Rochester's own Brianna Collichio shines at jazz festival event

Brianna Collichio , the vocalist from Spencerport who auditioned for American Idol in 2021, performed at the jazz festival with the Brockport Big Band on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Rochester , N.Y. — You may remember Brianna Collichio from Spencerport, the vocal powerhouse who auditioned for American Idol in 2021 when she was just 15 years old.

Brianna performed Wednesday night with the Brockport Big Band at the Rochester Regional Health big tent at the jazz festival. Brianna's journey with music began at a young age, as she started singing jazz when she was just eight years old. She has cystic fibrosis, which can cause persistent lung infections, but that's never silenced her. It has only helped her find her voice and inspired her to share her story.

"I'm very glad through my experiences and hardships, maybe that reached out to people and helped to uplift them and for them to say, if I can do this, then they can do other things that they want," Brianna said.

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