We may be heading into winter, but the producers of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival are announcing the first three headliner acts for the 17th Edition Jazz Fest this coming summer.
Leading of the leading lights who will be in Rochester starting on June 22nd is Seal. Groundbreaking banjoist, composer and band leader Bela Fleck of the Flecktones will be performing on June 26th. He sold out at a show in 2011. And singer-songwriter Alison Krauss will perform on June 27th.
All of these shows will be in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theater. Producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona say the tickets go on sale on Friday at 10:00 a.m. — only on rochesterjazz.com or by phone at 585-454-2060.