While the lilacs bloom (and there may be some jazz here and there at the festival), there's still a lot of live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days. Check some of it out!

Thursday, May 14th

• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Matt Valerio @ Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
• Manouche A Trois @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Standard Jazz Quartet @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 9:00 pm

Friday, May 15th

• Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith, Jr., with Funkbox (Jazz on the Green) @ Jack's Place (Durand Eastman Golf Club), 7:00 pm
• Tom Passamonte & Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Jazz in the Atrium Series: The Penfield High School Monday/Wednesday Jazz Band @ Bop Shop Atrium, 7:30 pm
• Jazz for the Masses @ Bethany Presbyterian Church, 3000 Dewey Ave, 7:30 pm
• Todd East Trio @ Sevens (Farmington), 8:00 pm
• Deborah Magone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Randy Napoleon with Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Mark Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, May 16th

• Dave Spinner @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Tom Passamonte & Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Marco Armadio @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
• Dave Arenius Quartet @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Randy Napoleon with Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Nathaniel Reit Jazz Trio @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 8:30 pm
• East End Boys @ Havana Moes (East Ave.), 9:30 pm
• Joe Kozlowski Quartet @ Spot Coffee, no time given

Sunday, May 17th

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• The Nick Weizer Group @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, May 18th

• Flower City Jazz Society presents Roy Rubinstein's Chicago Hot Six with Sarah Spencer @ Green Lantern Inn (One East Church St, Fairport, NY), 6:30pm
• The White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 19th

• New Horizons Band @ Kilbourn Hall (Eastman School of Music), 3:30 pm
• Rackestra @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, May 20th

• Deborah Magone @ Merchant's Street Smokehouse (Brockport), 6:00 pm
• AMP @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Todd East @ Irondequoit Ale House, 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. 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!