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Rochester Jazz Fest announces 2012 headliners
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced four of the headliners for the...
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CLASSICAL: Itzhak Perlman With the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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MUSIC PROFILE: The Anderson Stingrays
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MUSIC PROFILE: The Electro Kings
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MUSIC PROFILE: Bogs Visionary Orchestra
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