Enjoy the Syracuse Jazz Festival

The 2009 Syracuse Jazz Festival Headliner is Kenny G.

The 2008 Festival included Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2008 on Friday, June 27th and Chaka Khan on June 28th, 2008.

The 2007 festival came to Syracuse, NY at Onondaga Community College off Route 175. The line-up included musicians such as Aretha Franklin on July 1st , Dave Brubeck on June 30th at 9, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Friday, June 29th at 9:30pm, Chico Hamilton, Toots Thielemans, Mose Allison, Nancy Kelly and more.

Jazz in the Square July 24-26 2008, Downtown Syracuse, NY. jazzinthesquare.org Concert musicians included: Curtis Fuller, Randy Brecker, Jason Marsalis, Claudio Roditi, Arturo o'Farrill, Noah Kellman, Pamela Williams and more.

This yearly festival event is worth checking out. The Jazz musicians at previous concerts included David Fathead Newman, Jean-Luc Ponty, Dr. John, Dave Brubeck, Gato Barbieri, The Soul Survivors, the Rippingtons, Boney James and many more top-notch musical groups.

If you have some extra time while you are here enjoy some fine Syracuse museums.

Close by are: Saratoga Jazz Festival, Saratoga Lodging, and Saratoga Museums

Rochester Jazz Festival The 2009 Rochester Jazz Festival event will occur June 12-20, 2009.

Here's part of the line-up. More will be added later.

Friday, June 12 Smokey Robinson

Saturday, June 13th SMV- The Thunder tour - Victor Wooden, Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller.

Tuesday, June 16th Carolyn Wonderland and Jake Shimabukuro

June 17th Dave Brubeck Quartet- Hear the classic Jazz hit "Take Five"

Thursday June 18 Michael McDonald ( When you hear his voice you'll recognize one of the Doobie Brothers.)

Friday June 19th Taj Mahal

Also, Joe Lavano, Bill Frisell Trio, Erin Bode, Cedar Walton, Holly Cole, Pat Martino, Marta Gomez, Billy Bang and more.

Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats : This book is an intimate look at some of the Jazz greats of the 50s, 60s and 70s written by the Jazz Baroness, Pannonica de Koenigswarter.

Exodus to Jazz concerts in Rochester

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