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Friday June 21 - Schedule

3:45, 4:30 & 5 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Quincy Jones Presents: Nikki Yanofsky Harro East Ballroom ($20-$25, or Club Pass)

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INTERVIEW: Pink Martini

With equal dashes Esquivel lounge and Martin Denny exotica, chilled on retro rocks and poured into a Camelot-era America glass, Pink Martini is the ultimate in sophisticated pop cool and classic, jazzy swing. Since 1994, this ensemble from Portland, Oregon, has traveled the world plugging into orchestras along the way.

By Frank De Blase Jun 12, 2013

Music profile XRIJF 2013 Rochester Jazz Fest jazz Pink Martini smooth jazz Kodak Hall



Friday, June 21 - Artist Bios

Bill Dobbins Bill Dobbins is director of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra, but European jazz aficionados know him as the long-time conductor of the WDR Big Band (1994-2002) and occasional conductor of the Metropole Orchestra. Dobbins is also an excellent pianist who has played with Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Peter Erskine.

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Saturday, June 22 - Schedule

1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

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Saturday, June 22 - Artist Bios

78 RPM Big Band This group originated in the early 70's as an Oktoberfest band in Western New York. Over the years it has traded the oom-pa-pa-oom for some sweet swing a la Glenn, Tommy, and Artie.

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Sunday, June 23 - Schedule

1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

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INTERVIEW: Marti Brom

There's a spot in certain female voices — a transitional spot, if you will — between sweet vibrato and growl. Texas rockabilly songstress Marti Brom traverses this vocal twilight beautifully, leaving a slew of broken hearts in her wake.

By Frank De Blase Jun 12, 2013

Music profile XRIJF 2013 Rochester Jazz Festival Marti Brom Abilene rockabilly Janis Martin



Sunday, June 23 - Artist Bios

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Brothers Michael and David Doucet began touring Louisiana in 1986. Since then their cajun dance music has earned them Grammy nominations and even a Super Bowl performance.

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Monday, June 24 - Schedule

Noon: Mike Kaupa Quartet Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

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Jazz Festival Guide 2013

Exclusive interviews, artist bios and interviews

CITY Newspaper's guide to the biggest music festival in Rochester! For more coverage, check our website every day of the festival for reviews, blogs, photos and more!

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Cover Story



Monday, June 24 - Artist Bios

Alfredo Rodriguez When Alfredo Rodriguez plays a ballad, he leans so far into the piano that you might think he's kissing the keys. In a way he is, with the exquisite touch of his fingers.

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Tuesday, June 25 - Schedule

Noon: Nick Finzer Central Library (FREE) 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

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INTERVIEW: Anat Cohen

When Israeli clarinetist Anat Cohen steps out of her Brooklyn home, she finds herself between two worlds. Cohen resides in Williamsburg, a vital neighborhood in the New York jazz scene.

By Ron Netsky Jun 12, 2013

Music profile XRIJF 2013 Rochester Jazz Fest Anat Cohen Xerox Auditorium clarinet Israel jazz



Tuesday, June 25 - Artist Bios

Alfredo Rodriguez See listing for Monday, June 24. Anat Cohen See feature on page 22.

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Wednesday, Jun 26 - Artist Bios

Aaron Goldberg Trio When Wynton Marsalis hired Aaron Goldberg to play piano for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, he called him "a modern improviser of great clarity, finesse, and dexterity." A sought-after sideman, Goldberg has lent his keyboard talents to Betty Carter, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and many others.

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Thursday, June 27 - Schedule

Noon: Herb Smith Central Library (FREE) 1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120)

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INTERVIEW: Rudresh Mahanthappa

It's not unusual for a jazz artist to lead several groups, but Rudresh Mahanthappa just might hold the record. He leads or co-leads 10 different ensembles.

By Ron Netsky Jun 12, 2013

Music profile XRIJF 2013 Rochester Jazz Fest Rudresh Mahanthappa Gamak saxophone jazz India Indian music Little Theatre



Thursday, June 27 - Artist Bios

Bob James and David Sanborn with Steve Gadd Saxophonist David Sanborn has played with famous artists from every genre imaginable — David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead, Billy Joel, and Eric Clapton are just a few. For this concert he will be joined by keyboardist Bob James, drummer Steve Gadd, and bassist James Genus.

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Friday, June 28 - Schedule

Noon: Karl Stabnau Central Library (FREE) 1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120)

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INTERVIEW: Gas House Gorillas

So, five gorillas walk into a bar... But seriously folks, five guys from Brooklyn walk into a joint in Anytown, USA, and promptly take the stage.

By Frank De Blase Jun 12, 2013

Music profile XRIJF 2013 Rochester Jazz Fest Gas House Gorillas Abilene jump-blues rock



Friday, June 28 - Artist Bios

Ben Taylor Imagine the expectation that comes with being the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. Ben Taylor lives up to that expectation, but with a voice all his own.

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Saturday, June 29 - Schedule

1 p.m.: Student Jazz Workshops Eastman School of Music (Room 120) 3:45, 4:30 & 5:15 p.m.: High School Jazz Bands Jazz Street Stage (FREE)

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Saturday, June 29 - Artist Bios

Al Chez & the Brothers of Funk No doubt you've seen his mug and heard his horn on the tube. For 15 years he honked his horn on "Late Night with David Letterman."

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Festival Information

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The 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Friday, June 21-Saturday, June 29

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