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Rochester music loving denizens know that the ultimate week in town is the annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest. With hundreds of musicians expected every year playing street, theater and outdoor shows ranging from free to black…

After 8 days of the hedonistic grooves and late night debauchery of the 13th annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest I felt a strong need to get my butt to church. I would not visit a standard house of worship, this church bestowed…

STEVE MARTIN & The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring EDIE BRICKELL Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 2014, photographer Kelli Marsh

Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer (pronounced "VID-jay EYE-yer") was described by Pitchfork as "one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today," - March 2014 marks the release of Mutations, Iyer's eighteenth…

Supergroups in music usually consist of members who are individually famous for their prior work with another band. If Soulive were to form today, you could say that they would be a funk supergroup, snatching up members from some of the top…

For two decades, the contemporary jazz quartet known as Fourplay has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B, pop and a variety of other sounds to their unwavering jazz foundations. In the course…

Steve Martin is a wild and crazy guy. He is also a comedian, actor, screenwriter, author and a fantastic banjo player. All of these talents melded into one superb experience at a pair of sold out shows at the beautiful Kodak Theater at the…

The 2014 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival kicked off on Friday with large crowds and packed houses. The sites and sounds of Jazz Fest seem to improve from year to year. With free stages offering music in the streets, festival…

It All Starts Tomorrow! The 2014 Edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. We will have your continued coverage for all 9 days of the festival. Stay tuned for daily show reviews, photos and artist interviews. Headliner…

Rochester's annual Party in the Park weekly concert series begins next week, June 19, 2014. All shows will be held at the original P.I.T.P. location Martin Luther King Jr. Park - formerly known as Manhattan Square park - at the corner of…