Rochester, NY December 7, 2009 Due to a sell-out of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's Jeff Beck concert June 18, 2010 at 8 p.m., producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona announced today that they are adding a second performance on Friday June 18 at 11 p.m. Both concerts will be in Eastman Theatre's Kodak Hall.
Tickets for the second performance go on sale Friday December 11 at 10 a.m. at rochesterjazz.com, Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and all Ticketmaster locations, and in person at the Auditorium Theater Box Office, 885 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14605. Tickets are $70 to $125 plus service charges. Online service charges vary. The service charge is only $1 per ticket in person only at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office.
“Since this is one of just a few concerts Jeff Beck will be doing in North America next year, I was not surprised that this concert sold out so quickly, said John Nugent, Producer an Artistic Director for XRIJF. “He has an incredible following. Marc and I are pleased to able to offer a second show so that Beck and XRIJF fans are not disappointed.
About Jeff Beck Jeff Beck grew up in Wallington, England. His mother's piano playing and the family's radio tuned to everything from dance to classical made sure Beck was surrounded by music from a young age.
Inspired by the music he heard, it wasn't long before Beck picked up a guitar and began playing around London. He briefly attended Wimbledon's Art College before leaving to devote all of his time to music. Beck worked as a session player, with Screaming Lord Sutch - the British equivalent to Screaming Jay Hawkins - and the Tridents before he replaced Eric Clapton as the Yardbirds' lead guitarist in 1965.
Beck left the band in 1967 and formed The Jeff Beck Group, which featured Rod Stewart on vocals and Ron Wood on bass. The band released two albums - “Truth (1968) and “Beck- Ola (1969) - that became musical touchstones for hard rockers in the years to come.
New ground was broken by a week's residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club featuring the 2007 line-up of Vinnie Colaiuta, Jason Rebello and young bassist Tal Wilkenfeld. They were joined on the run by the likes of Joss Stone, Imogen Heap, old mates The Big Town Playboys and another long time pal, Eric Clapton. The phenomenal performances were recorded in high definition for DVD and Blu-Ray (a first ever for Jeff) entitled Jeff Beck: Performing This WeekLive At Ronnie Scott's', which is to be released in March 2009.
In April 2009 Jeff will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in his own right. This will be followed by a tour in USA with Jason Rebello back on keyboards. In June and July 2009 Jeff will tour the UK and Europe together with 3 concerts in Canada.
About XRIJF
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank was founded in 2002 and is produced by John Nugent, Artistic Director and Marc Iacona, Executive Director. The 2009 Festival drew more than 133,000 music lovers to hear some of the finest artists in the world perform.
Nugent, a noted tenor sax player, has traveled the world with many jazz artists including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Clark Terry, The Woody Herman Orchestra and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Iacona, a Rochester native, business and community leader, avid trumpeter and supporter of the arts, is President of Simcona Electronics.
XRIJF is sponsored by Xerox, M&T Bank, the Democrat and Chronicle, Eastman School of Music, Rochester Plaza Hotel, Monroe County, The Community Foundation, 13WHAM TV, Brooklyn Brewery, Michelob, Spaten Beer, Visit Rochester, Mercury Print Productions, AirTran, Harris Interactive, DownBeat Magazine, Max of Eastman Place, SUNY College at Brockport, House of Guitars, and Presentation Source.
Tickets for the second performance go on sale Friday December 11 at 10 a.m. at rochesterjazz.com, Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and all Ticketmaster locations, and in person at the Auditorium Theater Box Office, 885 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14605. Tickets are $70 to $125 plus service charges. Online service charges vary. The service charge is only $1 per ticket in person only at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office.
“Since this is one of just a few concerts Jeff Beck will be doing in North America next year, I was not surprised that this concert sold out so quickly, said John Nugent, Producer an Artistic Director for XRIJF. “He has an incredible following. Marc and I are pleased to able to offer a second show so that Beck and XRIJF fans are not disappointed.
About Jeff Beck Jeff Beck grew up in Wallington, England. His mother's piano playing and the family's radio tuned to everything from dance to classical made sure Beck was surrounded by music from a young age.
Inspired by the music he heard, it wasn't long before Beck picked up a guitar and began playing around London. He briefly attended Wimbledon's Art College before leaving to devote all of his time to music. Beck worked as a session player, with Screaming Lord Sutch - the British equivalent to Screaming Jay Hawkins - and the Tridents before he replaced Eric Clapton as the Yardbirds' lead guitarist in 1965.
Beck left the band in 1967 and formed The Jeff Beck Group, which featured Rod Stewart on vocals and Ron Wood on bass. The band released two albums - “Truth (1968) and “Beck- Ola (1969) - that became musical touchstones for hard rockers in the years to come.
New ground was broken by a week's residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club featuring the 2007 line-up of Vinnie Colaiuta, Jason Rebello and young bassist Tal Wilkenfeld. They were joined on the run by the likes of Joss Stone, Imogen Heap, old mates The Big Town Playboys and another long time pal, Eric Clapton. The phenomenal performances were recorded in high definition for DVD and Blu-Ray (a first ever for Jeff) entitled Jeff Beck: Performing This WeekLive At Ronnie Scott's', which is to be released in March 2009.
In April 2009 Jeff will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in his own right. This will be followed by a tour in USA with Jason Rebello back on keyboards. In June and July 2009 Jeff will tour the UK and Europe together with 3 concerts in Canada.
About XRIJF
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank was founded in 2002 and is produced by John Nugent, Artistic Director and Marc Iacona, Executive Director. The 2009 Festival drew more than 133,000 music lovers to hear some of the finest artists in the world perform.
Nugent, a noted tenor sax player, has traveled the world with many jazz artists including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Clark Terry, The Woody Herman Orchestra and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Iacona, a Rochester native, business and community leader, avid trumpeter and supporter of the arts, is President of Simcona Electronics.
XRIJF is sponsored by Xerox, M&T Bank, the Democrat and Chronicle, Eastman School of Music, Rochester Plaza Hotel, Monroe County, The Community Foundation, 13WHAM TV, Brooklyn Brewery, Michelob, Spaten Beer, Visit Rochester, Mercury Print Productions, AirTran, Harris Interactive, DownBeat Magazine, Max of Eastman Place, SUNY College at Brockport, House of Guitars, and Presentation Source.
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