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The music-noir trio VickiKristinaBarcelona tames the beast with beauty. The beast in question is the gruff, hardscrabble world of Tom Waits. The trio...
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Everything on Day 5 of the jazz festival was wonderfully copacetic, but I got to wondering: Do these tribute shows or centennial shows like SNJO's...
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One of the great things about the Rochester International Jazz Festival is the opportunities it has offered over the years to hear members of the...
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When a band climbs onstage, a trio wearing all black, you will soon discover one truth. There are many shades of black. Cavernous Christ Church can make...
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Bria Skonberg. Yup, Bria Skonberg. I was just gonna type her name here a few thousand times. But even that would leave a hole that needs explaining. Let...
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Cyro Baptista was a combination of Frank Zappa and George Clinton all rolled up into one mad Brazilian percussionist at Geva Theatre Center's Wilson...
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Pulling out all the stops Kit Downes played an era-bending concert at Christ Church Sunday evening, creating decidedly 21st-century avant-garde...
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In memory of Jack Allen I am dedicating this blog entry and all those to follow this week to the memory of Rochester big band leader and trumpeter Jack...
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A kind of church Rochester's sacred-steel gospel stars, the Campbell Brothers , parted ways with the House of God because the Pentecostal church wanted...
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The second day of the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival was one to remember, with performances from Patti LaBelle, Bill Frisell Trio, and...