Casting about after Queen Latifah bowed out of the 2012 XRIJF, John Nugent and crew hit a home run and have now booked 2011 Best New Artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spaulding into the still open night at Eastman. While there's plenty of jazz around XRIJF on all nine days, it's nice to have at least one jazz act in the Big House.  

Highlight for me this week will be the Exodus To Jazz performance Saturday of the Ulysses S. Owens Quintet, featuring Christian McBride (image is from USO's performance here for ETJ a few years back).

Thursday, April 12, 2012

• Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
• Jon Seiger and the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans, Calkins Road in Henrietta, 5:30 pm
• The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Serge and Friends with Drew Moore & Steve Melcher @ Rabbit Room Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Anthony Gianovola @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• The Bowties @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Dan & 9 @ Tala Vera, 8:00 pm

Friday, April 13, 2012

• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St Williamson, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Jazz and Beyond with the Paul Gaspar Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Po' Boys Brass Band @ Pub 511, 9:30 pm

Saturday, April 14, 2012

• The Westview Project @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
• Marcelo Pinto (jazz piano, Student Degree Recital) @ ESM Main Building 120, 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents The Ulysses Owens Quintet (with Christian McBride, Marcus Printup, Christian Sands, & Jaleel Shaw) @ Hochstein School of Music Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (Ron Netsky's profile in City)
• Cousin Vinny @ Corner Sports Bar, 8:00 pm
• Mike Vadala @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Amanda Ashley @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Noah Berman (jazz guitar, Student Degree Recital) @ ESM Main Building 120, 9:00 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, April 15, 2012

• Bop Shop Grand Re-Opening Event @ The Bop Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave., Brighton, Noon to 5:00 pm
• Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for info
• The MK3 Groove Trio with Mike Vadala Trio @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, April 16, 2012

• Gap Mangione & The Solo Piano Series @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
• Dixieland with Bar-room Buzzards Plus 2 @ Green Lantern Inn, One East Church St, Fairport, 6:30pm
• Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

• Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 7:00 pm
• Amanda Ashley @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
• Len Hawley (City of Rochester Stardust Open Ballroom Dance Series) @ Edgerton Community Center, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

• Mark Vadala Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Jack Allen Orchestra @ Ontario Beach Park-Roger Robach Community Center, 6:00 pm
• The Glenn Miller Orchestra @ Smith Opera House, Geneva, 7:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ The Brighton Restaurant, 7:30 pm
• Iced Chill @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
• Groove Juice Swing presents NYC's Sly Blue @ Lindy Jam, Tango Cafe Dance Studio (3rd Floor Ballroom), 8:45 pm
• Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm

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

• Rochester Historical Society presents "Tom Hampson Remembers Rochester's 1950's Jazz Scenes," a talk featuring striking photographs of jazz artists in Rochester from the Paul Hoeffler Collection. Hosted by Derrick Lucas @ Rundel Memorial Library Building, 2nd Floor 115 South Avenue (lots of parking across the street), Thursday, April 26, 7:00 pm
• Hunt Real Estate Art of Jazz Series presents Donald Harrison Quartet@ Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, Saturday, April 28, 8:00 pm
• Induction Ceremony and Music Gala for 2012 Inductees to Rochester Music Hall of Fame @ Kodak Hall at Eastman School of Music,  Sunday, April 29th, 7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Eric Person & Metamorphosis @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, May 5th, 8:00 pm
• Monroe Community College Jazz Festival with Wycliffe Gordon @ MCC, Wednesday, May 9th, at 7:30 pm
• Groove Juice Swing presents NYC's Gordon Webster CD Release Party @ Friday, May 11, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 pm
• 10³²K (Frank Lacy, trombone; Kevin Ray, bass; and Andrew Drury, drums) @ Tala Vera Cantina, Monday, May 14, 8:00 pm
• Seventh Annual "Art Loves Jazz 2012", a gala fundraising event to benefit Jazz90.1 @ Artisan Works, Thursday May 24th, 6:30-9:30 pm
• An Evening of Art & Jazz with Tia Fuller, Wycliffe Gordon, Jimmie Highsmith Jr., Will Holton & Bobby Floyd (Benefit for the Advocacy Center) @ George Eastman House, Saturday, June 2nd, 6:00 to 11:00 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!