Don't have much time to dawdle here, so without much intro I'm going to serve up listings for live jazz in and around Rochester over the next seven days.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Mike Allen AKOS' Avatars @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
• The Russell Fielder Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Open Stage Jazz Jam @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Alana Cahoon Katie Ernst Duo @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe in East Rochester, 9:00 pm
• Jeremy Siskind CD Release Show @ Java's Cafe, 9:00 pm

Friday, October 22, 2010

• Sofrito @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Organ/Sax Duo with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. and Dave Spinner @ Jack's Place, Durand Eastman Golf Course, 6:00 pm
• Artisan Jazz Trio @ Lilian's Resaurant, 2200 Penfield Rd, 6:30 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• Rod Blumenau Quartet and Tom Hampson @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 7:00 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Roger Eckers/Fred Costello Duo @ Luna Piena Bistro, 9:00 pm
• Doug Stone Degree Recital with Aaron Staebell, Ben Thomas, Chris Ziemba, and the Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Eastman School of Music, Rm. 120, 9:00 pm

Saturday, October 23, 2010

• Mark Cassara "Just for Dinner" @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• Mambo Kings @ India Community Center of Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Jazz Cafe @ Monty's Korner, 7:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 7:30 pm
• Steve Greene Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, October 24, 2010

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• The Rod Blumenau Jazz Trio @ Susan B Anthony House, 3:00 pm
• Troup Street Jazz Jam Session @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:30 pm
• The Moho Collective @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, October 25, 2010

• "Point Of View" Jazz/Funk with Ronnie Dorsey and Tommy Herring @ Monday Night Live series at Mamooche Bistro (East Ave. & Alexander, Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Lumiere @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

• Mark Viavattine @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Mike Allen AKOS @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

• Brad Batz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:30 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm
• Lindsey Holland with the Rick Holland Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 9:00 pm

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

• Jazz 90.1 Fall Membership Drive is underway. Pledge here.
• Bop Arts presents Duck Baker @ Bop Shop Atrium in the Village Gate, October 28, 8:00 pm
• NYC’s Gordon Webster Band and Swing Dance @ Eisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum & Science Center, November 6, 7:30 pm
• Hot Club of Detroit @ Albright Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, November 6, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Carl Ludwig Hübsch`s Longrun Development of the Universe @ The Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate, November 9, 8:00 pm
• Grant Stewart @ The Grill at Strathallan, October 29 & 30, 8:30 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Holiday Show and Sale @ Memorial Art Gallery, November 13, 1-5 pm. Vendors and crafters from around the Rochester area will feature their wonderful products at special holiday prices.
• Bop Arts presents Jason Kao Hwang "Burning Bridge" Ensemble @ The Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate, November 15, 8:00 pm
• John Fedchock @ The Grill at Strathallan, November 19 & 20, 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.The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Only start times are listed, visit or call the venue for more details (the sites for many are in the right panel). 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!