2024 Tickets & Club Passes
RIJF Ticket Shop - Opens June 17th
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Monday, June 17 to Thursday, June 20, from Noon to 5 p.m. in the Kilbourn Hall Box Office located at 26 Gibbs St. in the lobby.
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Friday, June 21, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Kilbourn Hall Box Office located at 26 Gibbs St. in the lobby.
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Friday, June 21, to Saturday, June 29, from 4 to 11 p.m., located in the Merchandise Tent on Gibbs St. near Main St.
Ticketed Headliner Series
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
- All shows are ticketed with reserved seats.
- Buy tickets online ONLY at Rochesterjazz.com or call 585-454-2060.
- Buy at the RIJF Ticket Shop starting Monday, June 17, Noon to 5 PM at Kilbourn Hall Box Office, 26 Gibbs St. if still available. The Ticket Shop moves to the Merch Tent on Gibbs Street (Near Main St.) on June 21 from 4 PM to 11 PM throughout the Festival.
- Buy at the door if still available on the day of each show at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Oval Lobby Box Office, which opens at 7 PM on the day of the show only.
- Will Call is located at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Oval Lobby Box Office, which opens at 7 PM on the days of shows.
- Doors open at 7:15 PM, days of shows only.
Taj Mahal
LEGENDARY BLUE GUITARIST RETURNS TO RIJF FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009!
Friday, June 21
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 PM
$93/$83/$63/$43 + Service Charge
Taj Mahal doesn’t wait for permission. If a sound intrigues him, he sets out to make it. If origins
mystify him, he moves to trace them. If rules get in his way, he unapologetically breaks them. To Taj, convention means nothing, but traditions are holy. He has pushed music and culture forward, all while looking lovingly back. “I just want to be able to make the music that I’m hearing come to me -- and that’s what I did,” says the 76-year-old. “When I say, ‘I did,’ I’m not coming from the ego. The music comes from somewhere. You’re just the conduit it comes through. You’re there to receive the gift.” Taj is a towering musical figure -- a legend who transcended the blues not by leaving them behind, but by revealing their magnificent scope to the world. “The blues is bigger than most people think,” he says. “You could hear Mozart play the blues. It might be more like a lament. It might be more melancholy. But I’m going to tell you: the blues is in there.”
Lee Ritenour Band + Special Guests Randy Brecker & Bill Evans
JAZZ GUITAR LEGEND!
Saturday, June 22
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 PM
Tickets: $83/$73/$53/$33 + Service Charge
Making his RIJF debut! For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many ‘firsts’ left to achieve. During his dazzling five-decade career, the fabled LA guitarist has taken his music to the outer limits, alighting on every genre and occupying every position in the rock ‘n’ roll firmament. He’s been an enfant terrible of ’70s fusion, a crossover star of the ’80s pop chart, an honorary exponent of Brazilian jazz, and the fingers behind ’90s supergroup, Fourplay. Ritenour’s accolades include 45 albums,16 Grammy nominations, Alumnus of the Year at USC, Los Angeles’ Jazz Society Honoree (2019), plus thousands of sessions with legends such as Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, B.B. King, and Tony Bennett, among others.
Laufey
2024 GRAMMY WINNER, BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM FOR BEWITCHED
Wednesday, June 26
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 PM
SOLD OUT!
“A Star Is Born… Who Sounds Like She Was Born a Hundred Years Ago,”–Variety
Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) is a phenomenal young artist who crosses boundaries and meshes the old with the new. She is a young classic jazz singer with a new twist, drawing new audiences from around the world. The 24-year-old is a Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose jazz songs are about young love and self-discovery. Raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C., with annual visits to Beijing, the Icelandic-Chinese artist grew up playing cello as well as piano and became hooked on the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s record collection.
John Oates
AN EVENING OF SONGS & STORIES
Thursday, June 27
$93/$83/$63/$43 + Service Charge
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 PM
John Oates is cofounder of the iconic music creators Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The American Songwriters Hall of Fame, and a recipient of the prestigious BMI Icon Award as well as numerous American Music, MTV awards, and multiple Grammy nominations. Since forming his creative partnership with Daryl Hall in the early 1970s, they have gone on to record 21 albums, which have sold over 80 million units, making them the most successful duo in rock history. They have scored 10 number-one records, over 20 Top 40 hits, and have toured the world for decades. Their involvement in the original "Live Aid" concert and the groundbreaking "We Are The World" charity recording have further established them as legendary artists, who have personally and through their music, stood the test of time. Read more
Samara Joy
2024 GRAMMY WINNER FOR 2024 BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE & 2023 "ARTIST OF THE YEAR"
Friday, June 28
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8 PM
Tickets: $83/$73/$53/$33 + Service Charge
Samara Joy returns to RIJF for her third performance!
With her GRAMMY-Award winning and chart-topping album, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable Verve Records. Her voice, rich and velvety yet precociously refined, has already earned her fans like Anita Baker and Regina King and appearances on the TODAY Show, The Tonight Show w/Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show w/Stephen Colbert, CBS Mornings, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and more, in addition to millions of likes on TikTok — cementing her status as perhaps the first Gen Z jazz singing star. The New York Times praised the “silky-voiced rising star” for “helping jazz take a youthful turn” while NPR All Things Considered named her a “classic jazz singer from a new generation.” In February 2023, Samara Joy took home two GRAMMYs - Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award. Her shows at RIJF's Club Pass Series in 2022 and 2023 sold out!
Club Passes & Club Pass Series
9-Day Club Pass - BUY NOW!
The Club Pass is RIJF's unique value pass that provides unlimited access and steeply discounted savings compared to the cost of individual show admission to hear some of the finest creative improvised music from around the world. Access up to 216 Club Pass Series shows on all nine days of the Festival. Explore new sounds from legends and familiar favorites to rising stars. Plus, you can share or transfer your Pass! It's the hottest ticket in American Jazz! See ticket Terms and conditions below.
- $354 + $6 service charge (Just $40 a day)
3-Day Club Pass - BUY NOW!
The Club Pass is RIJF's unique value pass that provides unlimited access and steeply discounted savings compared to the cost of individual show admission to hear some of the finest creative improvised music from around the world. Access up to 216 Club Pass Series shows on any three days of the Festival. Explore new sounds from legends and familiar favorites to rising stars. Plus, you can share or transfer your Pass! It's the hottest ticket in American Jazz! See ticket Terms and conditions below.
- $204 + $6 service charge
About the Club Pass Series
RIJF's 2024 Club Pass Series presents 216 Club Pass Shows with some of the finest artists from around the world at 12 diverse venues, all within walking distance. The lineup will be announced in March 2024.
Club Pass Venues:
- Christ Church Global Jazz Now (114 East Ave.)
- Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman East Wing (433 E. Main St.)
- Inn on Broadway, (26 Broadway)
- Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music (26 Gibbs St.)
- Little Theatre Roots & Americana Series (240 East Ave)
- Max of Eastman Place (25 Gibbs St.)
- Montage Music Hall (50 Chestnut Plaza)
- Rochester Regional Health Big Tent (Main St. & Gibbs St.)
- Temple Theater (50 Liberty Pole Way)
- Theater at Innovation Square (131 N Chestnut Street, corner of Broad, formerly Xerox Auditorium)
- The Duke, Sibley Square, (260 Main St.)
- Wilder Room (120 East Ave.)
Redeem Club Pass Tickets for Club Passes and lanyards in June 2024 at the Jazz Fest Ticket Shop located at the Kilbourn Hall Box Office, 26 Gibbs St., from noon to 5 p.m. June 17-20 and noon to 4 p.m. June 21. The Ticket Shop moves to the Merch Tent also on Gibbs St. from 4 to 11 p.m. June 21 to 29.
- Please redeem your Tickets before the festival starts. Don't wait til the last minute and risk being late for shows.
- You must redeem your tickets before attending any shows. Tickets cannot be redeemed at venues!
- Just bring your order number or the email confirmation you received either on your phone, in your Apple iPhone Wallet, or printed out, plus a photo ID.
- If you can't find your receipt, we will look up your order. All passes are shareable and can be transferred.
The RIJF Ticket Shop – note the new location for 2024 – is the place to buy Club Passes and headliner tickets, pick up a free festival brochure, and get info.
June 17 to 20 - Kilbourn Hall Box Office - Noon to 5 p.m., 26 Gibbs St. in the Kilbourn Hall Lobby
June 21 - Kilbourn Hall Box Office - Noon to 4 p.m., 26 Gibbs St. in the Kilbourn Hall Lobby
June 21 to 29 - Merchandise Tent - 4 to 11 p.m. daily, Gibbs Street near Main
Club Pass FAQs
May I enter Club Pass shows without a Club Pass? Yes. You don't need a Club Pass to access Club Pass Series shows. Enter at the door for $30 ($35 Kilbourn Hall), cash only.
Is the Club Pass good for headliner shows? No, the Club Pass does not provide access to Headliner Shows at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Those shows are ticketed with reserved seats.
Who has performed at RIJF's Club Pass Series in the past? From Norah Jones in 2002 to Samara Joy in 2023, we have been pleased to present thousands of the finest artists in creative improvised music from around the world. Browse our past lineups here: https://rochesterjazz.com/history
If I buy a Club Pass this year and can't use it, can I use it next year? No, the 2024 Club Pass is good only in 2024. There are no refunds or exchanges. You can transfer or share your Ticket with someone else for them to redeem in June.
I didn't use my Club Pass from last year. Can I use it this year? No, Club Pass tickets that were not redeemed from a previous year are no longer valid.
Gift Certificates - Buy Now
Give the gift of music! Purchase RIJF 2024 Gift Certificates in the amount you choose. Certificates may be redeemed toward RIJF 3- or 9-Day Club Pass tickets or Headliner show tickets for our festival, June 21-29, 2024. To redeem enter the gift code on our ticket buy pages at rochesterjazz.com. Not valid for single-entry club pass series shows at the door, for cash, merchandise, food, or beverages at the festival. Certificates purchased before July 1, 2023, expired July 1, 2023. Certificates purchased after July 1, 2023, expire July 1, 2024. The recipient may redeem gift certificates with their gift code on our ticket buy pages at rochesterjazz.com.
Free Shows
- You do not need tickets to attend any free shows.
- All shows go on rain or shine.
- Food and beverages are available at all outdoor stage venues. No outside beverages or food allowed.
- Seating: Bring lawn chairs or stools for shows at the Wegmans Stage at Parcel 5, City of Rochester East & Chestnut Stage, or the City of Rochester Jazz Street stage presented by the Community Foundation. Limited seating is provided on Jazz Street. Seating is also provided in the Wegmans Pavilion on East Ave.
- Bags are subject to search.
- Please see the full list of what you may and may not bring to free outdoor shows.
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RIJF Online Ticketing System & Policies
RIJF's ticketing system is THUNDERTIX.
Terms & Conditions
- RIJF LLC offers tickets for our Club Pass series shows and headliner shows via Century Payments /Authorize.net. We are a PCI Compliant Company.
- RIJF LLC is located at 250 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14604 585-454-2060
- Email: tickets@rochesterjazz.com Fax: 585-454-2061
- All transactions are conducted in US Dollars
- Customer Service Tel contact 585-454-2060
- Delivery service is via E-Tickets, or by USPS standard First class mail.
- If purchasing for home delivery, please allow 4-7 business days for delivery.
- Country of Origin for RIJF LLC is USA
- Authorize.net and RIJF LLC are PCI compliant
- No refunds or exchanges.
- 2024 Club Passes are only good for the 2024 Festival.
- Your Club Pass ticket may be transferred to someone else.
- Once your ticket is redeemed for an official pass, the pass is also transferable.
- The resale of a ticket for more than its face value without the written consent of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF, d/b/a RIJF, LLC) is prohibited by law.
- As a festival patron, you assume all risk and danger incidental to attending festival performances, inside and outside any and all venues whether occurring prior to, during or after the said show(s).
- You assume all risk and danger of being injured in any manner and you agree that the management, its agents, and the performers are not responsible or liable for any injuries resulting from such causes.
- No alcohol may be brought into any RIJF venues.
- Illicit drugs and weapons of any kind are strictly forbidden.
- Off-festival beverages and food containers are not allowed in any RIJF venues.
- No recording devices, still, or video cameras are permitted in any festival venue.
- No transmission or aiding in transmitting any description, account, picture, or reproduction of any festival performance.
- You hereby consent to the reasonable search for alcoholic beverages, drugs, or weapons.
- You hereby consent to the use of your image or likeness incidental to any display, transmission, or reproduction of the event.
- Festival staff reserve the right to refuse admission or eject any person whose conduct is deemed by the festival to be disorderly or who fails to comply with the terms and conditions herein.
- In the unlikely event of a reserved seat show cancellation at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre for which there is no rescheduled date, a refund for performance ticket(s) may be issued at the option of the Festival and may not include additional ticketing fees (i.e., ticketing operations fee, shipping fees, etc.)
