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Passport Sessions: Exploring Music

Est. 2010

Passport Sessions are fun-filled events highlighting a wide variety of cultures and traditions. There’s always something new to discover!

Stay tuned for information about our 2025 Passport Sessions artists.

Save the dates - we'll see you next year! 2025 dates:

  • June 26, 2025
  • July 17, 2025
  • July 31, 2025

JigJam

Global Music Series

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The Global Music Series is a fun-filled exploration of music in its many forms. The series features free public performances by renowned artists, highlighting a broad range of music from a variety of cultures and traditions – there’s always something new to discover.
 
A weekly summer staple of downtown Rochester, Thursdays Downtown combines arts, music, food, and a vendor market into one free community-uniting, block-party-style event! The festival runs every Thursday from June 15 - August 10, except June 22.

 

About the Artist

 7:00 PM Headliner - JIGJAM

JigJam is a multi-award winning quintet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded as ‘I-Grass’ (Irish influenced Bluegrass), their onstage energy along with their virtuosic musical ability has captivated audiences throughout the world. 

They have developed their own unique style of music influenced by American Folk music whilst staying true to their Irish roots. Described as ‘The best Irish group so far in bluegrass’ this sharply dressed outfit deliver an energy-fuelled, foot-stomping live performance. All multi-instrumentalists, JigJam interchange between banjos, guitars, fiddles, mandolins and double bass onstage which creates an experience which is pleasing to both the eye and the ear.
 
 
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. 
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.