Now that it's May, watch for some posts as I build my itinerary for the 9 days of jazz coming in June. But for now, here are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for you to check out. Hope you can come out to the last concert of the Exodus to Jazz season on Saturday with Eric Person & Metamorphosis (Jazz@Rochester is a sponsor). And now the listings....

Thursday, May 3, 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
• Lacy on Harp @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:00 pm
• Anthony Gianovola Solo Guitar @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• Thursday Night Jam Sessions @ Abbott's Downtown, 8:00 pm
• Coffey-Wachala Duo @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• The Meta Accord @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:30 pm
• The White Hots with Tina Albright @ The Brighton Restaurant, 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, E. Rochester, 9:00 pm

Friday, May 4, 2012

• Tinted Image @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Uptown Groove @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• mooth Jazz Explosion featuring Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Ruby Hall, 7:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave.), 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Percussion Rochester Festival: Eastman Musica Nova and Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 8:00 pm
• Annie Wells & Friends @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm

Saturday, May 5, 2012

• Kristen Shiner-McGuire with Henry Kearse @ The Brighton Restaurant, 3:30 pm
• El Rojo Jazz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Cinco De Mayo with the Mambo Kings @ Lovin Cup, 6:00 pm
• Mike Vadala Jazz Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:00 pm
• Jazz Duo with Alistair Duncan @ Chakra Bistro & Bar, 7328 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd., 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
• Artisan Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Eric Person & Metamorphosis @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 8:00 pm
• Paul Gaspar Latin Jazz Quartet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Fred Stone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, May 6, 2012

• Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for info

Monday, May 7, 2012

• Brad Batz Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
• Anthony Gianovola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Musician Showcase @ Lemoncello, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

• Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Mark Bader @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:00 pm
• Lacy Lee (on harp) @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• The Herb Heins & Friends Pro-Am Jam @ Abilene, 8:30 pm

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

• El Rojo Jazz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Jon Greeno Jazz Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Monroe Community College Jazz Festival with Wycliffe Gordon @ MCC, 7:30 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

• Groove Juice Swing presents NYC's Gordon Webster CD Release Party @ Friday, May 11, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 pm
• Bop Arts presents 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 of the venues 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!