Notes from June 16th at the Rochester jazz festival: Dafnis Prieto, Lionel Loueke and everything in between
Free Jazz Jam Session for Kids during the XRIJF

While the XRIJF is in town, the jazz goes on elsewhere in and around Rochester

The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival is still on and many local jazz musicians may be found wandering around "Jazz Street" or in the XRIJF venues, both playing and listening—but not all. There are some local folks playing jazz elsewhere in and around Rochester. Here are the jazz listings for the next seven days (Note, jazz fest gigs are NOT here):

Thursday, June 18

  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Rosey's Italian Cafe 350 Main St, East Rochester, 5:30 pm
  • Squeaky Chair Band (Summer Serenade Series) @ Welcome Center by Canal, Brockport, NY, 6:30 pm
  • Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
  • Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
  • Manouche A Trois @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • Russell Fielder Quintet @ Merchants Grillm 8:00 pm
  • East End Boys @ Havana Moes (East Ave. near XRIJF site), 11:30 pm
  • JazzWeek Summit 2009 @ Radisson Riverside Hotel, Rochester Added image

Friday, June 19th

  • Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Cafe Vas, 546 Merchants Rd, Rochester, 7:00 pm
  • Tom Passamonte & Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
  • Brad Batz Trio @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
  • Jazz Dawgs @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm
  • Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
  • Tom Pesciotta Jazz Quartet @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
  • Mark Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm
  • JazzWeek Summit @ Radisson Riverside Hotel, Rocheter Added image

Saturday, June 20th

  • Tom Passamonte & Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 8:15 pm
  • Paul Hofmann Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
  • JazzWeek Summit @ Radisson Riverside Hotel, Rocheter Added image

Sunday, June 21st

  • Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
  • Jim Nugent Trio @ Esperanza Mansion, 3456 Route 54A, Bluff Point, NY, 4:00 pm
  • Nostalgic Jazz Reunion Band @ Music on the Canal, Clyde Carter Memorial Gazebo, Spencerport, NY, 6:30 pm Added image
  • Madeline Forster @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, June 22nd

  • The White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • The Western Front @ Boulder Coffee Co (Alexander St.), 8:00 pm

Tuesday, June 23rd

  • Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, June 24th

  • Todd East @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
  • Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • Jazz Jam Session w/Mike Allen & Troup Street @ Clarissa's, 8:30 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!

This post was originally published on JazzRochester.

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