Last week the XRIJF was around the corner; by the time you read this, it's just about here. You won't find XRIJF gigs here, so head on over to the lineup on the XRIJF site for that. I'll leave these posts to try and capture who's playing elsewhere.
Like around holidays, it is exceedingly hard to set up these listings during XRIJF. Some gigs that are regular around town disappear during the fest, but no one lets us know. Others pop up at venues in and around the festival, but not part of the festival, and we don't always hear about them. I would suggest you check with the venue or artist before heading out to these gigs and check back here as I'll add them when I can.
Here are the live gigs I found in and around Rochester over the next 7 days. If you hear of others, let me know, please:
Thursday, June 20, 2013
- Hochstein at High Falls: Craig Snyder Fusion Group @ Granite Mills Park 82 Browns Race., Rochester, 12:10 pm
- Mark Cassara @ Woofield Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Deborah Branch @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncones Italian Restaurant, 6:00 pm
- Michael Vadala Trio @ 1872 Café 431 W. Main St., Rochester, 6:30 pm
- Scott Bradley @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 7:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
Friday, June 21, 2013
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- The Westview Project @ The Mendon House (Mendon), 6:00 pm
- Cousin Vinny @ Manetti's Restaurant 726 South Main St., Canandaigua, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 7:00 pm
- Nitefall @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Woofield Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- GRR Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm (in Tent)
- Jam Level 3 @ Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St., 8:30 pm
- John Payton Project @ Acanthus Cafe, no time given
Saturday, June 22, 2013
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 6:30 pm
- Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione @ Woofield Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Annie Wells @ Litttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm (in Tent)
- Mojo Chunk @ Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St., 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 23, 2013
- Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for info
- Joe Santora & Curtis Kendrick @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 4:00 pm
Monday, June 24, 2013
- Kinloch Nelson @ Bernunzio’s Uptown Music, 5:30 pm
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- "Monday Night Live" with Watercolors Contemporary Jazz @ Vibe Lounge in the Village Gate, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
- Tinted Image @ Woofield Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
- Russell Fielder Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 5:30 pm
- Kyle Vock Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- Wait until after XRIJF is over for more here, but if you know of something let me know.
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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!
Although I had some nice jazz experiences while in Chicago (Steve Turre Quartet at 
I'm here, in Chicago for my 30th Reunion at the University of Chicago and hanging with some friends You are there with the live jazz in Rochester. I'll be writing the next one from home. 
In addition to a mini-jazz fest in Fairport, there are ample opportunities to go out and hear live jazz, even outside! Please let me know if I've missed some. This time of year there is a lot of music being put on by people who don't know about Jazz@Rochester. Let them know about us (and me) know about things to add by sending me an email through Contact Us. 
Achoo, sniff, scratch, scratch... damn thing about being in the Flower City is the bloomin allergies! As I get older they seem to be getting worse. Here at Jazz@Rochester, we'll try to get some inside line on live jazz at the various festivals as they are made known to us. Sorry about forgetting about the jazz at the Lilac Festival during the week up to now, but they get their information out pretty well themselves (and it has been raining a bit anyway...). 
Coming home again, Rochester-area native 
