Fcd_logo_2023Fairport's Canal Days is coming soon on June 2-4. Spread out over the village of Fairport, Tim Forster and the others responsible for the music at FCD usually serve up a healthy helping of jazz from local musicians and often describe it as the "jazz festival before the jazz festival."  If we get good weather, this is a great place to hang and hear some great music and stretch those RIJF muscles a bit (it's only 3 weeks away!). So, here's the jazz that will be presented during FCD:

When

Who's Playing?

What Stage?

Friday, June 2nd    
5:30 pm  Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra     Fairport Junction (FJ)
Saturday, June 3rd    
10:00 am

SOTA MS Jazz Ensemble, SOTA Senior High Jazz Ensemble

FJ
10:30 am

FHS Jazz Combo

Village Hall (VH) 
11:00 am New Horizons Jazz Band Kennelley Gazebo (KG)
12:00 pm  The Blue Room FJ
12:30 pm Bob Sneider Quartet     KG

1:30 pm

ER Jazz Band

FJ

2:00 pm

Madeline Forster

KG

3:00 pm

Mid-Century Jazz Quartet 

VH

3:00 pm

Big Blue House

Fairport Brewing Company (FBC)

4:30 pm

Daniel King Band

 VH

5:00 pm

Deepak Thettu & Friends

KG

Sunday, June 4th

 

 

10:00 am

New Horizons Jazz Band

KG

11:00 am

Jazz Generation

VH

11:30 am

JP Middle School & 9th Grade Jazz Bands

KG

11:30 am

Higher Ground Quartet

FJ

12:30 pm

Mid-Century Jazz Quartet

VH

1:00 pm

Solar Energy +1

KG

1:00 pm

FHS Day Jazz Band

FJ

1:00 pm

Paradigm Shift

FBC

2:30 pm

Bill Tiberio Band

FJ

2:30 pm

Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint

FBC

4:00 pm

Harley Jazz Band

KG

4:00 pm

Sofrito

FJ  

4:00 pm

The Blue Room

FBC

There is other music at Fairport Canal Days, so check out the lineup when you hit the festival to catch other great local musicians. I'm hoping to get out one of the two days, so look for me in a JazzRochester t-shirt (I'm taking orders if you're interested). 

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