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June 22, 2013 Special Sections » Rochester International Jazz Festival

JAZZ FEST 2013: City's Daily Jazz Blogs

Reviews of Saturday night's shows, including Trombone Shorty, Gwilym Simcock, Five Play

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The 2013 Xerox International Jazz Festival runs June 21-29, and City Newspaper has all the reviews, bios, schedules, and other information to make sure that you make the most of the festival.

EVERY NIGHT of the festival City's music bloggers will be out covering multiple shows. Check in first thing each morning for photos and reviews of the previous night's shows. A list of this year's blogs appears below.

• Ron reviews Gwilym Simcock, Five Play, Torben Waldorf

• Willie reviews Marianne Trudel, Trombone Shorty

• Frank reviews Tim Berne SnakeOil, Amy Lynne and the Gunshow

• Ron reviews Youn Sun Nah & Ulf Wakenius, Gregory Porter, and Phronesis

• Frank reviews Hilario Duran, Shemekia Copeland, James Hunter, and Gas House Gorillas

• Willie reviews Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

• Paloma reviews Peter Frampton's Guitar Circus

• Eric reviews Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Mingo Fishtrap

• Ron reviews Ravi Coltrane, Howard Levy, Rudresh Mahanthappa's GAMAK, and Zoe Rahman

• Paloma reviews Carmen Souza and Bob James/David Sanborn/Steve Gadd

• Frank reviews Lee Fields and The Expressions, Soweto Kinch, Rocky Lawrence

• Paloma reviews Gretchen Parlato, Supertramp's Roger Hodgson

• Ron reviews Goldings-Stewart-Bernstein, Aaron Goldberg Trio, Jacob Karlzon & Viktoria Tolstoy

• Frank De Blase reviews David Byrne and St. Vincent

• Paloma Capanna reviews Michael Wollny, John Nyerges Quartet, Eero Koivistoinen Quartet, and Djabe

• Ron reviews Anat Cohen, John Patitucci Trio, Julian Arguelles, and Alfredo Rodriguez

• Frank De Blase reviews The Dave Spinner B3 Band, The Sicilian Jazz Project, Violet Mary, and Chris O'Leary Band

• Paloma Capanna reviews Courtney Pine, Hiroya Tsukamoto and Satoshi Takeishi, and the ESM-XRIJF Scholarship Performance

• Ron reviews Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Geoffrey Keezer, Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet, and Eric Alexander and Harold Mabern

• Frank De Blase reviews The Stretch Orchestra, Christine Tobin, and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Society Band

• Ron Netsky reviews Rafael Zaldivar, Christian Wallumrod Ensemble, and the Dave Rivello Ensemble

• Willie Clark reviews Mike Brignola and Friends, and BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

• Frank De Blase reviews Dr. Lonnie Smith, Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton, and John Mooney

• Ron Netsky reviews Matt Herskowitz, Terell Stafford, and Bruce Barth and Steve Nelson

• Willie Clark reviews Halie Loren, YolanDa Brown, Loren and Mark, and Shuffle Demons

• Frank De Blase reviews Nikki Yanofsky, Pink Martini, Dr. John, and The Hackensaw Boys

• Ron Netsky reviews Patricia Barber, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Thiefs, and Christian McBride's Inside Straight

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For in-depth coverage of the festival, including schedules and exclusive interviews, check out City Newspaper's 2013 Jazz Festival Guide and our additional resources list, below.

What did you think of the festival? Any great shows? What is your favorite venue? Any tips on where to park or eat? Comment on these articles or post to City on Twitter and Facebook and we'll share your thoughts with our readers!

Countdown to Jazz Fest: Jazz Fest photo retrospective

Countdown to Jazz Fest: Where to eat at the festival

Countdown to Jazz Fest: More than just jazz

Countdown to Jazz Fest: Free show schedule

Jazz Blog: Meet City's jazz bloggers

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Rochester International Jazz Festival

JAZZ FEST 2013: Jazz Fest Photo Retrospective

Frank De Blase's shots from Jazz Fests past

This year marks the 12th edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival. City Newspaper has been covering the event from the beginning, and staff photographer Frank De Blase has literally hundreds of shots of the artists who have played the festival over the years.

By Frank De Blase Jun 21, 2013

XRIJF Jazz Fest Slideshow Slideshow
Rochester International Jazz Festival

JAZZ FEST 2013: Where to eat at the Fest

The official festival vendor guide, plus City's online restaurant listings

You're liable to work up quite an appetite while checking out a night's worth of shows at the Jazz Fest. Thankfully, the festival provides.

Jun 20, 2013

XRIJF Jazz Fest Restaurants Max of Eastman Place
Rochester International Jazz Festival

JAZZ FEST 2013: What's FREE at the Fest

More than 80 free concerts at six venues

While the Eastman Theatre headliners and Club Pass shows require tickets, the 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will be loaded with free concerts -- in fact, there will be 81 free shows on six outdoor stages during the nine-day festival (running June 21-29). These concerts tend to get packed, so if you want a good spot show up early (bring a folding chair!).

Jun 19, 2013

Jazz Fest XRIJF Free music
Rochester International Jazz Festival

JAZZ FEST 2013: More than just jazz

Rock, blues, soul, funk, country and more on this year's bill

I have many friends in Rochester who have never been to the Jazz Fest. The answer almost always comes down to, "I don't like jazz."

Jun 19, 2013

XRIJF Jazz Fest