Tomorrow I'm going to check out Cyrille Aimée and Diego Figueirdo at the Memorial Art Gallery. This is one in a new "Jazz at the MAG series" of performances and they've brought in some very interesting artists. Well as some of you may have noticed (and fewer cared) I managed not to make my "trifecta" of jazz gigs that I promised to catch in last week's post. Serves me right for making promises my body refuses to keep...

Here are the listings of live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days. As usual, let me know about anything I may have missed or have something wrong....

Thursday, September 13, 2012

• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Jazz At The M.A.G. Series with Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo @ The Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 pm (doors at 6:30 pm)
• Eastman Jazz Faculty Concert @ Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
• Uptown Groove @ Pane Vino Restaurant, 8:30 pm

Friday, September 14, 2012

• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Funknut with Greg Townson @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Pultneyville, 7:00 pm
• Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Nitefall @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
• Tia Fuller Quartet @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell, Ithaca, 8:00 pm
• Marco @ Pane Vino Restaurant, 8:30 pm
• The Bowties @ The Little Theatre, 8:30 pm

Saturday, September 15, 2012

• Various @ Greentopia EcoFest, High Falls Festival site, (see site for groups, times and venues)
• Greg Wachala, Chet Catallo with special guests Bob Sneider and Glen Cummings and others @ Greg Wachala Guitar Studios Grand Opening Celebration, 2680 West Ridge Road, Greece, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 4400 9 Mile Point Rd, Fairport, 7:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Pomodoro (Monroe Ave.), 7:00 pm
• The Gateswingers @ Tower Fine Arts Center SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St., 7:30 pm
• The Glenn Miller Orchestra @ Roberts Weslyan College, 7:30 pm
• Special Blend @  Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Ramsey Lewis Electric Band @ Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Bears Den, 8:00 pm
• Marcus Miller @ Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, Saturday, September 15th, 8:00 pm
• Norman Tibbels @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
• The White Hots @ The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Pultneyville, contact for time

Sunday, September 16, 2012

• Various @ Greentopia EcoFest, High Falls Festival site (see site for groups, times and venues).
• Bill Slater Solo Piano @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, brunch
• Standard Deviations with Paul Smoker & Bill Dobbins @ Wilmot Recital Hall (Nazareth College), Sunday, September 16th, 3:00 pm
• Artisan Jazz Trio @ Towpath Cafe (Fairport), 4:00 pm
• The Conlon Brothers @ Boulder Coffee Co., Brooks Landing, 960 Genesee St, Rochester, 4:30 pm
• El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 5:00 pm
• Mark Cassara @ Pane Vino Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Diverse Threads @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Al's Wine & Whiskey Lounge, 321 Clinton St., Syracuse, 9:00 pm
• Joe Santora & Curtis Kendrick @ The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Pultneyville, contact for time

Monday, September 17, 2012

• Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
• The Morgan Street Stompers @ Green Lantern Inn, Fairport, 6:30 pm
• Jeff Slutsky @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• Tony Giannavola @ The Beale New Orleans Grille and Bar-South Ave., 7:00 pm
• Watkins & the Rapiers @ Little Theatre, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

• Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Steve Bartolotta @ Lemoncello, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

• Various @ Rochester Fringe Festival, September 19-23 (see site for groups, times and venues)
• Kieran Hanlon Trio @ Fine Tastings of Fall with Al Sigl Community of Agencies, Locust Hill Country Club, 5:30 to 8:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone Jazz Quartet @ Murph's, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, 8:00 pm

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

• Sixth Annual Evening of Wine and Jazz, a fundraiser to benefit Jazz 90.1 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
• Howard Alden with Bob Sneider @ Bernunzio's on East, Monday, September 24th, 7:00 pm (Master Class @ Hatch Hall at Eastman School of Music, 4:30 pm)
• Bop Arts presents a The Willem Breuker Kollektief “A Tribute to Willem” @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Wednesday September 26th, 8:00 pm 
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell, Ithaca, Friday, September 28th, 8:00 pm
• The Rippingtons, Featuring Russ Freeman @ Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Bears Den, Saturday, September 29th, 3:00 & 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Tom Harrell Quintet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Thursday, October 4th, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the E.J. Strickland Quintet @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, October 27th, 8:00 pm

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 (see the Comment link at the bottom). I want to hear from you!  Please share the post with your friends who love jazz.

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!