Jazz@Rochester

April 9, 2005

Welcome to Jazz@Rochester!

Filed under: General - jazzrochester @ 3:33 pm

Welcome to Jazz@Rochester!

Jazz lives in Rochester, NY. In addition to jazz faculty and students from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester hosts a jazz festival every year that, due to intriguing programming and innovative use of indoor and outdoor venues, is quickly becoming one of the great festivals in the United States. There are also a number of clubs where jazz is played. This weblog will attempt to tie all that together.

Your humble guide, Greg Bell, is not an aficionado, who will preach to you about what is and isn’t “jazz,” but just a regular guy who loves all kinds of music, and has a special place in his heart and ear for jazz—from Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong, through Coltrane and Miles, to the Bad Plus and Brad Mehldau. I think jazz is more about an attitude towards music and life, than a definition or a category. I haven’t lived here for long (moved here from Chicago in 2002), but have heard and seen some of the best jazz in my life right here in Rochester. This weblog will be a work in progress, but here’s the initial take on where I’d like to go with it:

  • …Previewing upcoming jazz sounds here in Rochester and providing links and background for exploring.
  • …Reviewing performances by jazz artists and groups, both local and national, and the venues in which you’ll catch their gigs.
  • …Linking to information and updates on the Rochester International Jazz Festival and profiling artists in this year’s lineup

    • I simply want to see and hear more jazz in my new hometown. I hope that you will provide me with feedback on where I’m going or what I’ve written.

    This weblog has no affilation with the Rochester International Jazz Festival or its promoter.

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