Jeff Spevak
WXXI Arts & Life editorJeff Spevak has been a Rochester arts reporter for nearly three decades, with seven first-place finishes in the Associated Press New York State Features Writing Awards while working for the Democrat and Chronicle.
He has also been published in Musician and High Times magazines, contributed to WXXI, CITY newspaper and Post magazine, and occasionally performs spoken-word pieces around town. Some of his haikus written during the Rochester jazz festival were self-published in a book of sketches done by Scott Regan, the host of WRUR’s Open Tunings show.
Spevak founded an award-winning barbecue team, The Smokin’ Dopes, and believes Bigfoot is real. His book on the life of a Lake Ontario sailor who survived the sinking of his ship during World War II was published in April 2019 by Lyons Press.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced Homegrown to become Homegrown at Home last year. And Saturday’s event — a survival triumvirate of music, food and beer — will be a livestream event once again, starting at noon. -
Elizabeth Williamson will take over for Mark Cuddy as artistic director of Rochester’s Geva Theatre Center.
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Jon Gary has just released a five-song collection on the digital platform Bandcamp called “MMXXI” — or for those who aren’t up on Roman numerals, “2021.” It's music that reflects an excruciating year.
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Throughout the year, the arts did its best to dance beyond the reach of COVID.
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Rochester's Andy Babiuk talks about the new documentary series 'The Beatles: Get Back'
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Country star Keith Urban and former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant are among the first shows announced for CMAC's summer season.
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What may the world's largest collection of AIDS and HIV posters may be in Rochester.
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The music of the Rochester chamber ensemble fivebyfive is classical that thinks like rock.
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Rochester's Campbell Brothers have released a new version of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."
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Hanna PK is a prominent figure on the Rochester blues scene. One with a different feel -- a South Korean blues singer.
