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January 27, 2012
January 25, 2012
Jazz Around Town: XRIJF and local headliners
The folks over at XRIJF have announced some of the headliners for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, which will be running from June 22-30th this year. The fourt announced yesterday include a returning for Norah Jones, who appeared at the first Jazz Fest before she was "discovered" and will appear on June 29th, as well as Diana Krall on Friday, June 22nd, Dweezil Zappa playing Zappa the father on Tuesday, June 26th, Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin, but on banjo) & The Steep Canyon Rangers on Wednesday on June 27th. Tickets go on sale Friday and can be purchased on the XRIJF website. In addition to that, XRIJF and the Eastman School of Music have teamed up to present Bonnie Raitt on May 27th (tickets for that also go on sale on Friday). While that's a ways off, here's the stuff going on over the next seven days... enjoy!
Thursday, January 26, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Bob Hanley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington, 5:30 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Michael Vidala @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello, 1369 Pittsford-Mendon Rd., 7:30 pm
- Hot Second featuring Will Zimmer @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Adrian DiMatteo @ Strathallan Hotel, 8:30 pm
- Mambo Kings @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 9:00 pm
- The Meta Accord @ The Blue Room, 9:00 pm
Friday, January 27, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Happy Days @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 4400 Nine Mile Point Road, Rt 250 Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Holiday @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
- Community Dialogue Series: Last Friday Heritage Jazz Series:Thelonious Monk: The Man, His Music @ Baobab Cultural Center, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Sofrito @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Jimmie Highsmith Experience @ Tala Vera Cantina, 9:00 pm
- Sossity Entertainment presents Art Beaty with special guest Todd East @ Lovin Cup, 9:00 pm
Saturday, January 28, 2011
- Sofrito @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Holiday @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Prime Steak House, 42 E Main St., Webster, 6:30 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Cornell Concert Series presents an evening with Jason Moran and special guest Dave Holland @ Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, 8:00 pm
- The White Hots @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Alana Calhoon @ Strathallan Hotel, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, January 29, 2012
- Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel, call for time
- CNY Jazz presents January Jazz Fest with Nancy Kelly, Chris Vadala and the Central New York Jazz Orchestra and a lot more @ Mohegan Manor, 58 Oswego St., Baldwinsville, noon (follow link for lineup)
- Gregory Porter @ Hunt Real Estate Jazz Series at Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), 2:00 pm
Monday, January 30, 2012
- Gap Mangione Solo Piano Series @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project with Ben Thomas @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Scott Krier @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
- White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Jon Seiger and the Allstars @ Stardust Ballroom Series at Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Greg Chako @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Tia Fuller @ 42nd Annual Penfield Jazz Fund Raiser Concerts, Penfield High School, Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 7:30 pm (more info on Penfield's website)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Exodus to Jazz presents 480East @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (new date and venue)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
- Cornell Concert Series presents The Bad Plus @ Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, Friday March 30, 8:00 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.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 sites for many 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!
January 22, 2012
Live Shots: Gerald Clayton & Tamir Hendleman doing duets for MoKA
While you're watching the playoffs and other pursuits, these two fantastic jazz pianists came into town to play duets (mostly) in the Exodus to Jazz series in a benefit for the Museum of Kids Art.
January 18, 2012
Jazz Around Town: I get on my SOPA box (no that's not a typo) and then some jazz around Rochester ....
Unfortunately, the day selected for protesting the effects that two bills pending in Congress (the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act,, which are two bills pending in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively) will have on the Internet is today, a day that I post this listings post for you (one of the few things you come to this site for). Wikipedia is dark until midnight as are a number of other major Internet sites.
While I'm not going "black" today, I wanted to join them and others in protesting these bills. SOPA and PIPA are efforts, backed by Hollywood interests and others, to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites. However, the poorly drafted language of the two bills (we can only hope the bad drafting was unintentional, but I'm not sure I'd go that far....) tries to accomplish this in a way that will actually infringe on free expression and innovation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the public interest in the digital realm, has summarized why these bills are unacceptable if you value an open, secure, and free Internet. I share the concern about the future of the Internet after passage of these bills and hope you'll check out the EFF's information and the resources at Stop American Censorship and contact your representatives in the House and Senate. Online piracy by foreign websites is a real problem, but these bills are not the only or right tool for the job.
OK off the soapbox (hey, it's my site and I can protest if I want to!) and on to the jazz over the next seven days:
Thursday, January 19, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello, 1369 Pittsford-Mendon Rd., 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Strathallan Hotel, 8:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
Friday, January 20, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm
- The Swooners @ Abilene, 6:00 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Williamson, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd, 7:00 pm
- Dave Bennett Brings the Legends of Swing to Life with the RPO @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Smooth Groove @ The Corner Coffeehouse (E. Rochester), 8:00 pm
- Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Mark Cassara @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Sofrito @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- The Djangoners @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, January 21, 2011
- Cool Club Quartet @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant, Rt. 332, Farmington, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Bob Sneider @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Steve Greene Trio @ Leaf and Bean Coffee Co., 3240 Chili Ave., Rochester, 8:00 pm
- Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, January 22, 2012
- Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel, call for time
- A Very Moving Event: Benefit for The Bop Shop @ Loving Cup, 2:00 to 11:00 pm (Lovin' Cup is supporting Tom Kohn and the Bop Shop as the move from Village Gate Plaza to 1460 Monroe Ave is completed).
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, 5:00 pm (see previous post for more information)
Monday, January 23, 2012
- Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Russell Scarbrough Soul Jazz Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm (check out the new Tala Vera...Grand Re-Opening!)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
- El Rojo Jazz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Bob Hanley @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Michael Vidala Trio with Mammal is a Mountain @
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Cornell Concert Series presents an evening with Jason Moran and special guest Dave Holland @ Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, Saturday, January 28, 8:00 pm
- Gregory Porter @ Hunt Real Estate Jazz Series at Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm
- Tia Fuller @ 42nd Annual Penfield Jazz Fund Raiser Concerts, Penfield High School, Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 7:30 pm (more info on Penfield's website)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
January 15, 2012
Gerald Clayton & Tamir Hendelman will play one for the kids (at MoKa) next Sunday
Jazz pianists Gerald Clayton and Tamir Hendelman will be in Rochester for the first benefit concert for Rochester's Museum of Kids Art—A Duet for MoKA, next Sunday, January 22, at 5:00 pm. The concert will be at Hochstein Performance Hall at 50 N. Plymouth Ave., in Rochester. Presented by Exodus to Jazz, proceeds from this event will help fund a new jazz education program at MoKA that begins this month. There will also be a special opening performance by Madrigalia Chamber Choir under the leadership of Music Director Lee Wright with a sampling of their diverse choral repertoire.
Gerald Clayton, a 2010 Downbeat Magazine’s Critic’s Poll Rising Star returns to Rochester riding the crest of a very recent Grammy nomination for his acclaimed new CD, Bond: The Paris Sessions. Award-winning jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman has performed with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Jeff Clayton, Nick Brignola, Phil Upchurch, Rickey Woodard, John Clayton and Barbara Morrison. 
His Destinations CD is described in Downbeat as an "innately impressive new album" showing Hendelman's "undeniable depth and technical mastery of his approach to his instrument." Both Hendelman and Clayton have been to Rochester recently to appear in the Exodus to Jazz series
Here's how the evening will shape up:
- 4:00pm - Doors Open and there "Meet & Greet" Reception with the artists for those with Patron tickets.
- 5:00pm - Madrigalia performance
- 5:30-8:00 pm - "A Duet for MoKA" with a 30-minute intermission for reception and CD sales
Tickets are available on-site and at all Wegmans That's the Ticket outlets and online through Brown Paper Tickets and are available at the following levels: Patron tickets ($45) (includes reception with artists) Premium seating tickets ($25) General Admission tickets ($20) Student general admission with valid student ID ($15) For more information visit ExodusToJazz.com or call (585)733-7685.
January 11, 2012
Jazz Around Town: Bopping around Rochester over the next 7 days...
One of the tireless supporters of great music and that jazz with that twist around Rochester has always been Tom Kohn and The Bop Shop. As you may already know, The Bop Shop has moved out of the Village Gate, where it has been located for years (and where we've gone often for jazz and other music). It's a long story, but suffice to say that the Village Gate owner wanted restaurants, not records, so after Tom looked around other locations in the city, they settled on a storefront just into Brighton at 1460 Monroe Avenue. I encourage you to head over past Cobbs Hill and check out his new gigs (and perhaps catch some live music or at least get a CD).
So, here are your live jazz listings for the next seven days. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 12, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello, 1369 Pittsford-Mendon Rd., 7:30 pm
Friday, January 13, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 4400 Nine Mile Point Road, Rt 250, Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd, 7:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Sofrito @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Alana Calhoon @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Smooth Groove @ The Blue Room, 293 Alexander, Rochester, 9:00 pm
- The Po' Boys Brass Band @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, Henrietta, 9:30 pm
Saturday, January 14, 2011
- Homegrown (featuring beer from local breweries Three Heads Brewing, Custom Brewcrafters, Rohrbachs, Naked Dove, Roc Brewing and Rogers Beer) with Moho Collective, AudioInflux & many others @ Lovin Cup, all day
- Mel Henderson, Gerry Youngman and Carmen Intorre @ Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar, 253 Allen St., Buffalo, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave., 7:00 pm
- Amanda Montone Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Adrian DiMatteo @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, January 15, 2012
- Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel, call for time
Monday, January 16, 2012
- Gap Mangione Solo Piano Series @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Flower City Jazz Society presents Smugtown Stompers @ Green Lantern Inn, 1 E Church St., Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
- Michael Vidala @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Bob Hanley @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Westview ProjectUptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
- Cornell Concert Series presents an evening with Jason Moran and special guest Dave Holland @ Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, Saturday, January 28, 8:00 pm
- Gregory Porter @ Hunt Real Estate Jazz Series at Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm
- Tia Fuller @ 42nd Annual Penfield Jazz Fund Raiser Concerts, Penfield High School, Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 7:30 pm (more info on Penfield's website)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
January 04, 2012
Jazz Around Town: New Year's "resolutions" and live jazz in Rochester
So we begin a new year and I've thought about what kinds of resolutions I should make about this blog. Nope...not making any promises, but I will try to get some more content out this year. I know that the most important thing to many of you is this here kind of post, not my mental meanderings about jazz and the scene here in Rochester. I will try.... that's all I can muster now. I will be getting out to hear more this year, though. Must ... get... outta... the house.
I've tried to winnow out the gigs that are still being listed elsewhere but are no longer going on, but may have missed some, so if you are dead set on seeing a particular one, best contact the venue to confirm.
Thursday, January 5, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello, 1369 Pittsford-Mendon Rd., 7:30 pm
Friday, January 6, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St Williamson, 7:00 pm
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Carlton Wilcox Live @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Sofrito @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- The Swooners @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, January 7, 2011
- Madeline Forster with The Bowties @ Lovin' Cup, 5:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
- The Westview Project @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave., 7:00 pm
- Steve Greene & Dave Arenius @ Hogan's Hideaway, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Jeremy Pelt with Paradigm Shift and the Newark High School Jazz Ensemble @ Newark High School, 625 Peirson Avenue, Newark, 8:00 pm (contact David Schwind at 315-332-3200 ext. 2251 for further information). Pelt will be at Newark High School January 5-7 to work and perform with students.
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- The Bill Welch Band with Blue Jimmy @ Lovin' Cup, 8:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, January 8, 2012
- Lovin' Art with the Moho Collective @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, January 9, 2012
- Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Viavattine Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
- El Rojo Jazz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Bob Hanley @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
- Gregory Porter @ Hunt Real Estate Jazz Series at Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm
- Tia Fuller @ 42nd Annual Penfield Jazz Fund Raiser Concerts, Penfield High School, Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 7:30 pm (more info on Penfield's website)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
December 28, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Don't let the door hit your backside on the way out, 2011 ... Come on in 2012!
As we put the year 2011 behind us (good riddance in many ways), let us pause to reflect on the jazz we've heard this year and will hear in 2012 .... OK, I'm just kidding. However, if you take a look at the archives for 2011, you'll see the wide variety of jazz that is available in Rochester, both from our own great home-based artists and those who drop in from time to time from New York City and other locales. There's something happening almost every night of the week. So I encourage you to get out and hear some in 2012, especially if you haven't done it before. Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Julie Ketchum Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello Restaurant, 8:30 pm
Friday, December 30, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Sofrito @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, Fairport, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Simon Fletcher Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 31, 2011
- If you know of any New Years Eve bashes with jazz music, let us hear about it in the comments or via email.
- Westview Project @ Bistro 135, 5:00 to 9:00 pm
- Lovin Cup New Years Eve Bash with The Swooners and DJ Alykhan @ Lovin Cup, 6:00 pm to 2:00 am
- Steve Greene Trio @ Nazareth Arts Center (intermissions at the Capitol Steps shows), 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Cool Club Jazz @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant, Farmington, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione with Dan Schmitt, Wayne Naylor, Mike Plouffe, Cindy Miller, and Andy Weinzler @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Orient Express @ Woodcliff Ballroom at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Alana Calhoon with Andy Calabrese, Steve Curry, Peter Chwazik and Vince Ercolomento @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 9:00 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm (call first to see if anyone will show)
- Uptown Groove @ Bistro 135, 9:30 to 1:30 am
Sunday, January 1, 2012
- HAPPY NEW YEAR! What, you thought you'd find some jazz here? Try again tomorrow....
Monday, January 2, 2012
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Eros Guitar Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Penfield Rotary Big Band Swing Dance @ Penfield Community Center Gym, 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Bob Hanley @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Open Jam with The King Bees @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm (my buddies are still trying to raise some scratch for their new disc Sounds Like Us over at IndieGoGo, lots of incentives ... check it out!)
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Jam with Chet Catallo and The Cats @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, Henrietta, 9:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
December 21, 2011
Jazz Around Town: (Not) Home for the Holidays
Still in Kansas, so you'll have to find your jazz in Rochester on your own...just kidding, it's all here (or as much of it as I can find). Of course, is it light over the next seven days for good reason. Let me know if you know of any New Years Eve events so I can add them in next week's post. While I take a lot of pains to ensure accuracy, sometimes these listings are wrong... so best to make sure.
Hope you all have a happy holiday!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Bob Sneider @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello Restaurant, 8:30 pm
- Oliver Haynes' Perceptions @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:30 pm
Friday, December 23, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans-Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Williamson, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Simon Fletcher Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 24, 2011
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 4:30 to 8:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, December 25, 2011
- Merry Christmas! No jazz for you (unless it is that new CD you were wanting...)!
Monday, December 26, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30-8:30 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Brad Batz Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Chet Catallo & the Cats @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
- The Conlon Brothers @ Boulder Coffee Co., Alexander Street, 8:00 pm
- Simon Fletcher's "An American Soundtrack" @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
- Jim Nugent @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- The Smugtown Stompers @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm
- Open Jam with The King Bees @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm (my buddies are still trying to raise some scratch for their new disc Sounds Like Us over at IndieGoGo, lots of incentives ... check it out!)
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
December 14, 2011
Jazz Around Town: While I'm heading to the jazz capital of Wichita, KS, you can get some around here while I'm away ...
Heading out to Kansas to spend the holiday with my father. I'm really going to attempt to get out and hear some jazz while I'm there (yes, Virginia, there is jazz in Wichita).
I'll only be gone for a short while and will bring you the listings next week. Go listen to jazz amongst yourselves....
Thursday, December 15, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Artizan Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The Sonny Brown Band @ Rabbit Room Restaurant, Honeoye Falls, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Johnny's Christmas Party with Shades Of Grey @ Johnny's Irish Pub, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, 8:00 pm (Ron Netsky profile in City)
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello Restaurant, 8:30 pm
Friday, December 16, 2011
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Cousin Vinny @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Artisan Jazz Quartet @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar, Farmington, 6:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Mark Cassara @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Funknut @ Lovin' Cup, 8:00 pm
- Miss Jay @ Blue Room, 8:30 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- The Po' Boys Brass Band @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 9:30 pm
Saturday, December 17, 2011
- Chet Catallo @ H.O.G. (House of Guitars), noon
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Andie Stobie & Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra Christmas program @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Miss Jay @ Boulder Coffee Co. (Park Ave.)Blue Room, 8:30 pm
- The Swooners @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- The Cool Club Quartet @ Lemoncello, 9:00 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, December 18, 2011
- Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for details
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Carlton Wilcox Live Christmas Show @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, December 19, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Flower City Jazz Society Christmas Party Dinner/Dance with Gap Mangione & The New Big Band @ Green Lantern Inn, Fairport, 6:30 pm (by reservation only)
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Brad Batz Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Greg Gilmore Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Mike Gentile Jazz Standards @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm (Paradigm Shift is still trying to raise some scratch for their new disc Sounds Like Us over at IndieGoGo, lots of incentives including them cooking for you... check it out!)
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Lindsey Holland with the Rick Holland Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
December 11, 2011
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O jingling all the way to Lovin Cup on December 15th
Bop Arts (Tom Kohn and the Bop Shop's nonprofit side) is bringing Matt Wilson and his Christmas Tree-O to Lovin' Cup Brews & Bistro on Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $18 advance/$20 door. Lovin Cup is a great venue for music, but if you want to sit, you better get there early when the doors open at 7.
New York based drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is one of today's most called for jazz drummers and is also busy doing his own thing with his Arts and Crafts, Matt Wilson Quartet and other projects. Wilson has an inventive, musical drumming style that uses all surfaces of his kit as well as a host of other percussion. He is also a gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and teacher. As for this holiday project, as Matt puts it on his website:
It was a snowy day in May when Matt Wilson, Jeff Lederer and Paul Sikivie gathered at Maggie’s Farm recording studio to spread Christmas cheer. The result of that gathering is Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, a collection of everyone’s favorite holiday tunes that’s destined to be added to holiday music collections all over the globe.
Matt Wilson is also a bit of a nut, like the "Kojaking" incident with Mike Melito and others during this year's XRIJF, which goes a long way in making any live gig where Wilson is playing a fun night despite the serious jazz music that is coming from the stage. OK, this time it's holiday music, but knowing Wilson there will be surprises under the Tree-o for all.
Don't worry, time isn't going backwards...
A reader just alerted me that some or all of my subscribers may have received the post from December 1st in their inboxes, allowing you to review Rochester jazz past. In fact, so did I (I am a subscriber to catch these types of things, but hadn't seen it until this morning after reading the email from a reader). Sorry about the apparent glitch with Feedburner, which handles the email distibution for those who subscribe to this blog that way. A glitch apparently caused it to resend a post that should have been sent out to all of you December 1st just after 1:00 am.
I do want to know, however, if part of this glitch resulted in any of my email subscribers not receiving the post at all on December 1st, so either comment to this post or send me an email if that happened to you.
December 07, 2011
Jazz Around Town: ROC the Day and then Jazz the Week
If you can spare the change, make a change. ROC the Day is a one-day giving event that will be held this year tomorrow, Thursday, December 8th (in just a few hours at midnight) and ending at 11:59 p.m. Thursday night. The entire nine-county Greater Rochester community can ROC the Day by giving to the causes that matter most to them. Visit ROCtheDay.org (just click on the image) on December 8th for an easy, one-stop way to make a difference in Rochester!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Alex Skolnick Trio @ Abilene, Thursday, 8:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello Restaurant, 8:30 pm
- Soul Express @ Pane Vino, 8:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock, East Rochester, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 9, 2011
- Bobby DiBaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Artisan Jazz Trio @ Benefit for Alternatives for Battered Women, StudioMove, Mendon, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, Williamson, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Friday Jazz @ Immanuel with the Bill Welch Band @ Immanuel Baptist Church, Park Ave., 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro's Pittsford, 7:00 pm
- Ted Perry Trio +1 @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester, 8:00 pm
- Mark Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Alana Calhoun @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 10, 2011
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- The Swingin' Big Band Christmas Celebration by Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians @ Smith Opera House, Geneva, 7:00 pm
- Hard Logic @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- The Swooners @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Miss Jay @ The Blue Room, 9:00 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, December 11, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Jazz@Lovin’cup presents Sunday Night Jazz Showcase and Jam Session hosted by The Lovin' Cup Jazz Orchestra @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, December 12, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- The Miché Fambro Show @ MuCCC Theater, 7:00 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Brad Batz Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
- Judah Sealy Project @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Miss Jay @ Boulder Coffee (Alexander), 8:00 pm
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
- Todd East Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Mike Gentile Jazz Standards @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm (my buddies in Paradigm Shift are trying this new fangled Interwebs thingee to raise some scratch for their new disc Sounds Like Us over at IndieGoGo, lots of incentives including them cooking for you... check it out!)
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Dave Chisolm's Calligraphy Album Release with Trio Chomp, A Victory For Upfish @ Bug Jar, 8:00 pm
- Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band Christmas Show @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
- Exodus to Jazz Presents Houston Person Quartet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm (two 1-hour sets)
- Jazz90.1 Presents Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School, Saturday, March 10th, 10:00 am–1:00 pm (tickets go on sale February 6th)
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 sites for many 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!
November 30, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Something to do while waiting for the snow to start falling ....
Where is the snow? Don't worry, we'll get ours... Unfortunately, I've been holed up at work a lot recently getting my end of the year shipments out so haven't been able to get out to hear much, but I hope to in the coming weeks. Check out the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble at RIT on Friday or Chieli Minucci & Special EFX at Exodus To Jazz on Saturday, or one of our other fine jazz purveyors....
Thursday, December 1, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
- Todd East & Friends @ Lemoncello, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello Restaurant, 8:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock, East Rochester, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 2, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Frank's Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Brockport Big Band @ Eastview Mall (near the BonTon store), 7:00 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Performing Artists Concert Series presents the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ RIT Ingle Auditorium, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 3, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Prime Steak House, Webster, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro's Monroe Avenue, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Chieli Minucci & Special EFX @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets) (see previous post below for more details)
- Miss Jay @ Boulder Coffee Park Ave., 8:00 pm
- Joe Kozlowski Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster with John Nyerges, Dave Mancini, Danny Ziemann @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, December 4, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Lovin' Art with Moho Collective (featuring artists Lori Horton & Chris Ward) @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm) (profile of Moho Collective in City)
Monday, December 5, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Brad Batz Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Michael Vidala Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- The Bowties @ Pittsford Candle Lighting Ceremony, Pierson Realty Office, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
- Miss Jay @ Boulder Coffee (Alexander), 8:00 pm
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 December 7, 2011 (oops)
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Mike Gentile Jazz Standards @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm (my buddies in Paradigm Shift are trying this new fangled Interwebs thingee to raise some scratch for their new disc Sounds Like Us over at IndieGoGo, lots of incentives including them cooking for you... check it out!)
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Alex Skolnick Trio @ Abilene, Thursday, December 8th, 8:00 pm
- Ted Perry Trio +1 @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester, Friday, December 9th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
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 sites for many 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!
November 28, 2011
November 23, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Have some jazz with your turkey and stuffing...
Is there anyone out there? Of course there is and despite the holiday one can find jazz in and around Rochester, although you'll be hard pressed to find a meal without turkey in it. I would check some of these with the venue before heading out as I couldn't independently confirm that all of these gigs will actually take place, especially on Thursday.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
- Happy Thanksgiving!! The lovely Dianna and I will be sharing our traditional Thanksgiving lasagna (it has turkey sausage in it!) and hope you will be enjoying loved ones as well. Surprisingly enough, there is less jazz about (although I expect there will be some on my turntable at home....)
- Thanksgiving Day with Bill Slater Solo Piano @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Friday, November 25, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grille, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Last Friday Heritage Jazz Series with Dr. Carl Atkins @ Baobab Cultural Cednter, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro's Pittsford, 7:00 pm
- Carlton Wilcox Live Home 4 the Holidays @ Radisson Hotel, 8:00 pm
- Greg Wachala @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Marc Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- John Britton Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Russell Fielder Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Djangoners @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, November 26, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro's Monroe Avenue, 7:00 pm
- Bob DiBaudo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Las Vegas Nites @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Tinted Image @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Stringplicity @ LIttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, November 27, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Jazz@Lovin’cup presents: Sunday Night Jazz with the Mike Kujawski Quartet @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, November 28, 2011
- Happy Hour with Brad Batz @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Michael Vidala Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Jerry Falzone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Russell Scarbrough Soul-Jazz Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
- Shades of Gray @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Chris Teal Trio Open Jazz Jam with guest Darryl Parker @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Todd East Duo @ Sticky Lips Juke Joint, 9:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Chieli Minucci & Special EFX @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, December 3rd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Alex Skolnick Trio @ Abilene, Thursday, December 8th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
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 sites for many 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!
November 20, 2011
Live Shots: Jeremy Pelt jammin at Moe's
At Moe's with the East End guys ...
November 19, 2011
Live Shots: Johnny O'Neal & Jeremy Pelt at Exodus to Jazz
OK, I just made it for the end of the last set, but it was worth it... All Blues.
In addition to Pelt, O'Neal came with Bassist Paul Sikivie, drummer Sharif Zeban, and one of his piano students Dillon Meek (who was playing when I came in, you should remember this guy's name as I'm sure we'll be seeing it and hearing him again).
November 16, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Johnny O'Neal, Jeremy Pelt and so much more .... the next 7 days of jazz in Rochester
Thursday, November 17, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Greg Gilmore & Steve Santini @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble @ Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Friday, November 18, 2011
- Bobby Dibaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 6:30 pm
- Friday Jazz at Immanuel with John Nyerges and Friends @ Immanuel Baptist Church, Park Ave., 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
- Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Smooth Jazz Trio @ Trinities Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Greg Wachala @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Marc Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Groove Juice Swing presents the Gordon Webster & Friends featuring Naomi Uyama (Live Recording) @ Harro East Ballroom (with teaching duo Steven and Virginie), 7:30 pm
- John Britton Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Chet Catallo Welcome Back Recovery Concert @ Lovin Cup, 8:00 pm
- Russell Fielder Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- The Po’ Boys Brass Band @ Sticky Lips Juke Joint (Henrietta), 9:30 pm
Saturday, November 19, 2011
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Men of Soul featuring Marcus Anderson with Art Beaty & Friends @ Memorial Art Gallery, Saturday, November 19, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Groove Juice Swing presents the Gordon Webster & Friends featuring Naomi Uyama (Live Recording) @ Harro East Ballroom (with teaching duo Steven and Virginie), 7:30 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Johnny O'Neal Trio with Jeremy Pelt @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Mark Cassara @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Stringplicity @ LIttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Phat Man Dee! @ Abilene, 9:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, November 20, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Cheryl Johnson's Percussive Dance Jam with live jazz of Danny Lopa, Jon Greeno & Joe Galusha with Cheryl on vocals @ Tango Cafe, 2:00 pm
- Greg Chako Jazz Duo @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Jazz@Lovin’cup presents: Eastside Swingtet @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, November 21, 2011
- Chris Potter Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Flower City Jazz presents Ted Howes' Tri-City Band @ Green Lantern Inn, Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Jerry Falzone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Russell Scarbrough Soul-Jazz Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Pearson Constantino @ Boulder Coffee Company, South Wedge, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
- Shades of Gray @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- John Greeno Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Chieli Minucci & Special EFX @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, December 3rd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Alex Skolnick Trio @ Abilene, Thursday, December 8th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
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 sites for many 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!
November 13, 2011
Live Shots: Rene Marie at Exodus to Jazz
The few of you who came out to hear René Marie at Exodus to Jazz were part of a wonderful night of music as her rich voice and beautifully written music fills the Lutheran Church of the Reformation (and a few eyes with tears...).
René Marie with Experiment in Truth—her fine trio with Kevin Bales, Piano; Kevin Hamilton; and Quentin Baxter—tearing up the house.
November 09, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Listings for the next seven days of jazz in Rochester NY
Too busy to stop and chat... Here are the next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester, New York:
Thursday, November 10, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Dave Mancini Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:15 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- The Meta Accord @ Boulder Coffee (Alexander St.), 8:00 pm
- Mark Cassara @ Pane Vino, 8:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 9:00 pm
- Todd East @ Lovin Cup, 9:00 pm
Friday, November 11, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
- Jim Nugent Trio and Maggie Mullen @ Pittsford Grill, 7:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Trinities Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Cool Club @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Bop Arts presents Marilyn Lerner, Lou Grassi & Ken Filiano Trio @ PHYSIKOS in the Village Gate, 8:00 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Alana Calhoon @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- 3HB Brewery Fest with The Moho Collective (also featuring White Bison with Dreadscott, Khat House, and Extended Family) @ Bug Jar, 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 12, 2011
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gypsy Mojo @ McGraw's Irish Pub, 8:00 pm
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
- The Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Stringplicity @ LIttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, November 13, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Rene Marie & Experiment In Truth @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 5:00 pm (two one-hour sets) (Ron Netsky profile in City)
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Pane Vino, 6:00 pm
- Jazz@Lovin’cup presents: Sunday Night Jazz Showcase and Jam Session hosted by the Mike Kujawski Quartet @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, November 14, 2011
- Gabe Condon Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Happy Hour with The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Jerry Falzone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
- Uptown Groove @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- The Chris Teal Trio Open Jazz Jam with Mike Frederick @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Chet Catallo Welcome Back Recovery Concert @ Lovin Cup, Friday, November 18, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Johnny O'Neal Trio with Jeremy Pelt @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, November 19th, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Groove Juice Swing presents the Gordon Webster & Friends featuring Naomi Uyama (Live Recording) @ Harro East Ballroom, Friday-Saturday, November 18-19th (with outstanding teaching duo Steven and Virginie)
- Men of Soul featuring Marcus Anderson with Art Beaty & Friends @ Memorial Art Gallery, Saturday, November 19, 6:30 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Chieli Minucci & Special EFX @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, December 3rd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Alex Skolnick Trio @ Abilene, Thursday, December 8th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 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.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 sites for many 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!
November 06, 2011
René Marie brings her strong and diverse songbook to the Exodus To Jazz stage on November 13th
I love discovering artists who, for one reason or another, I haven't listened to before but then come across them and think "this is great stuff... why haven't I heard this before." That's what's happened with vocalist and songwriter René Marie, who I found out more about after realizing she would be gracing the Exodus to Jazz stage at the Reformation Lutheran Church on November 13th in an early concert at 5:00 pm.
Starting her singing career after the age of 40, René Marie is on her eighth album since 1999. I'm listening to that album, Black Lace Freudian Slip now and it has been a real treat to hear. Going to see if I can get a listen to another CD she is also touring on, her previous Motéma disc Voice of My Beautiful Country, which spans music from Tin Pan Alley to the Jefferson Airplane. According to one interviewer, Marie is a "strong and thoughtful woman who continually looks within herself" who, when asked who her musical influences were replied "what," not "who" and listed her influences as “pain, wisdom and beauty.” This woman has lived life and she brings all this into her singing and writing... beautifully.
Here's some material to read and, especially, to watch and listen to so you can see what you'll be missing if you don't come out next Sunday. Here's something to start you with:
- An interview on her new CD and being a jazz singer.
- An article Jazz singer Rene Marie talks about the past and her future in the Denver WestWord.
- A video showcasing her own songwriting, Many Years Ago.
- A video of Just My Imagination at the Bridgestone Jazz Festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil, with an artist who will be coming to the ETJ stage a week later with Johnny O'Neal—trumpter Jeremy Pelt.
- Once you get by the introduction in Spanish, a video of This For Joe, a great tune from her current CD that has the following great lyric: "I can’t compete/ I can’t be a good girl and sing standards nice and sweet/ Yes I know what swing is/ But for me that thing is incomplete./ And I mean it — I won’t compete./ Please don’t compare me to Ella or Sarah, magnolias won’t stayin this hair./Cause that was then, this is now” that seems to sum her up fine.
Show time for this one is 5:00 pm, with two one-hour sets. The doors at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 N. Chestnut, Rochester. open at 4:00 pm. Tickets are Patron: $35; Premium: $25; and General Admission: $20. Tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com and at all That's the Ticket at participating Wegmans stores. Jazz@Rochester is a sponsor of Exodus to Jazz.
November 02, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Jazz in Rochester's clubs, restaurants ... and churches
We're back in town and hoping to get out to see some live jazz soon. Here are the options that are coming up in the next seven days and beyond. Please let me know if I've missed anything.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
- Artisan Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Cool Club @ Tommy's, Railroad Ave., Newark, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 9:00 pm
Friday, November 4, 2011
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 5:00 pm
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Happy Days with Mark & Willy @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Bill Tiberio, Bill Welch and Bill Welch Band @ Trinities Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Jazz and Beyond with Paul Gaspar and Andy Calabrese @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Zack & Lacey @ Lemoncello, 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 5, 2011
- Bop Shop Sidewalk Sale 2 @ Village Gate, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Jon Seiger & The Allstars @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Prime Steak House, 42 E. Main St., Webster, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave, 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- The Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Stringplicity @ LIttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, November 6, 2011
- Bop Shop Fall 2011 Record Show @ Village Gate, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Third Annual Snazzy Jazzy with the Temple Sinai Jazz Expedition to benefit the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network @ Temple Sinai, Rochester, Sunday, November 6th, 3:30 pm
- Groovers @ Tommy's, Railroad Ave., Newark, 4:00 pm
- Greg Chako Jazz Duo @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Pane Vino, 6:00 pm
- Tony Delorenzo Art Release Party with the Moho Collective @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, November 7, 2011
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Happy Hour with The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Jerry Falzone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Big Band Ballroom Dance Series @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
- John Greeno Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Bop Arts presents Marilyn Lerner, Lou Grassi & Ken Filiano Trio @ PHYSIKOS in the Village Gate, Friday, November 11th, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Rene Marie & Experiment In Truth @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, SundaySaturday, November 13th, 5:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Johnny O'Neal Trio with Jeremy Pelt @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, November 19th, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Groove Juice Swing presents the Gordon Webster Swingtet (Live Recording) @ Harro East Ballroom, Friday-Saturday, November 18-19th (with outstanding teaching duo Steven and Virginie)
- Men of Soul featuring Marcus Anderson with Art Beaty & Friends @ Memorial Art Gallery, 6:30 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Chieli Minucci & Special EFX @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, December 3rd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 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.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 sites for many 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!
October 30, 2011
Live Shots: Paradigm Shift at Eastman Theatre
My buds in Paradigm Shift with Herb Smith do a smoking opening set at the Jazz for the Park benefit for Wilson Commencement Park, opening for Will Downing.
October 26, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Greetings from our nation's Capitol! No, it's still about jazz in Rochester....
Greetings from Washington, D.C., where I'm hanging with some lawyers at a conference and supporting one of my authors for the "day job". Hope to hear some jazz while I'm here, but it's looking a bit ifffy. But the jazz goes on in Rochester so I'm sitting here in my hotel room giving you the skinny on jazz in and around Rochester over the next siven days....
Thursday, October 27, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Amanda Ashley @ Rabbit Room Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- WXXI OnStage Taping: Miche Fambro & the Makepeace Brothers @ WXXI, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Vincent Tyson @ Lovin Cup, 8:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Club Bogey's Fairport, 8:00 pm
- Todd East & Friends @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
Friday, October 28, 2011
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 5:00 pm
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Groove Juice Swing presents Halloween Spooktacular Swing Dance with Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators Eisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum and Science Center, 7:00 pm
- Last Friday Heritage Jazz Series presented by Dr. Carl Atkins @ Baobab Cultural Center, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Todd East & Friends @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- The Meta Accord @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- The Alan Murphy Trio @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 29, 2011
- The Westview Project @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave, 7:00 pm
- Dia De Los Muertas (Day of the Dead) featuring the Nikola Tomic Q-tet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 8:00 pm
- The Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, October 30, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Nazareth College Jazz Combo "Loose Change" @ Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 3:00 pm
- "TGIFunky" with the Po' Boys Brass Band and Prime Time Funk (to benefit The Community Place @ Lovin Cup, 3:00 pm
- Houston Person Quartet @ Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, October 30th, 3:00 pm
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Pane Vino, 6:00 pm
- Will Downing, 8th Annuual Jazz for the Park Benefit for Commencement Park @ Eastman Kodak Theatre (Paradigm Shift opens), 7:00 pm
Monday, October 31, 2011
- Happy Hour with The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Viavatinne @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Big Band Ballroom Dance Series @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave.), 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Chris Teal Trio Wednesday Jazz Jam with Evan Dobbins @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Chet Catallo and Friends @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, Henrietta, 9:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Third Annual Snazzy Jazzy with the Temple Sinai Jazz Expedition to benefit the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network @ Temple Sinai, Rochester, Sunday, November 6th, 3:30 pm
- Bop Arts presents Marilyn Lerner, Lou Grassi & Ken Filiano Trio @ PHYSIKOS in the Village Gate, Friday, November 11th, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Rene Marie & Experiment In Truth @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, November 13th, 4:00 5:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 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.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 sites for many 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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October 25, 2011
XRIJF 2012 Club Passes to go on sale Friday!
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced when the Club Passes will be available for the 11th Edition, running from June 22-30, 2012. Club Passes go on sale Friday, October 28th at 10 a.m. at the "special holiday price" of $155, plus a $4 service charge, which will be a $30 savings off the full price. XRIJF is also launching at that time a new online ticketing system for Club Passes and headliner tickets that will offer lower service fees and many other advantages. XRIJF’s new online ticketing system will be run by XRIJF, and replaces all Ticketmaster, and sales at the Auditorium Theatre. The advance discount price is good until midnight EST January 15, 2012, when it increases to $170 plus $4 service charge until March 20, 2012. Starting midnight EST March 23, 2012, the price increases to $185 plus $4 service charge until sold out. All Club Passes will now be available only at the XRIJF website, no Ticketmaster (yeah!) or Auditorium availability. Headliners tickets will also only be available for purchase online at the XRIJF website and at XRIJF’s Box Office, which is located in the lobby of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester and in the Festival Ticket Shop at the corner of Gibbs and East Avenue, when that opens in May.
According to the press release, John Nugent, Producer and Artistic Director, notes:
We’re looking forward to another great Festival and are excited to announce two new additions for 2012 .... One, we are adding a new venue to the 2012 Club Pass Series, Hatch Recital Hall in the Eastman East Wing. That will make the 2012 Club Pass good at 12 venues and more than 200 Club Pass shows over nine days. That is 18 more shows than last year. Two, we are launching a new state-of-the-art online E-ticketing system so XRIJF fans will also be able to purchase their 2012 Club Passes exclusively online at www.rochesterjazz.com.
According to Producer and Executive Director Marc Iacona:
We have always worked hard to listen to our jazz festival patrons, and to make customer service a priority and also personal.... We have a hands-on team that we feel makes this festival unique. We were looking for a ticketing solution that would allow us to better respond to customer requests and control service charges that we were previously unable to set. This system enables us to do all that and more. Now, we can now offer customers lower service fees for headliner tickets, the ability to print E-tickets at home and to send tickets as gifts. No more lost tickets, although once exchanged for a laminated pass, no replacements can be made....We are also reducing the need for paper and mailing," added Nugent, “So this is also a “greener” solution, which is very important to us and to so many of our customers.
According to today's press release, when tickets are purchased via the secure website ordering system, customers will receive a unique patron ID and E-ticket with a barcode. Customers then have several options as to how to redeem their E-tickets. You can:
- Print your E-ticket at home and bring it to the festival to be scanned for a laminated Club Pass or entry to a headliner show. Only one scan per bar code is possible.
- Take a photo of your E-ticket with your smartphone, and bring it to the festival to be scanned for a laminated Club Pass or entry to a headliner show. No paper needed.
- Write down the order number and bring it to the festival to be entered to receive a Club Pass at any official venue or entry to headliner show at the WILL CALL desk in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre lobby.
- For those who prefer a ticket be mailed, tickets will be mailed for a slightly higher service fee of $6 per ticket.
- For those without online access, call the Festival office at 585-454-2060, to order a Club Pass or headliner ticket.
The Club Pass is a value if you're going to see more than just a couple of shows at XRIJF, easily paying for itself as individual concert tickets at the door run $20 and $25 per show and are not available in advance. If you're insane like me and see an average of over 30 Club Pass gigs during an average XRIJF, it is absolutely necessary if I don't want to take out a loan to attend. [Full disclosure, the folks at XRIJF graciously provide me a media pass]. You need to keep in mind that entry to Club Pass shows is on a first-come, first-served basis (including those with tickets purchased at the door).
If you're considering whether to get a Club Pass, don't dither too long. More than half of all Club Passes available last year were sold before the end of December, and the Club Pass sold out in March before our lineup was announced. The full festival lineup will be announced in March 2012.
Get more info on all of this on XRIJF's spiffy "new" website.
October 23, 2011
The "flavors" of Jazz@Rochester
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October 19, 2011
Jazz Around Town: Oops, forgot the rest...
Wednesday again? Still busy at work, so pardon my silence. Check out some jazz over the next seven days.... [Update: looks like I published too soon as I meant to add my usual "witty" repartee to the end of the title... and forgot. Like I said...busy!]
Thursday, October 20, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Mark Cassara @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:30 pm
Friday, October 21, 2011
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 5:00 pm
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 6:30 pm
- An Evening of Soulful Jazz with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Trinities Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- The Margaret Explosion at the Unseen Eye Opening Party @ George Eastman House, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Todd East & Friends @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Rod Blumenau with Tom Hampson and Friends @ Friday Night Jazz at Immanuel Baptist Church, Park Ave., Rochester, 7:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Andy Stobie & the Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Mark Cassara Trio @ Pittsford Grill, 8:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
- Tinted Image @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- The Djangoners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Penfield, 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 22, 2011
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion & Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave, 7:00 pm
- Cindy Miller and Gene Bertoncini "An Evening to Remember" @ The Pittsford Grill, Saturday, October 22nd, 7:00pm (Limited seating, by reservation only)
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tizer featuring Karen Briggs @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, October 22nd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- The Margaret Explosion at the Extreme Materials Exhibition Opening Party @ Memorial Art Gallery, 8:00 pm
- Las Vegas Nites @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
- Tinted Image @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Penfield, 9:00 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
- Quintopus @ University of Rochester Meliora Weekend Showcase, Goergen Athletic Center, 10:00 pm
Sunday, October 23, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
Monday, October 24, 2011
- Happy Hour with The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Chris Potter Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Russell Scarbrough's Soul-Jazz Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave.), 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Chris Teal Trio Wednesday Jazz Jam @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Groove Juice Swing presents Halloween Spooktacular Swing Dance with Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators @ Eisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Friday, Oct. 28th 7-11pm
- Will Downing, 8th Annuual Jazz for the Park Benefit for Commencement Park @ Eastman Kodak Theatre, Sunday, October 30th, 7:00 pm
- Houston Person Quartet @ Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, October 30th, 3:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Rene Marie & Experiment In Truth @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, November 13th, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Heritage Jazz Series with Dr. Carl Atkins @ Baobab Cultural Center, Friday, November 4th, 7:00 pm (and continuing on the last Friday of the month)
- Third Annual Snazzy Jazzy with the Temple Sinai Jazz Expedition to benefit the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network @ Temple Sinai, Rochester, Sunday, November 6th, 3:30 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.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 sites for many 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!
October 12, 2011
Jazz Around Town: The leaves are falling all around, but there is still jazz to be found ...
Another week, more jazz in and around Rochester, NY, whaddayaknow? Please let me know if I missed anything.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Drew Moore & Steve Melcher, Serge and Friends @ Rabbit Room Restaurant, Honeoye Falls, 6:00 pm
- Bob Hanley @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Soul Express @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:30 pm
- Margaret Explosion (playing behind a screening of "Rochester City of Quality") @ Visual Studies Workshop, 8:30 pm
Friday, October 14, 2011
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 5:00 pm
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Rick Holland Quartet featuring Lindsay Holland @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Bill Tiberio Band @ Trinities Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Mark Cassara Trio @ Pittsford Grill, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Alana Calhoon @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Penfield, 9:00 pm
- Po' Boys Brass Brand @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, 9:30 pm
Saturday, October 15, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion & Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Monroe Ave, 7:00 pm
- Frank's Rat Pack @ Pittsford Grill, 7:00 pm
- Chris Murtha Trio featuring Ryan Johnson and Mike Kujawski @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Amanda Montone Quartet @ Lemoncello, 7:30 pm
- Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Penfield, 9:00 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, October 16, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 5:00 pm
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- "Sacred Funk": Vespers with the Po'Boys Brass Band @ The Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, 597 East Avenue, Rochester, 7:00 pm
- Sunday Night Jazz Showcase and Jam Session with the Mike Kujawski Quartet @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
- Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 17, 2011
- Happy Hour with Brad Batz @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Flower City Jazz Society presents Dixieland with Bourbon Street Parade @ Green Lantern Inn, One East Church St, Fairport, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
- The LeBoeuf Brothers @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Anthony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
- Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Ontario Beach Park, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave.), 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Chris Teal Trio Wednesday Jazz Jam with guest Doug Stone @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tizer featuring Karen Briggs @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, October 22nd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Cindy Miller and Gene Bertoncini "An Evening to Remember" @ The Pittsford Grill, Saturday, October 22nd, 7:00pm (Limited seating, by reservation only)
- Groove Juice Swing presents Halloween Spooktacular Swing Dance with Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators @ Eisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Friday, Oct. 28th 7-11pm
- Will Downing, 8th Annuual Jazz for the Park Benefit for Commencement Park @ Eastman Kodak Theatre, Sunday, October 30th, 7:00 pm
- Houston Person Quartet @ Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, October 30th, 3:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Rene Marie & Experiment In Truth @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, November 13th, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
- Heritage Jazz Series with Dr. Carl Atkins @ Baobab Cultural Center, Friday, November 4th, 7:00 pm (and continuing on the last Friday of the month)
- Third Annual Snazzy Jazzy with the Temple Sinai Jazz Expedition to benefit the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network @ Temple Sinai, Rochester, Sunday, November 6th, 3:30 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.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 sites for many 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!
October 09, 2011
Next to take the Exodus to Jazz stage ... Contemporary jazz artist Lao Tizer's TIZER with Karen Briggs
Continuing the diverse lineup of Exodus to Jazz, contemporary jazz keyboardist Lao Tizer with his band TIZER, joined by international violin star Karen Briggs, will hit the ETJ stage on October 22nd at 8:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Lao Tizer is among an group of instrumentalists who are playing for diverse audiences with music tastes not easily categorized into standard jazz genres, bringing in influences from world music and other sources.
In addition leading his band, Tizer has performed worldwide alongside Isaac Hayes, Boney James, Zappa Plays Zappa, Wayne Shorter, George Benson, The Commodores, The Rippingtons, Bruce Hornsby, Jethro Tull, and Spyro Gyra. Karen Brigg's virtuoso violin adds an intensity to the band's performances.
The quartet presented at ETJ will also include Cuba-born percussionist Raul Pineda and Senegal-born bassist Cheikh N'Doyed. Pineda has performed with prominent leaders including by Michel Camilo, Giovanni Hidalgo, Claudio Roditi, Jimmy Haslip, Bobby McFerrin, Chico Freeman, Luis Conte, Juan Pablo Torres, Tata Guines and David Sanchez. NDoye is heavily influenced by the style of Jaco Pastorius and has performed with Russell Ferrante, Eric Marienthal, Dean Brown, Leni Stern, Frederic Yonnet and Randy Brecker. Another often member of TIZER, Chieli Minucci, will not be appearing, but he and his band will be hitting the ETJ stage on December 3rd (Tizer and Briggs also appear with Minucci's band Special EFX).
Here's a video of TIZER performing live in September of this year:
For this concert, Exodus to Jazz returns to the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Doors open 7:00 pm. Showtime will be 8:00 pm, with 2 one-hour sets. Ticket pricess: Patron , $35; Premium seating, $25; General Admission, $20. Tickets may be purchased online through BrownPaperTickets.com or at all That's T.H.E. Ticket locations.
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