Rochester International Jazz Fest Announces Dates

  I  

The second annual Rochester International Jazz Festival will take place June 5-14, 2003. The expanded 2003 festival will cover 10 days and feature 60 acts in more than 15 locations.

Planning for the festival is well underway. “Our mission is to deliver a fantastic artist lineup and develop one of the fbest jazz festivals anywhere,” said festival producer and artistic director John Nugent.

Club passes for the festival are currently on sale, and cost $54 in advance.

For more information, or to purchase a club pass, go to www.rochesterjazz.com.



  • Hal_Galper_Courtesy_halgalper.com_copy.jpg

    Galper was often regarded as an underrated master of his craft.

  • DownBeat_May_8%2C_1975_2.jpg

    Chuck Mangione on the cover of the May 8, 1975, edition of DownBeat.

    Chuck Mangione, Rest in Peace

    Chuck Mangione, one of the most popular trumpeters in jazz history, passed away on July 24 at home in Rochester, New…

  • Sheila_Jordan_by_Mark_Sheldon_copy.jpeg

    Jordan was a dyed-in-the-wool bebopper whose formative musical experiences were with Charlie Parker.

  • DownBeat_palmieri.jpg

    “I don’t guess I’m going to excite you; I know I’m going to excite you,” Palmieri said in an August 1994 DownBeat feature.

  • Buster_Williams_by_Jimmy_Katz_copy.jpg

    “What I got from Percy was the dignity of playing the bass,” Buster Williams said of Percy Heath.