Jeff Spevak
Jeff Spevak has been a Rochester arts reporter for nearly three decades, with seven first-place finishes in the Associated Press New York State Features Writing Awards while working for the Democrat and Chronicle. He has also been published in Musician and High Times magazines, contributed to WXXI, City newspaper and Post magazine, and occasionally performs spoken-word pieces around town. Some of his haikus written during the Rochester jazz festival were self-published in a book of sketches done by Scott Regan, the host of WRUR’s Open Tunings show. Spevak founded an award-winning barbecue team, The Smokin’ Dopes, and believes Bigfoot is real. His book on the life of a Lake Ontario sailor who survived the sinking of his ship during World War II will be published in April of 2019 by Lyons Press.
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Seven new shows are coming to Rochester, along with a previously planned production of Hamilton. -
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame honored several inductees on Sunday night, after COVID-related postponements in 2020 and 2021.
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Maria Schneider has composed a piece for the Eastman School of Music’s centennial celebration, which she’ll be premiering Wednesday, April 27, at Kilbourn Hall.
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Awadagin Pratt will present "Black in America" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Then he returns to Kodak Hall on Thursday and Saturday to play piano with the RPO.
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As part of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's benefit concert for Ukraine on Saturday, Oleh Krysa will play violin on a concerto called “Question Without Answer.” It was written specifically for the Ukraine native several years ago.
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The Eastman School of Music is celebrating its 100th anniversary during the entire school year, including this weekend's "Eastman Opens the Doors” events.
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"Visual Music 4.0: An Evening of World-Premiere Film and Music Collaborations" is an evening of live music played to film at 8 p.m. Saturday at Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall. It will also be offered as a livestream.
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The innovative musician will give a free talk, 'Musicality,' at the Eastman Centennial celebration this Thursday. Iyer says music is all around us, especially in places we don't expect to hear it.
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WXXI News has gathered three artists for Dialogue on Disability Week, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies, in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series.
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Elizabeth Williamson will take over for Mark Cuddy as artistic director of Rochester’s Geva Theatre Center.
