Isn't JANUARY the snowiest month usually? We're on track to get 60" in December. In this week before Christmas, isn't that the last thing we need for our last minute holiday scurrying? Oh well, get out of the snow and hear some jazz over the next seven days....

Thursday, December 15, 2010

• Alana Cahoon @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 5:00 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Lumiere @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Katie Ernst Duo @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm

Friday, December 17, 2010

• Cool Club Trio @ Billsboro Winery, Geneva, 5:00 pm
• Bobbie DiBaudo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Christmas Bash with Fred Costello Band with Greg Townson @ Abilene, 6:30 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• Miché Fambro’s SpeakEasy Holiday Show @ MuCCC, 7:30 pm
• Wild & Swingin' Holiday Party with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Smith Opera House, 7:30 pm
• Dan White (winner of Rochester Jazz Star competition) @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Hard Logic @ Hatters Pub (Webster) @ 8:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Brighton Restaurant, 8:00 pm
• Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Don Mancuso and Jeff Cosco @ 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
• Todd East @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, December 18, 2010

• Karl Stabnau Quartet (playing holiday favorites featuring the Charlie Brown Christmas music of Vince Guaraldi) @ Lovin' Cup, 6:00 pm
• Hard Logic @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 7:30 pm
• Jazz Cafe @ Monty's Korner, 7:30 pm
• Stringplicity @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Nancy Kelly Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Cool Club Boogie & Blues Qt @ Charlotte Tavern, 2 River St Charlotte, @9:00 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
• Maggie Mullen @ Luna Piena Bistro, 9:30 pm

Sunday, December 19, 2010

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Artisan Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Troup Street Jazz Jam Session @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:30 pm
• Gerry Nasca Quartet @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, December 20, 2010

• Rick Holland @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Brad Batz Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• The "Monday Night Live" Christmas Party, featuring Hard Logic Art Beaty & The Best Of Company featuring Todd East (who had to be postponed last week due to the weather) & The Jimmie Highsmith Experience, plus a Meet & Greet with Police Chief James Sheppard @ The Gridiron Bar & Grill (new location), Quality Inn Airport, 1273 Chili Avenue, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

• Tommy Gravino @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Simon Fletcher Quartet @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Johnny Matt Band @ Green Lantern Inn, 6:30 pm
• Hard Logic @ Bug Jar, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

• @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:30 pm
• Steve Greene & Colin Cannon @ Bernunzio Uptown Music, 7:00 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm

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

• NYC Winter Jazz Fest @ Various Venues in NYC, January 7th & 8th
• Tamir Hendelman Trio, Sunday, January 9th, 6:00 pm
• Jake Shimabukuro @ Annual Penfield Jazz Fund Raiser Concerts, Penfield High School Auditorium, February 4-5, 7:30 pm (tickets on sale December 15th)
• Gerald Clayton Trio, Saturday, February 12th, 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.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!