Rochester International Jazz Festival
Festival history
Table data gleaned primarily from

Rochester International Jazz Festival

Section Title: Festival history
Table Section Text: Table data gleaned primarily from

Year	Days	Headliners	No. of shows	No. of venues	Est. attendance	Notes

2002	7	Aretha Franklin The Rippingtons Sonny Rollins	50	14	15,000	Norah Jones was booked as an up-and-comer, before her debut album was released—but she performed as a new superstar after it became a runaway success; Franklin concert held at Frontier Field; Chris Botti opened for The Rippingtons

2003	10	Tony Bennett George Benson Dave Brubeck Al Jarreau	14	30,000

2004	9	Oscar Peterson David Sanborn	55,000	First year that Gibbs Street was renamed "Jazz Street"; first year for the RIJF Big Tent

2005	9	The Bad Plus Chris Botti & Madeleine Peyroux Dave Brubeck Chick Corea Sonny Rollins	65,000

2006	9	Woody Allen James Brown Etta James	80,000	First year club passes sold out

2007	9	Dave Brubeck Quartet Dr. John and Madeleine Peyroux Jerry Lee Lewis Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Raul Midon and "King" Solomon Burke Jean-Luc Ponty, Trio Beyond	200+	18	120,000	First year for Nordic Jazz Now

2008	9	Al Green Medeski Martin & Wood Boz Scaggs	125,000	Jake Shimabukuro, Carolyn Wonderland, and Catherine Russell also appeared

2009	9	Dave Brubeck Michael McDonald Smokey Robinson Jake Shimabukuro & Carolyn Wonderland Susan Tedeschi & Taj Mahal	225	133,000	First year with Xerox as title sponsor

2010	9	Jeff Beck Herbie Hancock Keb' Mo' Gladys Knight John Pizzarelli Bernie Williams	250	15	162,000	A second Jeff Beck concert was added after the first sold out; club passes also sold out in advance; Trombone Shorty appeared; Smash Mouth closes

2011	9	Chris Botti Natalie Cole Elvis Costello The Fab Faux Béla Fleck and the Flecktones k.d. lang	285	18	182,000	Club passes sold out two months in advance; Kevin Eubanks appears; Trombone Shorty plays a free show; G Love and Special Sauce close out the festival

2012	9	Daryl Hall with Keb' Mo' Norah Jones Diana Krall Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers Esperanza Spalding Zappa Plays Zappa	> 300	19	187,000	A second Steve Martin concert was added after the first sold out; club passes sold out four-and-a-half months in advance, before shows were even announced; Trombone Shorty appears for the third straight year

2013	9	David Byrne & St. Vincent Peter Frampton with Robert Cray Roger Hodgson Bob James & David Sanborn with Steve Gadd Willie Nelson and Family Pink Martini	280	19	195,000	Trombone Shorty again closes the festival with a free concert

2014	9	Earth, Wind & Fire Fourplay Buddy Guy Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers ft. Edie Brickell Michael McDonald Janelle Monáe	322	20	196,000	Just as in 2012, a second Steve Martin show was added after the first quickly sold out; Bob James appears for second straight year, this time as a member of Fourplay

2015	9	Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Gary Clark, Jr., with Beth Hart Steve Gadd Band with special surprise guest Jennifer Hudson Diana Krall Steep Canyon Rangers Tedeschi Trucks Band with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Doyle Bramhall	> 325	19	TBD	James Taylor was Gadd's surprise guest; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Trombone Shorty among free concerts; Yellowjackets, Joey Alexander, and Grace Kelly among the club shows Steve Gadd's 70th birthday concert was recorded and later released as a Grammy-nominated album, Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY

2016	9	Gregg Allman Erykah Badu Chris Botti Chick Corea "Trilogy" Trio with Joey Alexander Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Grace Potter	325	18	205,000	Trombone Shorty again closes the festival with a free concert

2017	9	Sheryl Crow King Crimson Maceo Parker and the Ray Charles Orchestra ft. The Raelettes Postmodern Jukebox Mavis Staples Joss Stone Monty Alexander	TBD	TBD	TBD

2018	9	Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Alison Krauss Lake Street Dive Seal Boz Scaggs Jill Scott	300+	20	208,000

2019	9	George Benson Marc Cohn w/ The Blind Boys of Alabama Steve Gadd Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Patti LaBelle Steve Miller Band	320+	20	TBD	Club shows include Downchild Blues Band's 50th anniversary tour with Dan Aykroyd; Yellowjackets; Acoustic Alchemy; and Jake Shimabukuro. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue again close the festival, their seventh festival appearance.

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In 2011, the Rochester International Jazz Festival presented 285 concerts over nine days in 18 venues.

final_sentence: In 2011, the Rochester International Jazz Festival presented 285 concerts over nine days in 18 venues.