Hello from Rochester, NY

▲ The Rochester International Jazz Festival will be returning this year June 20-28th .Headliners include Smoky Robinson, Wynton Marsalis and Ricky Lee Jones. My band, Fred Costello & Co. will be performing on the Jazz Street Stage on Sunday, June 22nd. We’ll be doing two shows at 7:30 and 9:30pm. 

♦ Entertainers appearing in upstate New York this month include, Billy Joel, Metallica, Kelsea Ballerini, Cher, Beth Hart & Melissa Etheridge.

♦ What is the worst gig you ever played?  Naming mine is easy.  Years ago when I was on the road, we took this gig in Hagerstown, Maryland prior to our engagement at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas. Our booking agent was given the wrong info on the club and it turns out this was a rough biker bar and here we were with this Las Vegas style show group with five guys and two girls upfront. The people in the bar sat in silence and looked at us like we came from Mars. Our weeklong engagement lasted one night. The worst mis-booking of my entire career!

This page was last updated on 3/31/2025.

Bye for now…
Fred

CALENDAR

NOW AVAILABLE

♦ "Fred Costello - Anthology" CD $15.00 (includes shipping)

"Blues Backstage" CD $15.00 (includes shipping)

"A Lifetime Of Nightclubs & Ballparks" Book $20.00 (includes shipping)

TO ORDER FRED’S CD or BOOK BY MAIL:                    Mail to: Costello Music P.O. Box 25176 Rochester, NY 14625
“Anthology” CD: $15.00 (includes shipping) “Blues Backstage” CD: $15.00 (includes shipping)	“A Lifetime Of Nightclubs & Ballparks” Book: $ 20.00 (includes shipping)

NOW AVAILABLE

"Fred Costello - Anthology" CD $15.00 (includes shipping)

"Blues Backstage" CD $15.00 (includes shipping)

"A Lifetime Of Nightclubs & Ballparks" Book $ 20.00 (includes shipping)