Laufey to Headline at Rochester International Jazz Festival
Tickets on Sale Friday, December 15 at 10 AM only at rochesterjazz.com
“A Star Is Born… Who Sounds Like She Was Born a Hundred
Years Ago,”–Variety
"The Icelandic singer-songwriter has gained worldwide acclaim for her modern take on golden-age sounds (in case her sold-out tours didn’t make that clear). Nostalgia is the new wave... Laufey forges a path that defies today’s microgenres and the 20-year trend cycle."–RIFF
2024 GRAMMY Nominee, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Bewitched
Rochester, NY—December 12, 2023—The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, one of the world's leading jazz festivals, is proud to present Laufey, at the Festival's nine-day 21st Edition on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.
Tickets go on sale Friday, December 15 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time only at rochesterjazz.com or by phone at (585) 454-2060. Tickets are $73/63/53/33 plus service charge.
Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) is a phenomenal young artist who crosses boundaries and meshes the old with the new. She is a young classic jazz singer with a new twist, drawing new audiences from around the world.
The 24-year-old is a Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose jazz songs are about young love and self-discovery.
Raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C., with annual visits to Beijing, the Icelandic-Chinese artist grew up playing cello as well as piano and became hooked on the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s record collection.
In 2020, while still a student at Berklee College of Music, Laufey released her debut single, “Street by Street,” which went on to top the Icelandic radio charts. Following the release of her 2021 Typical of Me EP, Laufey hosted her own show on BBC Radio 3/BBC Sounds. Her debut full-length, Everything I Know About Love, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Album chart, and the lead single “Valentine” peaked at #1 on the Spotify Jazz Chart. In 2022 Laufey was the most streamed jazz artist on Spotify, with 425 million streams across all platforms. Read more
Two other headliners have also been announced for the 21st Edition, June 21 to 29, 2024. Samara Joy will perform on Friday, June 28, 2024, at 8 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Lee Ritenour Band, with special guests Randy Brecker and Bill Evans, will perform on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 8 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.
Tickets are $83/$73/$53/$33 + service charge. Buy online now at RochesterJazz.com or call (585) 454-2060. Read more
Tickets are $83/$73/$53/$33 + service charge. Buy online now at RochesterJazz.com or call (585) 454-2060. Read more
About the Rochester International Jazz Festival
The Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF) is one of the world’s leading jazz festivals. Founded in 2002, the nine-day multi-dimensional festival is held annually in downtown Rochester, NY, drawing more than 211,000 people to 300 shows and 20 venues. Presenting more than 1750 legendary performers, familiar favorites and new discoveries, the Festival navigates all genres of creative improvised music from all corners of the world. RIJF is produced by RIJF, LLC, a privately held company owned by John Nugent and Marc Iacona. Nugent, Producer and Artistic Director, is a noted tenor sax player, who has traveled the world with many jazz artists, including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, The Woody Herman Orchestra, and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Marc Iacona, Producer and Executive Director, is a Rochester native and President of Simcona Electronics. A business and community leader, he is an avid trumpeter and supporter of the arts.
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