I'm finally getting back into town after being down in NYC since Sunday. Unfortunately, my dreams of jazz nights in the Big Apple were limited to the Iridium gig seen in the Live Shot on Sunday. Work, work, work....

Thursday, February 5th

• Art & Jazz Reception with Jimmie Highsmith and the art of David Haygood, presented by the City’s Black Heritage Committee @ City Hall Link Gallery and Atrium, 30 Church St., 5:00 pm
• Matt Valerio @ Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Mike Z @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm
• Trio East @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Friday, February 6th

• Paradigm Shift @ "Emotive Moments by Jiyeon Yim a Solo Exhibition," Booksmart Studio, 250 North Goodman St., Rochester, 6:00 pm
• Tom Gravino @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm
• Bobby DiBaudo @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• The Jimmie Highsmith Group with Art Beaty @ Pazzo Cucina, 7:00pm
• Jazz Fund Raiser Concert featuring Regina Carter @ Fairport High School Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Aaron Goldberg Trio @ "Jazz Day" at SUNY Brockport, 7:30 pm
• Henry Kearse @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:30 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Café, 8:30 pm
• Nancy Kelly with Dino Losito Organ Trio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Mark Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm
• Filthy Funk @ Lovin' Cup, 9:30 pm

Saturday, February 7th

• Kinloch Nelson @ Bodhi's Cafe & Lounge, 7:00 pm
• An Evening of Jazz with Mambo Kings @ Spencerport High School, 2707 Spenceport Rd, Spencerport, 7:00 pm
• An Evening of Jazz w/Al Chez @ Merton Williams Middle School, 200 School Lane, Hilton, 7:00 pm
• Mark Marko @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Jazz Fund Raiser Concert featuring Regina Carter @ Fairport High School Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• Tom Monte Trio @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:30 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Nancy Kelly with Dino Losito Organ Trio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• The Westview Project @ Pane Vino, 8:30 pm
• Groove Juice Swing presents Gordon Webster Trio with Brianna Thomas @ The Keg, on Saturday, 9:00 pm
• East End Boys @ Havana Moes (East Ave.), 9:30 pm

Sunday, February 8th

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Westview Project @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, February 9th

• Big Apple Mondays Swing Dance Class and Live Jazz with Quinn Lawrence Trio @ Flat Iron Cafe, 8:30 pm These are now held on the first Monday of every month...
• No jazz for you...?

Tuesday, February 10th

• Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, February 11th

• AMP @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
• Jazz Jam Session w/Mike Allen & Troup Street @ Clarissa's, 9:30 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. Please forgive me for 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 "Send an email to Jazz@Rochester" link). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post about how it went. I want to hear from you!