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- Jazz Festival
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- jazz-festival
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- venue
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- Rochester International Jazz Festival 2008 Festival Information The 7th Rochester International Jazz Festival will take place June 13-21, 2008. Club passes are now on sale on the website. The artists have not yet been announced. The 6th Rochester International Jazz Festival took place June 8-16, 2007. Jerry Lee Lewis was the headliner. From the website (regarding club passes): "RIJF 2007 Club Pass buys access to over 120 sets of music at official festival Club Pass venues on a first-come first-served seating basis. Purchase your Club Pass tickets here and exchange for a laminated pass at the first festival venue entered. Seating is not 100% guaranteed for any specific show, plan to arrive early and get in line. Single show tickets not available in advance. 2006 Club Passes sold out in advance- avoid disappointment, get yours here online today and save!" Some companion sites: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle coverage: http://rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section? Category=specials32 City Newspaper has a fairly detailed guide: http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/ WXXI Public Broadcasting has Jazz-related interviews and programming online: http://wxxi.org/jazzfest Jerry Lee Lewis is pretty cool. Let's forget the fact that he married his 13 year old cousin... but his music is good. — I went to the 2005 festival and had a great time. I would HIGHLY recommend buying a club pass if you plan to go to a good number of shows. If I remember the show and club pass prices correctly from 2005, I think going to about 7 or 8 shows made the club pass worth it. It doesn't get you into the big shows at Eastman Theatre, but it gets you into a bunch of the smaller shows at several different venues. Be sure to get to shows early; a lot of them fill up quickly. Don't forget to bring enough money for food and drinks—as with most festivals, the prices can get a bit steep. — Congrats on the great turnout this year. This was my first time attending and I must say, the music was excellent, the Beer was cold and the weather was perfect. Thanks also to all of the volunteer workers and thanks to the musicians, you put on quite the show. I will definitely be attending future ones. —
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- 120 sets of music at official festival Club Pass venues on a first-come first-served seating basis
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- 4/9/2026, 9:32:39 AM