For those of us who work downtown, the shooting of Spiderman 2 has been both interesting and frustrating as we negotiate the crazy changes. My office is right next to the Broad Street bridge, which is now the downtown bus stop for pretty much all of Main Street downtown. While it was a bit more convenient, us bus riders (I ride 1-3 times a week) really lucked out with the weather. I hope you got a chance to check it out while it was here, but we're pretty happy their packing up tomorrow. But as usual, the live jazz around Rochester marches on and here's the live gigs I found in and around Rochester over the next 7 days, plus some things coming up in the near future:
Thursday, May 9, 2013
- Jon Seiger All-Stars Trio @ Market Cafe at Wegmans on Calkins Road, 5:30 pm
- The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Andy Calabrese Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Michael Vadala Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncones, 6:00 pm
- Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- The Joe Santora Trio with Cabo Frio's Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
- AudioInFlux with Project Weather Machine @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint (Henrietta), 9:00 pm
Friday, May 10, 2013
- Bobby DiBaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- The Music of Ferrante & Furioso @ Yummy Garden Hot Pot (Brighton), 5:30 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ The Mendon House (Mendon), 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 7:00 pm
- The White Hots @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- The Midnight City @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 11, 2013
- The Music of Ferrante & Furioso @ Yummy Garden Hot Pot (Brighton), 5:30 pm
- Gap Mangione @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
- Norman Tibbils Solo @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Annie Wells @ Litttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- John Payton Project @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint (Henrietta), 10:00 pm
Sunday, May 12, 2013
- Scott Bradley @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 12:00 pm
- Mother's Day with Kyle Vock Trio @ Bistro 135, 3:00 to 6:00 pm
- Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for info
Monday, May 13, 2013
- Jim Nugent @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- The Bowties @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Big Band Dance Spring Series @ Charlotte Beach, Roger Robach Community Center, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
- Roses & Revolutions @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- ECMS Spring Festival with the New Horizons Vintage Jazz Ensemble and New Horizons Big Band @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 7:00 pm
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 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
- John Pizzarelli with Williamsville East High School Jazz Orchestra and local jazz musicians @ Williamsville East High School, May 22, 7:30 pm
- Art Loves Jazz (Benefit for WGMC Jazz 90.1) @ Artisan Works, Thursday, May 23rd, 6:30-9:30 pm (tickets)
- Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver @ Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave., Rochester, Friday, June 7th, 10:30 pm
- Tessa Souter with John Nyerges Trio @ Lovin Cup, Saturday, June 8th, 9:00 pm
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Coming home again, Rochester-area native 
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