Jazz Around Town: Something to do while waiting for the snow to start falling ....
November 30, 2011
Where is the snow? Don't worry, we'll get ours... Unfortunately, I've been holed up at work a lot recently getting my end of the year shipments out so haven't been able to get out to hear much, but I hope to in the coming weeks. Check out the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble at RIT on Friday or Chieli Minucci & Special EFX at Exodus To Jazz on Saturday, or one of our other fine jazz purveyors....
Thursday, December 1, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
- Todd East & Friends @ Lemoncello, 8:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello Restaurant, 8:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock, East Rochester, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 2, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Frank's Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Brockport Big Band @ Eastview Mall (near the BonTon store), 7:00 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Performing Artists Concert Series presents the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ RIT Ingle Auditorium, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 3, 2011
- The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Prime Steak House, Webster, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro's Monroe Avenue, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ @ Charlie Brown's Restaurant, 7:30 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Chieli Minucci & Special EFX @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets) (see previous post below for more details)
- Miss Jay @ Boulder Coffee Park Ave., 8:00 pm
- Joe Kozlowski Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster with John Nyerges, Dave Mancini, Danny Ziemann @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, December 4, 2011
- Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Lovin' Art with Moho Collective (featuring artists Lori Horton & Chris Ward) @ Lovin' Cup, 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm) (profile of Moho Collective in City)
Monday, December 5, 2011
- Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Brad Batz Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
- Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Michael Vidala Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- The Bowties @ Pittsford Candle Lighting Ceremony, Pierson Realty Office, 6:00 pm
- Jazz Supper Club with the White Hots & Tina Albright @ Monroe's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom Dance with Live Music @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm
- Miss Jay @ Boulder Coffee (Alexander), 8:00 pm
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 December 7, 2011 (oops)
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Mike Gentile Jazz Standards @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro Monroe Avenue, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm (my buddies in Paradigm Shift are trying this new fangled Interwebs thingee to raise some scratch for their new disc Sounds Like Us over at IndieGoGo, lots of incentives including them cooking for you... check it out!)
- The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Alex Skolnick Trio @ Abilene, Thursday, December 8th, 8:00 pm
- Ted Perry Trio +1 @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester, Friday, December 9th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop presents Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents Tamir Hendelman & Gerald Clayton: “ A Duet for MoKA” Benefit Concert for the Museum of Kids Art @ Hochstein Performance Hall, January 22nd at 5:00 pm (PDF of the David Cowles poster for the concert, please put it up around town)
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!
Is there anyone out there? Of course there is and despite the holiday one can find jazz in and around Rochester, although you'll be hard pressed to find a meal without turkey in it. I would check some of these with the venue before heading out as I couldn't independently confirm that all of these gigs will actually take place, especially on Thursday. 
Too busy to stop and chat... Here are the next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester, New York:
We're back in town and hoping to get out to see some live jazz soon. Here are the options that are coming up in the next seven days and beyond. Please let me know if I've missed anything.