rochester international jazz festival

The 2026 Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for the 23rd edition, featuring legendary artists such as Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and the Count Basie Orchestra. The nine-day festival will take place in…

Gladys Knight, a Grammy-award winning vocalist, is scheduled to perform at the 23rd edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival on Friday, June 26th. Gladys Knight is a talented singer and performer. She has won seven…

Photos by Jamie Mohr For the 22nd time, downtown Rochester was transformed into Jazz City USA, New Orleans North, New York City’s little sister, and the Roaring Twenties’ Paris reborn. The Rochester International Jazz Festival, held…

Trombone Shorty

On Saturday, June 28, attendees of the Hyatt Squeezers Open Jam were extremely surprised when Trombone Shorty joined the party. The open jam is a recurring featured after party of the Rochester International Jazz Festival but this year it…

Lettuce dance the night away at the Rochester International Jazz Festival. On Friday, June 27, Lettuce returned to Rochester to perform at the Wegmans Stage at Parcel Five, a free headlining show for anyone to attend. The outdoor event…

CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival 2024 producers Marc Iacona and John Nugent announced the first two headliners for the nine-day 21st Edition Festival, from June 21 to 29, 2024. One of the festival headliners is Samara Joy.…

The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival finished out another marathon nine days, inviting well over 200,000 music fans into downtown Rochester to enjoy over 300 sets of exceptional music in 19 different venues and outdoor stages. It…

Summer is finally here, and so then, so is the 2023 CGI Rochester International Jazz Fest. Downtown Rochester once again will be transformed from a small city music scene punching above it's weight to a live music mecca worthy of inclusion…

The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for the 20th anniversary, happening from June 23-July 1 at 19 venues across the Flower City featuring over 1,700 artists. Photo by Eli Stein. Founded in 2002, the…