Rochester International Jazz Festival

The Rochester International Jazz Festival is a music festival held in June each year in Rochester, New York. The nine-day festival is held at multiple venues throughout downtown Rochester's East End cultural and entertainment district, including Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre and Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music - all within walking distance and many on "Jazz Street" (otherwise known as Gibbs Street during the rest of the year), which is closed off for the festival's nine days. In 2008, attendance was estimated at a record 125,000 for the nearly 250 concerts presented. In 2010, 162,000 people attended the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 250 concerts presented over nine days, breaking the record set the prior year of 133,000. 2011 saw another record-setting year with 285 concerts presented over nine days and in 18 different venues. Attendance reached an all-time high of 182,000.

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