ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As the Rochester International Jazz Festival wraps up, local businesses are seeing a major boost from visitors traveling from around the world.
Madilynn Gill, general manager of 3 Daughters Tap and Tavern, said the festival brought in customers from Sweden, New Hampshire, Vermont and Michigan.
“It’s definitely people from all around the globe even,” Gill said. This is the first Jazz Festival for 3 Daughters under new ownership. Gill’s father took over the business in November, and she joined shortly after.
“We normally don’t do a lot of table service, it’s been a lot of table service this week, lots of new faces, hopefully faces that we will see returning,” Gill said. “It’s definitely been helpful for the business.”
Moe Alaimo, owner of another East Avenue establishment, Havana Moe’s, called the Jazz Festival “the best thing that’s ever happened to Rochester.”
Alaimo has been in the business for 55 years and said he’s seen customers from Chicago and Canada during the festival. “I get anywhere from surgeons to truck drivers,” Alaimo said.
“All nice people.” Alaimo praised the city’s handling of the event, including police presence and a unique parking solution.
When the street closes, any cars left behind are towed to a nearby lot at the city’s expense.
“Everybody likes it from out of town,” Alaimo said. The festival, which features not just jazz but also rock, rhythm and country music, concludes Saturday night with a performance by Trombone Shorty.
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