Rochester International Jazz Festival 2025 Award-winning pianist and composer Adrean Farrugia began playing piano at the age of 12. By age 16 he recognized that he would dedicate his life to music. Since then, he has become recognized as one of Canada’s most sought-after pianists and composers, having shared the music he loves globally with audiences across Canada, as well as in the United States, London UK, Paris, Japan, Taiwan, Tel Aviv Israel, Australia, Poland, and The Netherlands with artists including jazz legends Curtis Fuller, Ernie Watts, Sheila Jordan, Brad Goode, Adam Nussbaum, Bobby Watson, Cyrille Aimee, and Joel Frahm, as well as prominent Canadian artists such as Jane Siberry, Molly Johnson, Jane Bunnett, Matt Dusk, Ernesto Cervini, Pat Labarbera, Lorne Lofsky, Roberto Occhipinti, The Worst Pop Band Ever and many others. Adrean has played on more than 60 albums to date, garnering 2 Juno Awards, 8 Juno Award nominations, a Mark Award for ‘Best Production Music Artist’ from the Production Music Association of America, ‘Pianist of the Year’ at the Hamilton Arts Awards, and a nomination for the Ontario Arts Council’s Louis Applebaum Composer’s Award. Adrean currently leads his own projects, including the trio project Eurostar, with French bassist Chris Jennings and drummer Patrick Goraguer, with a new album slated for release in the summer of 2025 on the German label Eden-River Records, as well as the Toronto-Montreal quartet Tangent, Toronto saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, along with Montreal musicians Adrian Vedady and Jim Doxas. Adrean Farrugia is an Assistant Professor of Music at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is endorsed by Shigeru Kawai Pianos. Admission: Club Pass or $30/door Rochester International Jazz Festival runs from June 20 - 28, 2025. Check out the full schedule here. 3D Tour of Hatch Recital Hall