About Rochester Public Music

Name: Blackbird
Start: 2023-06-22T23:00+00:00
End: 2023-06-23T00:30+00:00
Location: Soldiers Field Park

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Rochester Public Music brings people together through concerts, cultural programs, and music education. Our events are free and public by design.

We turn parks into concert venues, bring artists into classrooms, and share music across neighborhoods. Our work is rooted in shared experience, local connection, and the belief that music belongs to everyone.

Music with Purpose.

Rochester Public Music is a department of the City of Rochester.

Our Programs

FORWARD Park Concerts: Free summer concerts in Rochester parks. Local bands, local food, and space for everyone to gather.
Riverside Music Series: Live music. Big names. No tickets. Large-scale concerts featuring chart-topping acts and rising stars.
Sound School: In-school residencies where students explore rhythm, movement, and musical identity — from hip hop and taiko drumming to close-harmony singing.
Passport Sessions: Free outdoor concerts during Thursdays Downtown, celebrating culture and connection through sound.

Blackbird

Global Music Series

Date: 06/22/2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM 06/22/2023 6:00 PM 06/22/2023 7:30 PM
Location: Soldiers Field Park
300 7th St SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55902
Introduction: FREE - NO TICKETS REQUIRED!

Artist Website URL https://thebandblackbird.com/

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The Global Music Series is a fun-filled exploration of music in its many forms. The annual series features free public performances by renowned artists, highlighting a broad range of music from a variety of cultures and traditions – there’s always something new to discover.

Rochesterfest celebrates the city of Rochester and southeast Minnesota by connecting people through a variety of wholesome, entertaining community events. The festival runs June 17 - 25, 2023.

About the Artist

6:00 PM Headliner - BLACKBIRD

Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, is a 6X Native American Music Award-winning band that fuses Native American flute and contemporary rock into a genre they self-classify as "Alter-Native" Rock. Blackbird was co-Founded by Cody Blackbird (Dakota/Cherokee/Romani gypsy) who has been referred to as one of the top Native American flutists touring, along with brother Caleb Blackbird (Dakota/Cherokee/Romani gypsy).

They are joined by musicians, Ed Koban (6 Nations), Adrian Wall (Pueblo), and Michael Odin Justin Hyland. Blackbird has shared the bill with such artists as The Black-Eyed Peas, Wayne Newton, John Trudell, Buffy St. Marie, Jewel, Jason Mraz and many others.

In 2021, Blackbird was featured in Rolling Stone magazine for their collaboration with fellow Alaskans and GRAMMY winners Portugal The Man. Through their lyricism, and musical platform, Blackbird strives to share the importance of finding purpose and keeping Indigenous culture alive through the arts.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

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