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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis swings into Rochester on March 22nd

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is bringing their Portrait in Seven Shades U.S. Tour to Rochester on March 22, 2010, at the Auditorium Theater for the Sixth Annual Jazz for the Park series to benefit Wilson Commencement Park.

Portrait in Seven Shades, composed by JALCO reedman Ted Nash is the Orchestra's first original music in nearly four years. The suite consists of seven movements inspired by masters of modern art, including Chagall, Dali, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Pollack and Van Gogh. Led by Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform selections from the suite as well as a repertoire that will include tunes by Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams and others. Here Nash explains the Van Gogh movement.

Tickets are $35, $45, and $75 and can be purchased through Wilson Commencement Park by calling (585) 263-7938. Tickets can also be be purchased directly at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office located at 885 East Main Street (open Monday - Friday from 10 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm and on show days from noon to curtain call). Tickets are also available through all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Proceeds from Jazz for the Park enhance the life-changing programs and services at the Wilson Commencement Park in Rochester. The Park has 50 townhouse and 18 apartments where single-parent families transition from poverty to self-sufficiency. Family support services help adults achieve personal and professional goals, while an accredited early learning center helps children achieve success in school and in life.

Join the Jazz for the Park fan page on Facebook to get updates on the concert (and reviews from some of the other stops along the way.

More to check out:

• Anna Reguero's article on Seven Shades in the Democrat & Chronicle.

Jazz Around Town: Things start picking up jazz-wise in ROC as the days lengthen and the snow melts (for awhile, at least)

Quite a lot going on in Rochester over the next seven days, spanning continents and styles. Some Afro-Peruvian jazz, perhaps? A little B3? Or some of your regular favorites. Hope you get out there and hear some. No Irish jazz that I could find, though.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Dawn Thomson & Special Guests @ Max at Eastman Place, 7:00 pm
• DjanGoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm
• Mark Cassara Band @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm

Friday, March 12, 2010

• Sofrito @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, 8:00 pm
• Pat Bianchi Organ Trio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• The Bowties @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm

Saturday, March 13, 2010

• Frank's Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Pat Bianchi Organ Trio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Fred Stone Progressive Jazz Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Bobby Henrie & The Goners @ Abilene, 9:00 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, March 14, 2010

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Latin Jazz Jam @ Tango Cafe, 4:00 pm
• Jazz Night with the Rick Holland Little Big Band @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, March 15, 2010

• Paul Preston's Barroom Buzzards Plus Two @ Green Lantern Inn, One East Church St, Fairport, 6:30 pm
• The White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

• Simon Fletcher Quartet @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 (Erin Go Bragh!)

• Meta Accord @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• AMP @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 7:30 pm
• Bop Arts presents The Mike Baggetta Group (featuring George Schuller, Eivind Opsvik and Jason Rigby) @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, 8:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs in the Future

• Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra @ Sixth Annual Jazz for the Park benefit, Auditorium Theatre, March 22, 2010
• Exodus to Jazz presents Annie Sellick and Trio @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Gebhard Ullman's Clarinet Trio @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, April 5, 2010 at 8:00 pm
• Byron Stripling with Eastman Jazz Lab Band Rich Thompson, Director @ Kilbourn Hall, April 7, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Konk Pack (featuring Tim Hodgkinson, Thomas Lehn, & Roger Turner) @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, April 12, 2010 at 8:00 pm

We've compiled these listings from information obtained from the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Please forgive me for any discrepancies with reality and feel free to let me know what the problem is, and I'll get the corrections up on the site as soon as possible (click on the "Send an email to Jazz@Rochester" link). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post about how it went. I want to hear from you!

Third time a charm? The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet returns to heat up Exodus to Jazz and Rochester

They've been a charm each time they've come, so it's likely the third one will be.... This Friday, it's again time to welcome the always exciting melting pot of jazz, traditional music from the coast of Peru, and other influences of the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet. Again brought to you by Exodus to Jazz,the series at which they have appeared at least twice before (I think this will be the group's fourth time in Rochester as I saw them back in 2006 at UofR). Ranging from standards like Summertime with the Peruvian heat added by congero Huevito's cajón, to some straight ahead sounds written by Alegria or members of this band, all the way to Peruvian "folk jazz," this group is always a trip to other places (plus they will likely be telling you about the trip to Peru that they use to help fund their tours and recordings). 

The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet will begin generate some heat in the still cold winter in Rochester at 8:00 pm for the first of two one-hour sets at the Radisson Riveride Hotel, Riverview Ballroom, in Rochester on Friday, March 12, 2010. Ticket prices are:

• Reserved seats - $25 (table seating for 4 - 5 people)
• General Admission - $20 (theatre style, “first come, first seated”)
• Students - $10 at the door with current ID

Tickets are available at Wegmans "That's the Ticket" locations, TicketWeb.com and via email order to ExodusToJazz@aol.com (Reserved Seat tickets only). For additional information send an email to Exodus To Jazz or call (585) 733-7685.

Live Shots: Mel Henderson & Bob Vosteen Guitar Duo and the drummers

Catching my buddy Mel Henderson with Bob Vosteen at the Roam Cafe on Park Ave., jamming with a group of hand drummers (I enjoyed them when they played across the street on the sidewalk during the Park Avenue Festival this summer). A little wine, a little antipasto, some jazz guitar sounds with a Latin beat....mmmmm that's tasty.

Jazz Around Town: Live jazz in and around Rochester, NY

Here are the live jazz listings for the next seven days in and around Rochester. Hope you can get out and check it out.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

• Jazz Reception @ Link Gallery, City Hall, 30 Church St. Rochester, 5:30 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Dawn Thomson & Special Guests @ Max at Eastman Place, 7:00 pm
• Mike Allen & the Avatars @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
• DjanGoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm

Friday, March 5, 2010

• Bobby Dibaudo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• The Westview Project with Nick Brust @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• Melvin Henderson & Bob Vosteen Guitar Duo @ Roam Cafe (260 Park Ave.), 7:00 pm
• Eastman Studio Orchestra with guest Gary Foster @ Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, 8:00 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff, 8:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• The Bowties @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Todd East Trio @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, March 6, 2010

• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 7:30 pm
• Gary Foster with the Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Fred Stone Progressive Jazz Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
• Whitney Marchelle with Marchell Jackson and Trio @ Henry B's, 140 East Ave., Rochester (call for time)

Sunday, March 7, 2010

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Bill Tiberio @ Jazz Night at Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, March 8, 2010

• The White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

• Gabe Condon Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Making American Music Series: Hollywood's Jazziest Hits with Greece Jazz Band @ Strong Museum of Play, 7:30 pm
• AMP @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs in the Future

• Exodus to Jazz presents the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, March 12, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents The Mike Baggetta Group (featuring George Schuller, Eivind Opsvik and Jason Rigby) @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, March 17, 2010 at 8:00 pm
• Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra @ Sixth Annual Jazz for the Park benefit, Auditorium Theatre, March 22, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Annie Sellick and Trio @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Gebhard Ullman's Clarinet Trio @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, April 5, 2010 at 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Konk Pack (featuring Tim Hodgkinson, Thomas Lehn, & Roger Turner) @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, April 12, 2010 at 8:00 pm

We've compiled these listings from information obtained from the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Please forgive me for any discrepancies with reality and feel free to let me know what the problem is, and I'll get the corrections up on the site as soon as possible (click on the "Send an email to Jazz@Rochester" link). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post about how it went. I want to hear from you!