There's a lot out there over the next seven days in and around Rochester, plus some new stuff to look forward to in the next couple of months (see the upcoming events at the bottom of the post).As always, please let me know if I missed anything or got any of it wrong. Hope you get out and enjoy some jazz!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

• Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Jon Greeno Trio @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
• The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Deanna Witkowski, Moving with the Spirit: The Sacred Art of Jazz (lecture/performance) @ Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Lecture Series: Awakening the Heart: The Art(s) of Faith, Nazareth College Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Co. @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:30 pm

Friday, September 23, 2011

• Deanna Witkowski, Beyond Words: Improvisation as Prayer (conversation) @ Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Lecture Series: Awakening the Heart: The Art(s) of Faith, Nazareth College Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, Friday, September 23, 1:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Kenny Garrett Master Class (fundraiser for MoKa, Museum of Kids Arts) @ Fairport High School, Friday, September 23, 4:30-6:00 pm
• Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 5:00 pm
• Bobby Dibaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
• Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Williamson, 7:00 pm
• Allen Vizzutti with the Robert Wesleyan College Orchestra @ Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 7:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
• Deanna Witkowski Trio w/Jeff Campbell & Rich Thompson @ Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue, Rochester, 7:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Pittsford Grill, 8:00 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione and the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Brian Williams @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Penfield, 9:00 pm
• Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess @ Abilene, 9:30 pm

Saturday, September 24, 2011HTML

• Grand Opening Celebration & “Instrument Petting Zoo” @ Rochester Contemporary School of Music, Friday & Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 pm 
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, Fairport, 6:30 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro Pittsford, 7:00 pm
• Mikrokolekty "Revisit" @ Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 7:30 pm (more info here)
• Bobbie DiBaudo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Kenny Garrett Quartet @ Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, September 24, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets) (Ron Netsky profile in City)
• Mark Cassara @ Pittsford Grill, 8:00 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, Penfield, 9:00 pm
• The Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Prime Time Funk @ Lovin Cup, 9:00 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, September 25, 2011

• Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Grand Opening Celebration & “Instrument Petting Zoo” @ Rochester Contemporary School of Music, Friday & Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 pm 
• Danny 'Knuckles' Sullivan @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 5:00 pm
• Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Sunday Night Jazz Showcase and Jam Session hosted by The Mike Kujawski Quartet @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, September 26, 2011

• Happy Hour with The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• The Greece Jazz Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

• Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tom Tosti @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
• Russell Scarbrough Soul-Jazz Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

• Side Project featuring Walt Scott @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
• Bill Slater @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave.), 6:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

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

• Adam Unsworth & Ellen Rowe in an evening of original jazz compositions and standards for piano and French horn @ Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester Thursday, September 29th, 7:00 pm
• Bill Evans Dance presents Autumn Leaves: Hot Jazz/Cool Tap with Rhythm Tap Rochester & the No Mean Feat Jazz Trio (Gabe Condon, Alex Dugdale & Dominic Sbrega with guest artists Danny Lopa and Tamara Wilcox) @ NextStage at Geva Theatre, September 30 through October 8
• Heritage Jazz Series with Dr. Carl Atkins @ Baobab Cultural Center, Friday, September 30th, 7:00 pm (and continuing on the last Friday of the month)
• Michael Berkowitz with the New Gene Krupa Orchestra and vocalist Tony Babino re-creating Sinatra's first live album in 1966 with Count Basie: "Sinatra at the Sands." @ Roberts Wesleyan College, Cultural Life Center, October 1st, 7:30 pm
• Madeleine Peyroux @ Great Performers Series 2011-2012, Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State College, Saturday, October 8, 2011, 8:00 pm
• Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Sunday, October 16, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tizer featuring Karen Briggs @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, October 22nd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
• Cindy Miller and Gene Bertoncini "An Evening to Remember" @ The Pittsford Grill, Saturday, October 22nd, 7:00pm (Limited seating, by reservation only)
• Will Downing, 8th Annuual Jazz for the Park Benefit for Commencement Park @ Eastman Kodak Theatre, Sunday, October 30th, 7:00 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 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 "Contact Us" button above). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post to let us know how it went. I want to hear from you!