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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.

Bob Mamet Trio - Charles Walker Band

@ Thursdays On First & 3rd

  • Date: 06/02/2016 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM  

THURSDAYS ON FIRST & THIRD - WK #1

PEACE PLAZA STAGE:
5PM: The D'Sievers
7PM: BOB MAMET TRIO
Bob Mamet is an internationally acclaimed Jazz pianist and composer. His three highly successful albums for Atlantic Records garnered critical acclaim and were embraced by a wide spectrum of Jazz fans. His collaborations with artists such as Alex Acuna, Larry Carlton, Eric Marienthal, Gerald Albright, and David Benoit led Jazziz magazine to proclaim “Mamet is a brilliant composer [who gives] his players an intelligent, thoughtful, and dynamic landscape in which to work."

1ST AVE. STAGE:
5PM: The Morning Kings
7PM: CHARLES WALKER BAND
Grounded in soul, the Charles Walker Band has refined their unique sound into Neo-Funk, a fusion of funk, R&B and soul infused with melodic pop influences. Though compared to an array of musicians (Prince, Bruno Mars, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, George Clinton, and James Brown), their music retains deep gospel influences and positive lyrical messages. Growing up, Walker was influenced by Luther Allison, Stevie Wonder, and Prince.

 

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