Blood, Sweat & Tears
Schedule
Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
131 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14604 | Rochester, NY
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The Rochester International Jazz Festival presents Blood, Sweat & Tears! Friday, May 8th at 7:30pm at The Theater at Innovation Square
No one can argue BS&T invented a new style of music. Blood, Sweat & Tears is not the first band to ever use a horn section, but they are the first to fuse it with rock, jazz, and some blues thrown in for good measure. From the first ensemble in the late sixties practicing in a loft on Bleeker Street in New York’s Greenwich Village and having crowds clapping on the street below between songs, founding member and drummer Bobby Colomby knew they were on the right course. Since then, the band has never stopped touring for over 50 years.
The first Blood, Sweat & Tears album, “Child is Father to the Man”, was released to little fan fair. After band member changes and replacing a lead singer, the second album self-named "Blood Sweat & Tears” was a success, rising to the top of the charts for 7 weeks and yielding 3 top 5 singles. The album received the Grammy Award for “Album of the Year” in 1970 beating out the Beatles’ "Abby Road". That album went on to earn quadruple Platinum status with sales well over 4 million units.
Blood Sweat & Tears went on to receive 10 Grammy nominations and won 3 and has received other prestigious awards and recognitions including: The Playboy Jazz & Pop award, the “Blood, Sweat & Tears” 1969 album induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, and a recognition as an Honorary Ambassador of Peace Republic of Korea in 2008.
Blood Sweat & Tears has had many configurations over its 50 plus years of touring but one thing for sure is that the music is timeless, and fans are never disappointed.
https://bloodsweatandtears.com/
DOORS: 6:30pm | SHOW: 7:30pm
Tickets (including all fees)
Premium: $86.74 | Standard: $76.45 | Basic: $66.16
PLEASE NOTE:
Balcony seating is accessible via stairs ONLY
Main Floor seating is accessible, including ADA compliant wheelchair spaces and companion seat
Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-EXCHANGEABLE
THE THEATER AT INNOVATION SQUARE
131 Chestnut St, Rochester, NY 14604, United States
For parking information please visit: www.theaterais.com/directions
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