If you are like me, running on "fumes" on RIJF Day 7, yet repeatedly having wished the music (and I) could have continued on all through the night, you may indeed be a "jazz demon." And, as RIJF 2008 draws to a close this weekend, you may find that you just can't stop "cold turkey"... no, you've got to taper down off of this nonstop jazz listening experience gradually. Well, my fiendish friends, we've got just the right prescription: your Rochester-area jazz listings covering the next seven days. (Note: Once again, this week's listings do not include those associated with the Rochester Jazz Festival, which you can find on the RIJF website and elsewhere on this blog).
Thursday, June 19th
- Jazz Impressions: An Exhibition of Jazz-Themed Paintings by Michael DeLuca, Barbara Jablonski and Gene Pizzoli @ Renaissance Art Gallery, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through July 1, 2008
- The Art of Jazz: Illustrations and Paintings by Denise P. Logan @ Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, through July 31, 2008
- Jazz Vespers with the Craig Snyder Fusion Group @ Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 4:00 pm (music), 5:00 pm (service)
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: A Tribute to Cab Calloway (Rochester "Party in the Park" Concert Series) @ Riverside Festival Site, 5:30 pm
- Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 6:30 pm
- East End Boys @ Havana Moe's, @ 6:30 to ?
- Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Jack Allen’s Big Band: "Expertly Producing the Sounds of Yesteryear" (Sid Partington Memorial Concert Series) @ Mead Square Park (Victor), 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora and Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 7:00 pm
- Trio East @ Little Theatre Café, 7:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Café, 9:00 pm
- Salsa Dance Class @ Flat Iron Café, 9:00 pm
- Salsa Dance Lessons @ Tapas 177, 9:30pm
- After Hours Jam Session @ Flat Iron Café, 1:00 am
Friday, June 20th
- Jazz Impressions: An Exhibition of Jazz-Themed Paintings by Michael DeLuca, Barbara Jablonski and Gene Pizzoli @ Renaissance Art Gallery, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through July 1, 2008
- Ann Mitchell Jazz @ Rochester Harborfest, Ontario Beach Park Festival Tent, 1:00 pm
- The Art of Jazz: Illustrations and Paintings by Denise P. Logan @ Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, through July 31, 2008
- Jazz Vespers with Dubblestuff @ Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 4:00 pm (music), 5:00 pm (service)
- Bob Sneider and Paul Hofmann @ The Grill at Strathallan, 5:00 pm
- Jack Allen Big Band @ Henrietta Senior Center, 6:30 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Spring Jazz Bash w/Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Club Network (470 Central Ave, Rochester), 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Fred Stone Progressive Jazz @ The Little Theatre Café, 8:30 pm
- NFT Jazz @ Victor Village Inn (Victor), 9:00 pm
- Filthy Funk @ Dub Land Underground, 10:00 pm
Saturday, June 21st
- Jazz Impressions: An Exhibition of Jazz-Themed Paintings by Michael DeLuca, Barbara Jablonski and Gene Pizzoli @ Renaissance Art Gallery, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through July 1, 2008
- Ann Mitchell Jazz @ Rochester Harborfest, Ontario Beach Park Festival Tent, 1:00 pm
- Jazz Vespers w/ Metro Vibe @ Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 4:00 pm (music), 5:00 pm (service)
- Madeline Forster @ Bodhi's Café & Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Footnote @ Rochester Harborfest, Ontario Beach Park Festival, 6:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Kind of Blue Jazz/Blues Quartet @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
- Jazz Dawgs @ Starry Nites Café, 8:00 pm
- Groove Juice Special Swing Dance and Social @ Tango Café Dance Studio, 8:00 pm (free beginner swing dance lesson from 7:00-8:00 pm)
- Paul Hofmann Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Steve Greene Trio featuring Tina Albright @ Little Theatre Café, 8:30pm
- East End Boys @ Havana Moes (East Ave.), 9:30 pm
- Lauren Faggiano Jimmie Highsmith Project @ Clarissa's, 9:30 pm
- After Hours Jam Session with the Quinn Lawrence Trio @ Flat Iron Café, 12:00 am
Sunday, June 22nd
- Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
- Nostalgic Reunion Jazz Ensemble @ Jazz Tent at Ontario Beach Park Harborfest, 2:30 pm
- Musicale Sundays @ Artisan Works, 12:00 pm (call or check out their website for artists)
- Park Avenue Band @ Marge's Lakeside Inn, 4:00 pm
Monday, June 23rd
- The Art of Jazz: Illustrations and Paintings by Denise P. Logan @ Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, through July 31, 2008
- Madeline Forster (with Matt Valerio, Dave Arenius, Kevin McDonald, Mike Cottone, Tim Forster) @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- The White Hots @ Little Theatre Café, 7:30 pm
- Big Apple Mondays Swing Dance Class and Live Jazz with Quinn Lawrence Trio @ Flat Iron Café, 8:30 pm
Tuesday, June 24th
- The Art of Jazz: Illustrations and Paintings by Denise P. Logan @ Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, through July 31, 2008
- Jazz Impressions: An Exhibition of Jazz-Themed Paintings by Michael DeLuca, Barbara Jablonski and Gene Pizzoli @ Renaissance Art Gallery, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through July 1, 2008
- Dubblestuff @ Java's Café, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, June 25th
- The Art of Jazz: Illustrations and Paintings by Denise P. Logan @ Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, through July 31, 2008
- Jazz Impressions: An Exhibition of Jazz-Themed Paintings by Michael DeLuca, Barbara Jablonski and Gene Pizzoli @ Renaissance Art Gallery, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through July 1, 2008
- Mark Hadley Quartet @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Little Theatre Café, 7:30 pm
- Rochester Lindy Jam @ Tango Café Ballroom, 8:30 pm
- Swing Dance @ Dance Encounters, 8:30 pm
We've compiled these listings from information obtained from the performing artists themselves and from other sources. Please forgive me for any discrepancies with reality; feel free to let me know what the problem is, and I'll get the corrections up on the site as soon as possible. Any list items that contain an Added image or struck-through text reflect corrections implemented after initial publication of this post. Email subscribers should check the listings post online for updates or revisions before making decisions based on the information in this post. For additional information regarding a particular performance (where I haven't previewed it in a separate post in advance), you may want to check the artist or venue web sites listed in the right panel of this weblog. 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!
The Craig Snyder Fusion Group at Evangelical Lutheran Church provided us with a fantastic guitar hero! Thanks Craig!
Posted by: MN | June 21, 2008 at 02:40 PM