ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL LINEUP

Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Festival Lineup - June 9-17, 2006

The fifth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by Heluva Good Quality Foods, returns June 9-17, 2006. The spectacular nine-day event features over 170 concerts and 600 musicians representing more than a dozen countries. Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band open the Festival June 9th in a rare performance outside New York City that is an exclusive benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund. Other stars include the godfather of soul James Brown, Phil Woods, McCoy Tyner, Toots Thielemans, Wayne Shorter, Susan Tedeschi, Etta James, Little Feat, Soulive and Dickey Betts.

The full list of artists follows: James Brown, Asylum Street Spankers, Badi Assad, Ben Allison Quartet, Billy Bang Quintet, BraamDeJoodeVatcher, Bruce Katz Band, Byron Striping, Cedar Walton, Charlie Hunter Trio, Chris Berry & Panjea featuring Michael Kang, Dickey Betts, Djabe, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, e.s.t, Eddie Henderson Quartet, Eldar, Etta James & The Roots Band, Folk Alarm 5 featuring Kevin Breit, Gray Mayfield + Delfeayo Marsalis, MK Groove Orchestra, Italian Tenors featuring Frank Tiberi and George Garzone, acob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana Quartet, Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Quartet, Karrin Allyson,, Kelley Hunt, Kenny Garrett Quartet, Little Feat, Magnus Lindgren Quartet, Mahavishnu Project,McCoy Tyner Trio, Mose Allison, Soulive, Papa Grows Funk, Phil Woods & Strings "Celebrating Bird", Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Red Stick Ramblers, Rigmor Gustafsson Quartet, Rob McConnell Trio, Robert Glasper Trio, Roomful of Blues, Schonig-Henderson Trio Featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonya Kitchell, Susan Tedeschi Band, Terrell Stafford B3 Band, Tim Posgate Hornband Featuring Howard Johnson, Tom Harrell Quartet, Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner Duo, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan, Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band and dozens more. Visit http://www.rochesterjazz.com for complete festival information.