Four headliners to perform at the 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival were revealed Tuesday - bringing a bit of soul, funk, Motown and rock 'n' roll to Rochester's Eastman Theatre for the 9-day festival.

Smokey Robinson will headline opening night of the 2025 Rochester Jazz Fest on Friday, June 20, at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The nine-day festival, running from June 20-28, will also feature performances by Wynton Marsalis, Thundercat, The Wood Brothers, and Rickie Lee Jones.

The 2025 lineup for the Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival has been revealed, with headliners Toni Braxton and New Edition. The two-day festival, hosted by the City of Miami Gardens in partnership with the Black Promoters Club,

Four new headliners have been announced for the Rochester International Jazz Festival — one of whom is a Grammy-winning singer. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson has been announced as one of the new headliners.