While I take another jaunt to hunt for jazz in S.E. Kansas, you'll have some jazz in and around Rochester over the next seven days.
Thursday, April 30th
- Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
- Tommy Gravino @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm
- Manouche a Trois @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Renier Eschbach @ Starry Nites Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 1st
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz on the Green @ Jack's Place (Durand Eastman Golf Club), 7:00 pm
- FunkBox featuring Jimmie Highsmith, Jr. @ Pazzo's Cucina, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Jazz and Blues Cabaret with Gian Carlo Cervone Quintet featuring Janet Beaman and the John Cole Blues Band (Music at Saint Anne Concert Series) @ St Anne's Church (1600 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester), 7:30 pm
- Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Jazz in the Atrium Series: The Respect Sextet CD Release Party, 8:00 pm
- Deborah Magone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
Saturday, May 2nd
- Madeline Forster ith John Nyerges, Rich Thompson, and Dave Baron @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
- Tom Monte Trio @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- The Westview Project @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:30 pm
- Shared Genes @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
- Dave Arenius Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Gabriel Condon Jazz Guitar Trio @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 8:30 pm
- Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes (East Ave.), 9:30 pm
Sunday, May 3rd
- Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
- Bill Tiberio Band @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, May 4th
- The White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Quinn Lawrence Trio Swing Dance @ Flat Iron Cafe, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 5th
- Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 6th
- Dave Mancini Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Brad Batz Trio @ Pane Vino, 7:00 pm
- AMP @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Allan Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman & Ernest Tibbs @ Bop Shop Event, German House Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Jazz Jam Session with Mike Allen & Troup Street @ Clarissa's, 8:30 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!







Two weeks in a row! Now that's progress. I've looked through my jazz feeds and found five new links for you to check out. Without any further adoo...
Here are your listings for jazz gigs in and around Rochester, NY, over the next seven days. Get out and hear some!


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