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RIJF 2008 WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWINGSPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

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June 13City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM School of The Arts HS Jazz Band5:15PM Greece Olympia HS Jazz Band6:00PM New Horizons Big Band7:15PM Blue Vipers of Brooklyn9:15PM Blue Vipers of Brooklyn

June 14City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation 3:00PM Mary Jemison Boat - Dixie cruise on The Genesee River4:30PM Greece Odyssey HS Jazz Band5:15PM Rush-Henrietta HS Jazz Band6:00PM Denis Parker & Scott Goudie “Rowdy Blues”7:15PM The Buddhahood9:15PM The Buddhahood

City of Rochester East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage 7PM Downchild Blues Band9PM CROSS CANADIAN RAGwEED

June 15City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation 3:00PM Mary Jemison Boat -Dixie cruise on The Genesee River4:30PM Pittsford Sutherland HS Jazz Band5:15PM Kendall HS Jazz Band6:00PM Neocollage7:15PM JazzKamikaze9:15PM JazzKamikaze

Eastman Theatre4PM-8PMwXXI Jazz Films

June 16City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM west Irondequoit HS Jazz Band5:15PM webster Schroeder HS Jazz Band6:00PM Beaucoup Blue7:15PM Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra9:15PM Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra

Eastman Theatre8:00PMRIJF-ESM Jazz Scholarships Concert featuring Joe & Pat Labarbera

June 17City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM OPEN5:15PM Penfield HS Jazz Band6:00PM ECMS Jazz Combo Showcase

7:15PM New York’s Finest Jazz Ensemble9:15PM New York’s Finest Jazz Ensemble

June 18Monroe County Public Library (115 South Avenue)12:00 Noon Mike Cottone Trio

City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM Honeoye Falls-Lima HS Jazz Band5:15PM Brockport HS Jazz Band6:00PM ECMS - Saxology7:15PM Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra - Combo9:15PM Music Educators Jazz Ensemble

June 19City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM Greece Athena HS Jazz Band5:15PM Hilton HS Jazz Band6:00PM ECMS - Latin Jazz Combo7:15PM DJABE9:15PM DJABE

June 20 City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM Fairport HS Jazz Band5:15PM Spencerport HS Jazz Band6:00PM Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra7:15PM Soulstew9:15PM Soulstew

City of Rochester East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage 7:00PM Crittenden9:00PM SOuLIVE

City of Rochester East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage7:00PM The Skatalites9:00PM THIRD wORLD

June 21City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation4:30PM Newark HS Jazz Band5:15PM Gates-Chili HS Jazz Band6:00PM Ben Britton Band7:15PM & 9:15PM The Nighthawks

City of Rochester East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage7PM Carolyn wonderland9PM THE KENTuCKY HEADHuNTERS

City of Rochester East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage 7PM Joe Bonamassa9PM MEDESKI MARTIN & wOOD

R I J F F R E E S h o W Sny senAtor Jim Alesi eAstmAn theAtre seriesAll shows 8PM startJuNE 13FrAnk sinAtrA Jr. & his orchestrA“sinatra sings sinatra” Conducted by Terry woodson$85/$65/$45 + service charges

JuNE 14Dee Dee BriDGeWAterPresents “red earth” - A malian Journey + special guest, richArD BonA BAnD$50/$37.50/$27.50 + service charges

JuNE 17GillespiAnA - A tribute to Dizzy Gillespie!Conducted by Jeff Tyzik + special guestsJeAnnie Bryson/Byron striplinG & Gerry nieWooD+ 21 Piece Jazz Orchestra$50/$37.50/$27.50 + service charges

JuNE 18rochester JAZZ At the philhArmonicCelebrating The American Jazz JAM SESSION Starring: CARMEN LuNDY/HOuSTON PERSON/ERIC ALEXANDERVINCENT HERRING/NICHOLAS PAYTON/JEREMY PELT/SLIDE HAMPTON/PETER BERNSTEIN/CEDAR wALTON/ERIC REED/PETER wASHINGTON/DAVID wILLIAMS/KENNY wASHINGTON/LOuIS HAYES $50/$37.50/$27.50 + service charges

JuNE 19An evening with BoZ scAGGs$65.00/ $50.00/$37.50 + service charges

JuNE 20An evening with Al Green$85.00/$65.00/$45.00 + service charges

EASTMAN THEATRE SHOw T ICKETSTickets for all Eastman Theatre shows can be purchased at the RBTL box office at the Auditorium on East Main St. in Rochester, after May 20 at the RIJF Box office, at rochesterjazz.com, at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 585-232-1900

riJF cluB pAss series 2008Presented by the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors$125 + $4 service charge from April 1 at 12:01AM until June 13.$135 + $4 service charge during the festival if any remain. Single ticket entry of $20 or $25 at the venue prior to show only.First come-first served seating. You DO NOT need a Club Pass toattend Club Pass shows. The Club Pass is a VALuE ticket.The more shows you go to, the lower the cost per show.

All 2007 Club Passes sold out!!The Club Pass is the Hottest ticket in American Jazz!

“It’s not who you know, it’s who you don’t know!” -John Nugent, Co-Producer/Artistic Director

RIJF 2008 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 Club Pass tickets and exchange for a laminated pass at the first Festival venue entered. Seating not 100% guaranteed for any specific show, arrive early and get in line.

Single Club Pass tickets are not available in advance. Avoid disappointment, get your Club Pass today!

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