80. For specific information visit Ticketmaster or the RIJF official ticketing site.
All other concerts cost $20-$25 at the door, or can be accessed with a Club Pass, which costs $109 (from April 6 to June 8) or $129 (once the festival begins). Club Passes can also be bought through the RIJF ticketing site.
VENUES:
Club Pass Big TentMain Street and Gibbs
Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street
George Eastman House 900 East Avenue
Harro East Ballroom155 North Chestnut Street
High Fidelity 170 East Avenue
Jazz Street Stage Gibbs and East Avenue
Kilbourn Hall 26 Gibbs Street
Mary Jemison RiverboatCorn Hill Landing, off of Exchange Boulevard
Max of Eastman Place 387 East Main Street
Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Avenue
Montage Grille 50 Chestnut Plaza
Reformation Lutheran Church111 North Chestnut Street
Rochester Museum & Science Center 657 East Avenue
State Street Bar & Grill Crowne Plaza Hotel, 70 State Street
Strong --- National Museum of Play 1 Manhattan Square
