Every week we try to pull together the live jazz gigs going on in and around Rochester from a number of sources to provide you with the most comprehensive listings. Artists, you can add your gigs to these by sending them to me by Wednesday afternoon for gigs occurring the following day through the next Wednesday. Check back as I add new listings I hear about after the fact.

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

• Live Jazz Jam with ESM Students @ Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm
• Brad Batz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• A Giannavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• The Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm

Friday, March 11, 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
• Bobby Dibaudo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• El Rojo Jazz @ Chilango's Mexican Restaurant, 42 Nichols Street #9, Spencerport, 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
• John Britton @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Groovejuice Swing presents Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball with Crescent City Connection @ Tango Cafe. 389 Gregory Street, Rochester, 8:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Alana Cahoon Band @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Todd East Trio @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Saturday, March 12, 2011

• Jazz90.1 Presents First-Ever Pancake Breakfast @ Greece Olympia High School Cafeteria, 1139 Maiden Lane, Greece, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• Frank's Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 7:00 pm
• Jazz Cafe @ Monty's Korner, 7:30 pm
• Jazz Contingent Sextet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Stringplicity @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Miche Fambro @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, March 13, 2011

• Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
• Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm
• Troup Street Jazz Jam Session @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:30 pm

Monday, March 14, 2011

• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Monday Night Live presents Audioinflux @ Elite Bar & Grill, 398 West Main Street, Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Brad Batz Band@ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

• Simon Fletcher @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Thomas Gravino @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

• Marco Amadio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:30 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Rick Holland Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm
• Craig Snyder Fusion Quartet @ Lovin' Cup, 8:00 pm

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

• 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
• The Roberto Occhipinti Quartet (with Hilario Duran & Dafnis Prieto) @ Jazz Day at SUNY Brockport, March 25th, 7:30 pm (also free Master Class at 4:30 pm)
• Al Di Meola New World Sinfonia @ Buffalo State Performing Arts Center, Saturday, March 26th
• 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 1st, 6:00 to 10:00 pm.
• Cuong Vu Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, Friday, April 1st, 8:00 pm
• Take 6 @ Roberts Wesleyan College, Saturday, April 2d, 7:30 p.m
• 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, Saturday, April 9th, 4:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Lynne Arriale Trio with J.D. Allen, Omer Avitel and Johnathan Blake @ Reformation Lutheran Church, Saturday, April 9th, 8:00 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!