Sitting here writing a post rather than where I want to be, in Kilbourn Hall hearing Bob Brookmeyer perform. Just couldn't get the steam to go out tonight, but I plan on catching Brookmeyer tomorrow at East Rochester's Village Rock Cafe.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

• Todd East @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Tandoor Of India, 7:00 pm
• Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble @ Wilmot Recital Hall, Nazareth College, 7:30 pm
• Watkins and the Rapiers @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm
• Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ German House (benefit for the American Cancer Society), 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello live recording session with Bob Brookmeyer @ Village Rock Cafe, Thursday, 9:00 pm

Friday, December 4, 2009

• Bobby Dibaudo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Mike Allen, AKOS @ Starship Night Club, 6:00 pm
• Todd East @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• The Westview Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Dubblestuff @ Lovin' Cup, 9:00 pm
• Mark Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, December 5, 2009

• NYSSMA All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Instrumental Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 4:00 pm
• DMBand @ Orien's Cafe, 1100 Long Pond Rd, 6:00 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Russell Fielder & Jim Rhody Duet @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 7:30 pm
• Jennifer Marie (Heieck) @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
• Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Fred Stone Progressive Jazz Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, December 6, 2009

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Evening of Holiday Jazz with the Karl Stabnau Quartet @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, December 7, 2009

• The White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• FLCC Jazz Ensemble @ Finger Lakes Community College, Rm B355, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr, Canandaigua, 7:00 pm
• Quinn Lawrence & Anna Reguero (Swing Dance & Jazz) @ Flat Iron Cafe, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

• Gabe Condon Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Joe Santora & Emily Kirchoff @ PaRe Bar and Grill, 7:00 pm
• FLCC Jazz Ensemble @ Finger Lakes Community College, 7:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Tandoor Of India, 7:00 pm
• Chris Teal & Quintopus @ Boulder Coffee Co @ Brooks Landing, 7:00 pm
• Epilogue @ Boulder Coffee Co., 8:00 pm

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• Dave Mancini Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• FLCC Jazz Ensemble @ Finger Lakes Community College, 7:00 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Todd East @ Pub 511, 8:00 pm
• Mel Henderson and T.S. Trio @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm
• Open Jazz Jam Session with Cinnamon Jones @ Clarissa's, 9:00 pm

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

• Exodus to Jazz presents the Freddy Cole "A Smile for Christmas" Holiday Show, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Monk—The Play by Laurence Holder, featuring Rome Neal, Artistic Director of the Nuyorican Poets' Theatre Cafe, January 29-30, 2010 at 8:00 pm (rescheduled)
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Cyrus Chestnut Trio @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, February 5, 2009 at 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!