The image in my last post is actually how I think about turning 50, but my body today is reminding me of the half century I've walked the planet. The image at right was from the great concert given by Grammy nominee Gerald Clayton and his Trio last Sunday for the Exodus to Jazz series. It was a special night of music.

Here are the listings for the next seven days of jazz in Rochester. Hope you can find some time to get out and support live jazz here in the ROC!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

• Live Jazz Jam with ESM Students @ Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm
• A Giannavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Jazz and Bluz Cruz @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Eastman Chamber Jazz (Katie Ernst, vocals) @ Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm

Friday, February 18, 2011

• Live Jazz Jam with ESM Students @ Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 5:00 pm
• Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
• The Margaret Explosion, Bitchin' Kitchen (with Katie Ernst) @ Abilene, 6:00 pm
• Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Footnote with Bill Tiberio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• The Moho Collective @ Beale Street Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Bill Tiberio @ Boulder Coffee Co, Brooks Landing, 8:00 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Miché Fambro @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm

Saturday, February 19, 2011

• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 6:00 pm
• Jon Seiger & The Allstars @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 7:00 pm
• Jazz Cafe @ Monty's Korner, 7:30 pm
• Cool Club @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, February 20, 2011

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

Monday, February 21, 2011

• Brad Batz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Annie Wells @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

• Nancy Perry @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Thomas Gravino @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Experience @ Tala Vera Cantina, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

• Shades of Gray @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:30 pm
• Rick Holland Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm

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

• New Jazz Ensemble Plays Music of Bob Brookmeyer @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, Tuesday, March 1st, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning @ Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate Square, Thursday, March 3rd, 8:00 pm
• Eastman Studio Orchestra, Bill Dobbins conducting, with guest artists Bill Holman & Bob Brookmeyer @ Eastman Theatre, Kodak Hall, Friday, March 4, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Four80East @ Reformation Lutheran Church, March 5th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Ravish Momin @ Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate Square, Tuesday, March 8th, 8:00 pm
• Jazz90.1 Presents First-Ever Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School Cafeteria, 1139 Maiden Lane, Greece, Saturday, March 12 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Robert Glasper @ Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, March 20th, 3:00 pm
• Victor Wooten Band and Stanley Clarke Trio @ Water Street Music Hall, Monday, March 21st, 7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Somi @ Reformation Lutheran Church, Saturday, March 26th, 8:00 pm (cancelled, will be re-scheduled)
• Al Di Meola New World Sinfonia @ Buffalo State Performing Arts Center, Saturday, March 26th
• Exodus to Jazz presents Marc Antoine Trio @ Reformation Lutheran Church, Saturday, March 26th, 8:00 pm (cancelled due to Antoine's heart attack)
• Bop Arts presents Eugene Chadbourne & Tatsuy Nakatani @ Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate Square, Monday, March 28th, 8:00 pm
• Foundation of the Monroe County Bar 1st Jazz For Justice fundraiser @ Harro East, Friday, April 1, 6:00 to 10:00 pm (more info later).
• Cuong Vu Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, Friday, April 1st, 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents The ICP Orchestra @ Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate Square, Tuesday, April 5th, 8:00 pm
• Antonio Ciacca @ Casa Italiana at Nazareth College, April 9th, 4:00 pm
• Mostly Other People Do the Killing @ Bug Jar, April 21st, 7:00 pm
• The Tom Rainey Trio with Mary Halvorson and Ingrid Laubrock @ Bop Shop Atrium, Village Gate Square, Tuesday, May 3rd, 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!