• The Local Sound Collaborative follows the music to East and Alexander

    The Local Sound Collaborative follows the music to East and Alexander
    Rochester is not always loud about its cultural shifts. More often, they show up in patterns only noticeable once they have taken hold. Each June, that pattern becomes easier to see during the Rochester International Jazz Festival. The city absorbs thousands of visitors, stages multiply across downtown and music becomes one of the main ways people move through space. What looks like a festival is also a snapshot of an existing system — musicians, venues, educators and audiences already li

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