Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest: Marianne Trudel Trio + Special Guest Ingrid Jensen

Pictured: Marianne Trudel on piano & Ingrid Jensen on trumpet

Credit: Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

WXXI kicks off Season 8 of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival series with multi-talented pianist, composer, improviser, and arranger Marianne Trudel and special guest trumpeter Ingrid Jensen.

The 2016 edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival series brings viewers the Jazz Fest's "Oh, Canada!" series shot at The Rochester Club. The "Oh Canada!" series, presented by The Canada Council for the Arts, features bands and performers from across Canada. Marianne Trudel and Ingrid Jensen were the first of the "Oh Canada" performers and WXXI captured their sound in the first episode of Season 8 of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival series, premiering Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV. It repeats Sunday, June 4th at 1 a.m. on WXXI-TV.

Marianne Trudel is a multi-talented pianist, composer, improviser, and arranger.  At once energetic and passionate, her music cross-cuts a wide swath of musical interests.  She has published 6 recordings as a leader all having garnered rave reviews.  She has played in Canada, United States, France, Spain, Germany, and Mexico. 

Ingrid Jensen has been hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since graduating in 1989, her life has contained a whirlwind of musical activities.  From her early days playing in the subways of New York, to establishing herself as a leader and soloist in a wide array of musical genres, Ingrid has made her mark.  Her performances as a leader and as a featured soloist have taken her around the world from Canada to Japan, Australia, South America, South Africa, the Caribbean and to almost every country in Europe and Scandinavia. 

The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, held in Rochester, New York – home of the Eastman School of Music, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Garth Fagan Dance and the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film– is a nine-day event that hosts more than 300 concerts at 19 venues. Now in its 13th year, the festival is the brainchild of John Nugent and Marc Iacona and draws more than 190,000 people from 30-plus states and 15 countries. From legendary performers and familiar favorites – to rising stars and new discoveries – this festival navigates all genres of creative improvised music from all corners of the world.

The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Series is produced by WXXI Public Broadcasting and distributed nationally by American Public Television. The series is underwritten by The Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation.