The first two headliners for next year's CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival have been announced.

Samara Joy and Lee Ritenour are both set to perform at Kodak Hall during the festival.

Joy was named the 2023 Grammy-winning Artist of the Year. She performed sold out shows during the 2022 and 2023 Jazz Festivals. She will take the stage at the Eastman Theatre on Gibbs Street on June 28 at 8 p.m.

Next year will mark the first Jazz Festival appearance for Ritenour on June 22, with his band and special guests Randy Brecker and Bill Evans. He will also take the stage at 8 p.m. at the Eastman Theatre.

The nine-day event runs from June 21-29. Tickets go on sale this Friday. 

For more information about the 2024 Jazz Festival, click here.