The Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced their 22nd season’s artist lineup ahead of their performances from June 20 to 28 in downtown Rochester.
This year’s headliners at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall include Smokey Robinson, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynston Marsalis, The Wood Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones and Thundercat. The nine-day festival features more than 285 shows at 18 venues with over 1,750 artists from nine countries and the United States, drawing more than 200,000 guests annually to downtown Rochester.
Producers Marc Iacona and John Nugent expressed their gratitude to fans and the Rochester community for their continuous support in a new conference held on March 11. “Looking ahead, John and I are excited to continue offering an extraordinary lineup of world-class musicians, including Grammy winners, through our Headliner, Club Pass, and free show series,” Iacona said. “The energy, sense of unity, and shared spirit that permeate these nine days are unparalleled. It is a privilege and honor to reflect on the tremendous success of the past two decades, and eagerly anticipate the future as we continue to celebrate the magic of ‘Jazz in June.’”
Similar to years past, the festival offers their signature Club Pass Series, including 171 shows at 10 Club Pass venues, including Hatch Recital Hall, Inn on Broadway, Kilbourn Hall and more. Some of the artists included in the pass include Ekep Nkwelle, Ruta Di, Sasha Berliner Quartet, Jarrod Lawson and more. The festival also offers their free Headliner Series, with this year’s performance including Chris Lane, Jesus Molina, Los Lonely Boys, Lettuce and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Throughout the nine days, visitors can also expect performances from youth ensembles, scholarship presentations, jazz workshops, jam sessions and more.
Since 2002, the Rochester International Jazz Festival has celebrated all genres of creative improvised music annually, standing as one of the world’ leading jazz festivals. Iacona is a Rochester-native producer, executive director of RIJF and the president of Simcona Electronics, whereas Nugent, producer and artistic director of RIJF, is a recognized tenor saxophonist, sharing stages with Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney and more.
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2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival Lineup
8 RPM Big Band, Acoustic Alchemy, Adrean Farrugia, All In Brass Band, Allison Au Quartet, Alyssa Trahan Band, Bad Sneakers, Bill Evans & The Vansband All Stars, Bill Tiberio Band, Bob Sneider Trio, Boss Baritones, Brandon Goldberg, Brandon Goldberg Trio, Brian, Charette Organ Trio, Brockport Big Band, Bruce Barth & Eri Yamamoto, Bruce Katz Band, C.J. Chenier, Caity Gyorgy,Celebrating The Brecker Bros “Heavy Metal Be Bop,” Chris Lane, Chuchto Valdes & Diego Figueiredo, Claudia Acuna, Dameronia’s, Legacy All-Stars, Dave Rivello Ensemble, David Hazeltine Quartet, Dawn Thomson, Don Potter & Friends, Doreen Ketchens New Orleans Jazz, Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, ECMS Faculty With Special Guest Vocalists, ECMS Jazz Combos Directed By Bob Sneider, Ehud Asherie Trio, Roberto Occhipinti & The Italian Songbook Feat Pat Labarbera, Ehud Esherie, Ekep Nkwelle, ESM Jazz Honors Unit 1, 2 & 3, Fabiola Mendez, Fall Creek Brass Band, Flower City Trio, Fred Costello, Gateswingers Jazz Band, Greece Jazz Band, Greenhoe-Bilger Trio, Grupo Ife, Helio Alves, Helio Alves Samba Jazz Trio, Helium Bubble, Herb Smith Freedom Trio, Hilary Gardner & The Lonesome Pines, Hilton HS Jazz Band, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Hubby Jenkins, I Square, Ignite! Band, Jimmy Highsmith, Jacob Joliff Band, Jane Bunnett’s “Red Dragonfly”, Jarrod Lawson, Jeff Campbell, Jesus Molina, Joe Locke Group, Joey Stempien, John Mckenna Resonant Structures, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Juliet Lloyd, Kneebody, L Tae & The Neighborly, La Excelencia, Laura Dubin Trio, Lettuce, Los Lonely Boys, Louise Bichan “Hildaland”, Majestics, Mark Whitfield Group, Tatiana Eva Marie & The Avalon Band, Matt Wilson & Good Trouble, ECMS Ensembles & Junior Jazz, Mike Stern Band, Muscle Tough, Music Educators Big Band Bill Tiberio, Nea Jazz Master Gary Bartz, New Horizons Big Band Directed By Priscilla Todd Brown, New Horizons Jazz Ensemble, New Horizons with Don Sherman, Nicole Zuraitis, Okan, Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet with Celine Peterson, Paul Hoffman, Penfield Big Band, Prime Time Brass, Public Water Supply, Quinn Lawrence, Red Hot & Blues Band, Rich Thompson Trio, Rickie Lee Jones, RIJF-ESM Scholarship Concert Feat Scott Mayo, Roberta Piket, Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra, Ruta Di, Ryan Johnson & Escape Terrain, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Salin, Sam Greenfield, Sasha Berliner Quartet, Scott Mayo, Scott Mayo Band, Sean Mason, Sean Mason Quartet, Shebad, Simon Fletcher, Smokey Robinson, Snack Time, Sonidos Unidos, Soulstew, Spin Cycle, Splendid Torch, Sullivan Fortner, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Terell Stafford Quintet, The Buddahood, The Rumble Featuring Chief Joe Boudreau, George Colligan Quartet, The String Queens, The String Revolution, The Wood Brothers, Thundercat, Timothy Ogunbiyi, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, US Army Jazz Ambassadors, USP, Veronica Swift, Ward Hayden & The Outliers, Unplugged, Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra + Wynton Marsalis Septet “The Democracy Suite”, Yvonnick Prene Quartet “A Harmonica For Django”
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