Photo credit: DM Stith A lonely bass sax the size of a small adult sat still on the Kilbourn Hall stage. The festival crowd quietly waited in curious anticipation. A woman in the aisle was having a conversation with the man sitting next to me. It eventually got a little louder and more heated. My… Continue Reading
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[live review] Get The Blessing // Rochester International Jazz Fest
Get The Blessing is a 4-piece out of Bristol, England that could just as easily be categorized “instrumental rock” as “jazz.” Being that they were playing at a jazz festival, let’s call it jazz. Their name is Get The Blessing, they were playing in a church, and there was some congregational clapping, but this music… Continue Reading
[local] Noncert Number One
I’m always impressed when people put together unique live performances, and it’s even better when the performances can be done for a good cause. That’s the case with the Noncerts series, which first happened in Brooklyn back in April, and has now made its way to Rochester, where the first event will take place this… Continue Reading