Jazz Around Town: Jazz turns up all over the place in Rochester...
July 25, 2012
Chance to hear jazz at an unusual time and place. Today outside my office in Aqueduct Park off Main at the Main Street bridge the company I work for, Thomson Reuters, co-sponsors a series of music concerts Wednesday noons during the summer with the city. Today's fare was none other than the Mike Melito Quartet pictured here, with Mike, Bob Sneider, Dan Vitale and Mike DiMartino. Great break in the day! Here's the live jazz for the next seven days in and around Rochester:
Thursday, July 26, 2012
- The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Hochstein at High Falls with Kristen Shiner McGuire @ Granite Mills Park, 82 Browns Race, High Falls District, 12:15 p.m
- The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Roncones Italian Restaurant, 6:00 pm
- Jon Greeno Jazz Trio @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Club Bogey's, 36 Jefferson Avenue (Upper Level), Fairport, 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ The Brighton Restaurant, 8:00 pm
Friday, July 27, 2012
- Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival @ Clinton Square, Syracuse, 5:00 pm-?
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Gap Mangione: The Solo Piano Series @ Pier 45 at the Port of Rochester, 6:30 pm
- Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Moonlight Stroll Music Series: The Music Makers Big Band @ Sonnenberg Gardens, 151 Charlotte St., Canandaigua, 8:00 to 10:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ The Brighton Restaurant, 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 28, 2012
- Brian Lindsay & Friends @ Bayside Pub, 279 Lake Rd., Webster, 3:00 pm
- Art St Halaire Duo @ Pier 45, Port Terminal Building, 6:00 pm
- Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival @ Clinton Square, Syracuse, 5:00 pm-?
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Canalside Jazz Festival, 1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, 7:00 pm
- Cool Club Quartet @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar, Farmington, 7:00 pm
- Annie Wells & Friends @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 29, 2012
- Bill Slater Solo Piano @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, brunch
- Nancy Kelly with Dino Losito, Bob Sneider, Jimmy Johns & Joe Carello @ Oswego Harborfest, Labatt Blue Light Jazz & Blues Park at Washington Square, Oswego, 1:00 pm
- The Brubeck Brothers Quartet @ Oswego Harborfest, Labatt Blue Light Jazz & Blues Park at Washington Square, Oswego, 3:00 pm
- Jony James Band @ Stockman's Tavern (East Amherst, NY), Sunday, July 29th, 3:00 pm
- Jazz Trio @ Bayside Pub, Webster, 4:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 4:30 pm
- Wora @ Lemoncello, 5:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Masten District Jazz Festival, Martin Luther King Park, 778 Best St., Buffalo, 7:00 pm
- John Bacon/Michael McNeill Quartet @ Physikos Movement & Dance, 8:00 pm
Monday, July 30, 2012
- The Westview Project @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Kalman Balogn Gypsy Cimbalom Trio @ Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, Nazareth College, 7:00 pm
- Musician Showcase @ Lemoncello, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
- Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Andy Calabrese Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Eastman Trombone Institute Jazz Night @ Eastman School of Music, East Wing EEW 415, 7:30 pm
- Andrew Marks @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
- El Rojo Jazz @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Two of a Kind @ Pier 45, Port Terminal Building, 6:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Vibe Jazz Lounge, Village Gate, 6:30 pm
- Concerts by the Shore: Greece Choral Society, Greece Jazz Band. Ontario Beach Park. 4799 Lake Ave., 7:00 pm
- Mike DiMartino Jazz Jam @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- The Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series @ Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, Sundays, July 8th through August 5th, Concerts begin at 2:00 pm
- Central New York Wine & Jazz Fest @ Wolcott, NY, Saturday, August 4th, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Nick Finzer Quintet @ Tala Vera Cantina, Thursday, August 16th, 8:30 pm
- Pat Metheny with Chris Potter Antonio Sanchez, & Ben Williams @ German House, Saturday, September 1st, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Wallace Roney Septet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, September 8th, 8:00 pm
- Sixth Annual Evening of Jazz 90.1 Wine and Jazz 2012 (fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM) @ Waterside Room, Pier 45 at Port of Rochester, Charlotte, Thursday, September 20th, 6:30 to 9:30 pm (Tickets go on sale on August 6th)
- Exodus to Jazz presents Bucky Pizzarelli Trio @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Saturday, September 22nd, 8:00 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!
Posted with Blogsy
Well, I've finally caught my breath and caught up at work a bit after the frenzy of the XRIJF. Now that it's over and so many of you enjoyed yourselves, why not continue the experience and see some live jazz around town?