Happy New Year! I managed to be mostly slug-like on New Year's Eve (didn't help that I worked during the day). Lots of stuff going on in 2013 (more about that later...). It's a bit light out there over the next seven days in 2013:
Thursday, January 3, 2013
- Jon Seiger All-Stars Trio @ Market Cafe at Wegmans on Calkins Road, 5:30 pm
- Jesse Collins Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- George Cole & Eurocana @ Abilene, 7:30 pm
Friday, January 4, 2013
- The Westview Project @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St, Williamson, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Sofrito @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm

- Prime Time Funk's Post-Holiday Bash @ Taylor's Nightclub, 9:00 pm
Saturday, January 5, 2013
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St, Williamson, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Winter Jazz with Paradigm Shift and Walt Weiskopf @ Newark High School, 625 Pierson Ave., Newark, 8:00 pm

Sunday, January 6, 2013
- Bill Tiberio Band @ Tango Cafe, 7:30 pm

Monday, January 7, 2013
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm (Netsky profile in City)
- Penfield Rotary Big Band Swing Dance @ Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd., Penfield, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Live On-Air Performance by Kristen Shiner-McGuire with Paul Hofmann, Dave Arenius, and Mike Kaupa, trumpet and flugelhorn @ Jazz 90.1 FM, 7:00 pm (stream here)
- The Dan Montgomery Quintet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone Jazz Quartet @ Murph's, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- Chris Botti with the RPO, conducted by Jeff Tyzik @ Kodak Theatre at Eastman School of Music, Friday, January 11th, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz Presents the Grace Kelly Quintet @ Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, January 26th, 8:00 pm
- Rudresh Mahanthappa's Gamak featuring David "Fuze" Fiucynski, Francois Moutin & Dan Weiss @ Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, Sunday, January 27th, 3:00 pm
- Bop Arts Presents the Cory Weeds Quartet featuring Steve Davis @ Lovin Cup, Sunday, January 27th, 8:00 pm
- 43rd Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts with Tamir Hendelman @ Penfield High School Auditorium, 25 High School Drive, Penfield, Friday & Saturday, February 1st and 2nd, 7:30 pm
- Nick Finzer's Exposition CD Release Party @ Lovin Cup, 9:30 pm

- Rochester Rhythm and Romance: Jazz Hugs and Tap Kisses with Bill Evans Dance @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 East Main Street, February 13–17
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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.The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Only start times are listed, visit or call the venue for more details (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Please forgive 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 "Contact Us" button above). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post to let us know how it went. I want to hear from you!











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