is one of the world’s leading jazz festivals. Since 2002, the nine-day multi-dimensional festival is held annually in downtown Rochester, NY, drawing 200,000-plus people to 300+ shows and 18 venues.

Smokey Robinson will headline opening night of the 2025 Rochester Jazz Fest on Friday, June 20, at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The nine-day festival, running from June 20-28, will also feature ...

The Dryden Theatre, in collaboration with the George Eastman Museum, will present free film screenings throughout February to ...

For generations, Chautauqua Institution in Upstate New York ... jazz, blues, classical, and world music. -♪ All rise ♪ -The performance at Chautauqua Institution features over 100 singers and ...

After attending St. Johnsbury Academy, where he memorably performed in several musicals and in the jazz band, he was awarded a scholarship to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY ...

A documentary special honors the upstate New York organization’s sesquicentennial, featuring excerpts from the trumpeter’s 12 ...

Move over, Big Apple. Rochester, Ithaca, Syracuse, and Auburn are proving that Upstate New York is a cultural force to be ...

Specifically, this Western New York Festival, which celebrates one of the state's great historical accomplishments, is seeing ...

From her early days playing in the subways of New York, to establishing herself as a leader ... The 15th Anniversary edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) will feature a ...

The Parma Greece United Church of Christ will host a “Love Letters” Jazz Concert by the Laura Dubin Trio on Sunday, February 16, at 1 p.m. in their sanctuary. A reception featuring a variety of ...