I wish I was up in Toronto at the 35th Annual Conference of the International Association of Jazz Educators started this morning and running through the 12th. Well, this blog is something like being a jazz educator. There will be over 100 performances by artists like Kurt Elling, New York Voices, Christian Scott, Paquito D'Rivera, Tierney Sutton, Kenny Werner, Nordic Connect, and Joel Harrison (who was here this week at the Bop Shop). Here are the headliners. However, I work for a living and it's not jazz work, so here I am in Rochester. Good thing there's quite a lot of jazz to pick from around here this week if the listening bug catches me.

Thursday, January 10

• Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 6:00 pm
• Mark Filsinger Trio @ Virtu, 7:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Standard Jazz Quartet @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Rebel Jelly @ Spot Coffee, 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (East Rochester), 9:00 pm

Friday, January 11

• Bob Sneider/Paul Hofmann Duo @ The Grill at Strathallan, 5:00 pm
• Greg Wachala & Dave Arenius @ Stucko's Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons at the Lodge at Woodcliff, 7:30 pm
• Devon Trumell Duo @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Swing Dance w/Solomon Douglas Quartet @ Rochester Museum and Science Center, 8:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Madeline Forster w/Chris Ziemba (quartet) @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, January 12

• Chris Ziemba @ The Grill at Strathallan, 5:00 pm
• Ralph Scicchitano @ Flat Iron Cafe, 6:00 pm
• Susan Power (Piano) @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Fred Costello @ Red Fedele's Brook House Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• DubbleStuff @ Tasteology (Pittsford Colony Plaza), 7:00 pm [added]
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons at the Lodge at Woodcliff, 7:30 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm

Sunday, January 13

• Quinn Lawrence After Hours Jam @ Flat Iron Cafe, 12:00 am
• Dave Mancini Productions presents the debut of the Jazz Loves Art Series @ Artisan Works, 1-5 pm [added]
• Jazzbone Trombone Ensemble @ All Things Art, 3:00 pm

Monday, January 14

• Big Apple Monday (Swing Dance Class and Live Jazz with Quinn Lawrence Trio) @ Flat Iron Cafe, 8:30 pm

Tuesday, January 15

• Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ Virtu, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, January 16

• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Those with "[added]" or that are stricken, if any, are changes or new gigs found after initial publication of the post. Check the venue sites or call for more information. I've compiled these from other sources, so please forgive me if there are any discrepancies with reality. Artists please feel free to let me know via email (link on left panel) if one of your gigs isn’t on here and I’ll try to add it to the post before the gig happens. Email subscribers should check back here to see if there has been an update or revision before you make decisions on jazz to see (subscribers won't get an update email or posting).