Life scary? Go Vote! Oh and get out and hear some jazz...

Here are your listings for jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus a bit of politics. Although I hope you pull the lever for my guy, I really just hope you get out to vote. It's important . . . .

Thursday, October 30th

• Jazz Merchants @ Café Vas, 6:30 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• John Nyerges @ PaRe Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Lumiere @ Little Theatre Café, 7:30 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. & Friends @ Merchant's Grill, 8:00 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino, 8:30 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Village Rock Café, 8:30 pm ( premier of six arrangements by Dave for Madeline's upcoming CD)
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Café, 9:00 pm

Friday, October 31st (BOOO!)

• Bob Sneider/Paul Hoffman Duo (Jazz Happy Hour) @ The Grill at Strathallan, 5:00 pm
• Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Nate Rawls Band @ Triphammer Grill, 7:00 pm
• Madeline Forster with Chris Ziemba, Dave Baron, Aaron Staebel, &Tim
  Forster @ PaRe Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey and Tommy Gravino with the El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd, 7:00 pm
• The Sylvia Cuenca Quartet featuring Joe Locke (Exodus to Jazz Series) @ Clarion Riverside Hotel, 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm (jazz combos from Fairport High School and the School of The Arts open starting at 7:00 pm)
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• John Bailey with Bob Sneider Quartet @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Filthy Funk @ Dub Land Underground, 10:00 pm

Saturday, November 1st

• Shared Genes @ Triphammer Grill, 6:30 pm
• Ryan T Carey and Tommy Gravino with the El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd, 7:00 pm
• Danny Sullivan @ PaRe Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Mambo Kings CD Release Party @ Tango Cafe Dance Studio, 389 Gregory Street, 7:00 pm (Spencerport High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Viavattine; admission $10, $5 for under 18).
• Madeline Forster with Chris Ziemba, Dave Baron, Kevin McDonald, and several guests @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Jeff "Tain" Watts & Ebonix (Exodus to Jazz Series) @ Clarion Riverside Hotel, 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm (jazz combos from Fairport High School and the School of The Arts open starting at 7:00 pm)
• The Westview Project @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
• Tom Passamonte @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm
• Steve Greene Trio w/Tina Albright @ Little Theatre Café, 8:30 pm
• John Bailey with Bob Sneider Quartet @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Hard Logic @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm
• East End Boys @ Havana Moes (East Ave.), 9:30 pm

Sunday, November 2nd

• The 46th Bop Shop Fall Record Show and Sale (over 40 dealers will set up over 60 tables of merchandise ranging from rare and collectible records, tapes, and CDs to autographs, posters and other music related memorabilia) @ The Bop Shop in the Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St. , 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Tony Giannavola @ Artisan Works, 1:00 pm
• Nazareth College Jazz Combo, Paul Smoker, director @ Nazareth College Arts Center, Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Ave., 3:00 pm
• Chris Botti @ Eastman Theatre, 7:00 pm

Monday, November 3rd

• 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, November 4th (Election Day! Go out and VOTE!!!)

• Dick Stacy @Edgerton Community Center, 1:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santoro and Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• An Election Night paradigm shift with Paradigm Shift @ Abilene, 8:00 pm

Oh, in case you were wondering:

Wednesday, November 5th

• Todd East @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Café, 7:30 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!