Back in Roch after a few days in NYC for a conference. I'm going to have to go there sometime just to go hear some music. Sunday was my only opportunity. The jazz goes on in Rochester over the next 7 days:

Thursday, February 4, 2010

• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Dawn Thomson & Special Guests @ Max at Eastman Place, 7:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Trio East @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Matt Valerio @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm
• Standard Jazz Quartet @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Filthy Funk All Star Jam @ Lovin Cup, 9:00 pm

Friday, February 5, 2010

• Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Cyrus Chestnut Trio @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, 8:00 pm
• Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff, 8:30 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Todd East Trio @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, Feburary 6, 2010

• Mt. Olivet Baptist Church presents "A Time For Praise" gospel jazz to celebrate the church's 100 anniversary and featuring the Cyrus Chestnut Trio @ Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 141 Adams Street, Rochester, 6:00 pm
• Spencerport High School Jazz Band presents 12th Annual An Evening of Jazz 2010 with special guest artist Wayne Bergeron, lead trumpet on Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band,and featuring the jazz bands of: Spencerport High School, Hilton High School, Fairport High School, Spencerport Friday Jazz Band, and Cosgrove Middle School @ Spencerport High School, West Cafe, 2707 Spencerport Rd. Spencerport (349-5217), 7:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Bisto 135, 7:00 pm
• Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Dave Arenius Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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

Monday, February 8, 2010

• Kevin DeHond @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

• Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Quintopus Butterscotch Junction @ Boulder Coffee Co-Brooks Landing, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Eastman Jazz Ensemble with Marvin Stamm @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 8:00 pm

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

• Bop Arts presents the Michael Musillami Trio @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, February 19, 2010 at 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Jeremy Pelt Quintet @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, 4:00 pm matinee
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, March 12, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents The Mike Baggetta Group (featuring George Schuller, Eivind Opsvik and Jason Rigby) @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, March 17, 2010 at 8:00 pm
• Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra @ Sixth Annual Jazz for the Park benefit, Auditorium Theatre, March 22, 2010
• Exodus to Jazz presents Annie Sellick and Trio @ Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Gebhard Ullman's Clarinet Trio @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, April 5, 2010 at 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Konk Pack (featuring Tim Hodgkinson, Thomas Lehn, & Roger Turner) @ Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N Goodman St. in the Village Gate, April 12, 2010 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!