Well, as we count down the days to the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, there's still plenty of jazz to check out.  If you're getting ready for the XRIJF, though take a look at my plans for coverage and my picks so far (adding them all the time). If you're into the Twitter thang, I've created a list of 2012 XRIJF artists that will provide you their latest tweets (you may have noticed, or perhaps not, that I've removed the tab). Artists let me know if there are any festival gigs this coming week as I'm not seeing them elsewhere... 

Thursday, June 7, 2012

• ECMS Spring Festival- Nights of Jazz @ Kilbourn Hall, 5:00 pm
• Rochester Magazine gets Jazzed with XRIJF Music Director John Nugent and Friends @ Max at the Gallery (Memorial Art Gallery), 5:00 to 8:00 pm
• Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 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
• Bob Henley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:00 pm
• Thursday Night Jam Sessions @ Abbott's Downtown, 8:00 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Soul Express @ Pane Vino, 8:30 pm

Friday, June 8, 2012

• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Big Blue House @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Pomodoro (Monroe Ave.), 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ The Pultneyville Grill, Williamson, 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Big Band @ Port of Pittsford Park, On The Canal, 7:00 pm
• Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Soul on Tap @ Sully’s Brickyard Pub, 8:00 pm
• Bob Savoia @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Smooth Groove @ Blueroom, 8:00 pm
• Soul Express @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 8:00 pm
• Annie Wells & Friends @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm

Saturday, June 9, 2012

• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes & Jasmine's Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 6:30 pm
• The Westview Project @ Pomodoro (Monroe Ave.), 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Artisan Jazz Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 8:00 pm
• Mike DiMartino @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm (call first)

Sunday, June 10, 2012

• Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch) @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for info
• Captain Marvel @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:00 pm
• Gap Mangione, The Solo Piano Series @ Pier 45 at the Port of Rochester, 6:00 pm
• Amanda Ashley @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm

Monday, June 11, 2012

• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
• Gap Mangione, The Solo Piano Serie @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Anthony Gianovola @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

• Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Gabe Condon @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Mark Bader @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 8:00 pm
• Andrew Marks @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

• Tinted Image @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 8:00 pm
• Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Rick Holland/Evan Dobbins Little Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:30 pm

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

• Cabo Frio, Miche Fambro, Jean Prosper, Cinnamon Jones, the Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Experience and the SWAN Community Band (under the direction of Nate Rawls) in a benefit for Foodlink, Lifespan and the South West Area Neighborhood Association (Jazz For Food) @ The German House, 6:00 pm
• Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 22-30. 
• Jimmie Highsmith Experience in a benefit for the Human Touch Initiative @ German House, Tuesday, July 3rd, 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 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!