You don't need to be from Rochester to make plans for the Rochester International Jazz Festival. It is what it says it is: an international jazz festival. And it's the real deal! The XRIJF runs June 11-19 and includes hundreds of shows spread out all over the city. The big names at this year's festival include Herbie Hancock, Gladys Knight, Jeff Beck, Bernie Williams, and Keb Mo. But that barely scratches the surface! Check out the full XRIJF schedule [Here]. And this year, BOA is throwing our hat into the XRIJF ring with a special event called Poetry Is Jazz! Here are the main details. Please mark it in your calendar! We'll provide more details as the date gets closer: BOA EDITIONS, LTD.  PRESENTS: AN EVENING OF POETRY AND JAZZ At the Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Avenue, Rochester NY  14604  Tuesday, June 15^th 6:00 p.m. FEATURING: BOA poet Sean Thomas Dougherty  RPO/Eastman Musicians Mark Kellogg, Jim Doser, Chris Azzara & Geoff Saunders  ADMISSION IS FREE  Sponsored by: ATM Properties Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Chris Carretta, Real Estate Broker Corrosion Products & Equipment Marchioni & Associates