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Samara Joy, Twisted Pine draw fans on Day 8 of Rochester Jazz Festival: See the photos

Samara Joy sings to the crowd.
Samara Joy sings to the crowd.
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Samara Joy watches as the trumpet player on tour with her does a solo.
Samara Joy watches as the trumpet player on tour with her does a solo.
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Samara Joy pauses in singing while the horn section plays a part of the song.
Samara Joy pauses in singing while the horn section plays a part of the song.
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Samara Joy said her second song she was singing was for Rochester.
Samara Joy said her second song she was singing was for Rochester.
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Samara Joy scats during a part of the song.
Samara Joy scats during a part of the song.
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Fans applaud Samara Joy after her first song.
Fans applaud Samara Joy after her first song.
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Samara Joy talks about how this is her third time playing in Rochester and the first time at Kodak Hall.
Samara Joy talks about how this is her third time playing in Rochester and the first time at Kodak Hall.
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Samara Joy with her band perform at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Last year, she headlined Kilbourn Hall
Samara Joy with her band perform at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Last year, she headlined Kilbourn Hall
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Samara Joy started her set with just vocals initially before the band joined in.
Samara Joy started her set with just vocals initially before the band joined in.
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Samara Joy's bass player looks off stage, getting into the song, while playing.
Samara Joy's bass player looks off stage, getting into the song, while playing.
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After the band had taken the stage and played for a little bit, Samara Joy, came out of the shadows and onto the stage.
After the band had taken the stage and played for a little bit, Samara Joy, came out of the shadows and onto the stage.
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Folks lined up along both sides of the walls and the back of the room to watch Twisted Pine.
Folks lined up along both sides of the walls and the back of the room to watch Twisted Pine.
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Twisted Pine played the first of their two shows. Band members Dan Bui on mandolin, Kathleen Parks on fiddle, and Chris Sartori on bass play at the Wilder Room.
Twisted Pine played the first of their two shows. Band members Dan Bui on mandolin, Kathleen Parks on fiddle, and Chris Sartori on bass play at the Wilder Room.
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A line of folks in the stairwell waited in case someone left the show early so they could go in and see Twisted Pine at the Wilder Room.
A line of folks in the stairwell waited in case someone left the show early so they could go in and see Twisted Pine at the Wilder Room.
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Twisted Pine played to a standing room only crowd during their first show at the Wilder Room. Band members are Dan Bui on mandolin, Kathleen Parks on fiddle, Chris Sartori on bass, and Anh Phung on flute.
Twisted Pine played to a standing room only crowd during their first show at the Wilder Room. Band members are Dan Bui on mandolin, Kathleen Parks on fiddle, Chris Sartori on bass, and Anh Phung on flute.
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Twisted Pine's Anh Phung, puts aside her flute and sings.
Twisted Pine's Anh Phung, puts aside her flute and sings.
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Olatuja Project played the first of their two shows at Temple Theater.
Olatuja Project played the first of their two shows at Temple Theater.
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Alicia Olatuja, lead vocals, and her husband Michael Olatuja on bass lead the Olatuja Project.
Alicia Olatuja, lead vocals, and her husband Michael Olatuja on bass lead the Olatuja Project.
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Mike Kaupa's Eastman Community School Ensembles Saturday Ensemble and Junior Jazz perform a free show on the City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage.
Mike Kaupa's Eastman Community School Ensembles Saturday Ensemble and Junior Jazz perform a free show on the City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage.
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Sesa Simpson films herself and friends Leiah and Faith Patterson, sisters, as they dance. The three who live in Irondequoit said they just filming for fun and making a video diary.
Sesa Simpson films herself and friends Leiah and Faith Patterson, sisters, as they dance. The three who live in Irondequoit said they just filming for fun and making a video diary.
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More tables and food trucks lined East Main Street near Gibbs Street for the final two nights of the jazz fest.
More tables and food trucks lined East Main Street near Gibbs Street for the final two nights of the jazz fest.
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Every table was occupied and all the food trucks had lines of people early in the evening.
Every table was occupied and all the food trucks had lines of people early in the evening.
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Children hopped along a floor in the Big Tent that lit up or darkened where ever they stepped while the Greece Jazz Band performed a set.
Children hopped along a floor in the Big Tent that lit up or darkened where ever they stepped while the Greece Jazz Band performed a set.
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The Greece Jazz Band performed a free show at the Big Tent.
The Greece Jazz Band performed a free show at the Big Tent.
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People hang out on Parcel 5 enjoying the weather before a band takes the stage during the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival in downtown Rochester.
People hang out on Parcel 5 enjoying the weather before a band takes the stage during the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival in downtown Rochester.
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