Here's the next seven days of jazz in Rochester. You'll find me at the Vandermark 5 gig tomorrow night at Village Gate.  Not sure what else is in store, but who knows?

Thursday, August 6, 2009

• Andy Calabrese Trio (with Vince Ercolamento) @ Coppergrass Bistro, 6:00 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
• The Vandermark 5, presented by Bop Arts @ Bop Shop Atrium, August 6th, 8:00 pm
• Standard Jazz Quartet @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm

Friday, August 7, 2009

• Vince Ercolamento Quartet @ Wegmans in Canandaigua, 5:30 pm
• Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• The Do Good Swingband @ Fulton Jazz Festival, Fulton, NY, 6:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Pane Vino, 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Jenn Sibaro Jazz Trio @ Music In The Barn at South Bristol Cultural Center, 5323 Seneca Pt Rd, Canandaigua, NY, 7:30 pm
• The Critics with The Cortini Brothers, featuring Joanna Jewett @ Fulton Jazz Festival, Fulton, NY, 8:00 pm

Saturday, August 8, 2009

• Melvin Sparks @ Fulton Jazz Festival, Fulton, NY, 3:00 pm
• Nancy Kelly with Dino Losito Organ Trio @ Fulton Jazz Festival, Fulton, NY, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Coppergrass Bistro, 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Nick AKOS Show @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 7:30 pm
• The Westview Project @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:30 pm
• Bob Sneider Trio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Footnote @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
• Classified @ Fulton Jazz Festival, Fulton, NY, 8:00 pm
• Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
• John Viviani & Filthy Funk @ Abilene, 10:00 pm

Sunday, August 9, 2009

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. with Funkbox @ The Irondequoit Town Gazebo, 1280 Titus Avenue Rochester, NY, 2:30 pm
• The Westview Project with Nick Brust @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, August 10, 2009

• No jazz, say it ain't so!  There's gotta be something out there!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

• Johnny Russo’s East Hill Classic Jazz Trio @ Geneva on the Lake, 6:30 pm
• Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

• OK, this is getting scary....Puuuleeeze send in something to fill this in?
• Bill Tiberio Band @ the Park Avenue Green (corner of Park & Barrington), 7:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs in the Future

• Peter Van Huffel/Sophie Tassignon (Bop Arts Presents) @ Bop Shop Atrium, September 16th, 8:00 pm [CANCELLED]
• Coung Vu Trio (Bop Arts Presents) @ Bop Shop Atrium, October 9th, 8:00 pm
• Eastman Salutes the Musical Legacy of Gerry Niewood with Chuck Mangione, Pat Labarbera, Lew Soloff and Adam Niewood and Eastman Jazz Ensembles, Harold Danko, Bill Dobbins and Bob Sneider @ Eastman Theatre, October 14, 8:00 pm
• Branford Marsalis @ Benefit for Lifetime Assistance Foundation at Eastman Theatre, October 18th, 7:00 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!