Stunning Versatility and Broadway Star An award-winning actress, singer, dancer, and writer, Donna Lynne Champlin has built a dynamic career across television, film, and the Broadway stage. A Rochester native,… Continue readingDonna Lynne Champlin

A Living Indigenous Tradition By honoring the Music of the Seneca Nation, the Rochester Music Hall of Fame acknowledges that the region’s musical heritage extends far beyond commercial stages —… Continue readingMusic of Seneca Nation

The Visual Voice of Jazz Beginning in the 1950s, Rochester Institute of Technology–educated photographer Paul Hoeffler documented the vibrant jazz scenes of Rochester as well as iconic venues in New… Continue readingPaul Hoeffler

Born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Rochester, Taye Diggs has built a career that seamlessly bridges Broadway, film, television, and recorded music. A graduate of Rochester’s School of… Continue readingTaye Diggs

A Global Jazz Legacy Rooted In Western NY Pat, John, and Joe La Barbera grew up in Mt. Morris, New York, and became three of the most respected musicians in… Continue readingThe La Barbera Brothers

Clarissa Street’s Legendary Jazz Club One of the most significant jazz venues in mid-20th-century Rochester and a cultural centerpiece of the city’s historic Clarissa Street district in the Third Ward,… Continue readingThe Pythodd Room

In a historic first, the Rochester Music Hall of Fame will also present its newly established “Local Legends” Induction Category to The Skycoasters, recognizing more than five decades of musical… Continue readingThe Skycoasters