I have also spent hours listening to music samples for all the Club performers for just the first two days. We have planned an initial “route” through Day 1. First stop will be Cecile McLorin Salvant in Kilbourn Hall. This means we expect to be in line by 3 PM for doors open at 5:30 for 6 PM show. We heard her last year and with that experience we are really looking forward to more. I expect we may break for food after that show and then head for Lutheran Church for Music Music Music and or Squeezers (in the Sibley Building) for Hillbenders who we heard at Abilene last year. Next stop Xerox Auditorium for Ranee Lee and with any luck we will finish the night at Max for Kavita Shah. That would give us three female vocalists in one night. Of course, if we have any strength left we will stop by the Plaza for the late night jam session.

As soon as I post this I will get on with listening and choosing a route for Day 3 as soon as I put Day 2 together. This is really work 🙂 but there is so much music to sample it must be done. We have decided not to go to any of the Main Stage events like Diana Krall because that takes away the opportunity to hear 3 or more groups.  

An aside, the JCC announced they are bringing in John Sebastian and Dave Grisman in the Fall. We have our tickets for that as it is just days before we plan to leave Rochester, not to return until mid summer, we will miss XRIJF next year, we think.