Jazz Fest Schedule 

Friday, June 9

Eastman Theatre

Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz Band

$50-$95

Kilbourn Hall

Charlie Hunter Trio

RIJF Club Pass Big Tent

Gap Mangione Quintet

6pm

Djabe

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

Rachel Z

Milestones

Mahavishnu Project

Montage

Henderson-Schonig Trio featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith

Little Theatre

Bill Dobbins Trio

Jazz Street Stage

Gates-Chili HS

5pm

Duane Andrews Gypsy Jazz

6pm

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

7:15 & 9:15

Memorial Art Gallery

Greater Rochester Jazz Orchestra

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Saturday, June 10

Eastman Theatre

James Brown

$37.50-$65

Kilbourn Hall

Cedar Walton

Club Pass Big Tent

Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan

6, 8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

The York Quartet

Milestones

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Montage

Eddie Henderson Quartet

Little Theatre

Dominic Duval & Jimmy Halperin

Jazz Street Stage

Fairport HS

5pm

Duane Andrews Gypsy Jazz

6pm

Djabe

7:15 & 9:15pm

East Ave. Stage

Roomful of Blues

7pm

Little Feat

9pm

Memorial Art Gallery

Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Sunday, June 11

Kilbourn Hall

Karrin Allyson

Club Pass Big Tent

Claudia Quintet

6pm

Badi Assad

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

JuanitoPascual

Milestones

Joel Harrison

Montage

Roberto Occhipinti Quartet

Little Theatre

Claudia Quintet

Jazz Street Stage

Rochester School of the Arts

5pm

Mike Kaupa Quartet

6pm

Jack Allen Big Band

7:15 & 9:15

Memorial Art Gallery

Hayes Greenfield Trio

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Monday, June 12

Eastman Theatre

RIJF-Eastman Scholarship Concert w/Byron Stripling

Free

Kilbourn Hall

Mose Allison

Club Pass Big Tent

Dave Rivello Ensemble

6pm

Sonya Kitchell

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

BraamDeJoodeVatcher

Milestones

Tim PosgateHornband featuring Howard Johnson

Montage

Billy Bang Quintet

Little Theatre

Jeff Campbell Trio

Jazz Street Stage

Webster Schroeder HS

5pm

Fonfy Johnny Rox 3

6pm

Respect Sextet

7:15 & 9:15pm

George Eastman House

Hofmann & Sneider

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Tuesday, June 13

Eastman Theatre

Bird Lives! with Phil Woods

$27.50-$50

Kilbourn Hall

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Club Pass Big Tent

Byron Stripling

6pm

Gray Mayfield & Mark Whitfield

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

Robert Glasper Trio

Milestones

Jeremiah

Montage

Dawn Thomson Quartet

Little Theatre

Steve Gauci Trio

Jazz Street Stage

West Irondequoit HS

5pm

ShiranthaBeddage

6pm

Hard Logic

7:15 & 9:15

George Eastman House

Jon Ballantyne Trio

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Wednesday, June 14

Eastman Theatre

McCoy Tyner Trio plus Toots Thielemans Duo

$27.50-$50

Kilbourn Hall

Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana Quartet

Club Pass Big Tent

Bill Tiberio Group

6pm

Papa Grows Funk

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

Italian Tenors featuring Frank Tiberi & George Garzone

Milestones

Ben Allison Quartet

Montage

Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Quartet

Little Theatre

Wild Man Blues, a film by Woody Allen

Jazz Street Stage

Hilton High HS

5pm

Sneider-Hofmann Duo

6pm

MK Groove Orchestra

7:15 & 9:15

George Eastman House

Harold Danko & Friends

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Thursday, June 15

Eastman Theatre

Wayne Shorter Quartet

$27.50-$50

Kilbourn Hall

Tom Harrell Quartet

Club Pass Big Tent

NickiDenner's Latin Jazz Trio

6pm

Sliding Hammers

8:30pm & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

Rob McConnell Trio

Milestones

Osage County

Montage

Terell Stafford B3 Band

Little Theatre

NickiDenner's Latin Jazz Trio

Jazz Street Stage

Spencerport HS

5pm

Eastman Student Guitar Duos

6pm

CNY Jazz Orchestra

7:15 & 9:15pm

Mary Jemison Riverboat

SmugtownStompers

3pm

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Friday, June 16

Eastman Theatre

Etta James & The Roots Band

Susan Tedeschi Band

$37.50-$65

Kilbourn Hall

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Club Pass Big Tent

Jazz Epicure

6pm

Red Stick Ramblers

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

Katrine Madsen

Milestones

Asylum Street Spankers

Montage

SOMI

Little Theatre

Sliding Hammers

Jazz Street Stage

Brockport HS

5pm

Eastman Student Jazz Trios

6pm

Music Educators Big Band

7:15

Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra

9:15

East Ave. Stage

Chris Berry & Panjea

7pm

Soulive

9pm

Mary Jemison Riverboat

SmugtownStompers

3pm

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio


Saturday, June 17

Kilbourn Hall

Kenny Garrett Quartet

Club Pass Big Tent

Katrine Madsen

6pm

Folk Alarm 5 featuring Kevin Breit

8:30 & 10pm

Max of Eastman Place

RigmorGustaffson

Milestones

Dwayne Dopsie & the ZydecoHellraisers

Montage

Magnus Lindgren Quartet

Little Theatre

Katrine Madsen

Jazz Street Stage

McQuaid HS

5pm

Eastman Student Jazz Trios

6pm

Jazz Epicure

7:15 & 9:15pm

East Ave. Stage

Bruce Katz Band

6pm

Kelley Hunt

7:30pm

Dickey Betts

9pm

Mary Jemison Riverboat

SmugtownStompers

3pm

State Street Bar & Grill

Jam Session with Bob Sneider Trio

In This Guide...

  • Rochester International Jazz Festival 2006

    Welcome to Jazz Fest
    The 2006 Rochester International Jazz Festival is heavy on greats who are carrying on legacies. McCoy Tyner emerged from John Coltrane's classic quartet.

  • Godfather of the revolutions

    James Brown's primal scream still echoes, and always will
    Rock 'n' roll's primal scream can be traced back to James Brown. It came from within this man. And at 73 years old it's still in his soul, in his throat, and in your face.

  • The cats on stage

    Our guide to picking and choosing at the RIJF
    To take full advantage of all the RIJF has to offer, you have some planning to do. Read this section for short descriptions of nearly every act in the festival.

  • Taking flight

    Phil Woods rides on the wings of Charlie Parker with "Bird Lives"
    When Phil Woods steps onto the Eastman Theater stage at the Rochester International Jazz Festival he will be carrying on a tradition that has enriched his career for six decades. As a young man Woods idolized Charlie "Yardbird" Parker.

  • City Newspaper's Jazz Blogs

    Starting Saturday, June 10, check in every day to see our writers' takes on the previous night's shows at the 5th Annual Rochester International Jazz Festival. With more than 600 musicians performing in 170 concerts, they'll have plenty to dish about.

  • Perpetual motion

    Out of the gate running, McCoy Tyner never stopped
    Talk about starting at the top. McCoy Tyner was barely 20 in 1960 when he was tapped by John Coltrane to become part of arguably the greatest quartet in jazz history.

  • Keys to greatness

    Robert Glasper debuts on a legendary label
    Up-and-coming pianist Glasper is one of the few true jazz artists signed to Blue Note in recent years.

  • Spotlight on

    Asylum Street Spankers Austin, Texas' The Asylum Street Spankers are Tin Pan Alley ragged and beat poet sharp. They're Dixieland with a pre-war jazz jump.

  • From Brussels with love

    Toots Thielemans embraces America's art form
    At the age of 84 Toots Thielemans has lived through much of the history of jazz. You can hear it in his playing.

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