Jazz Around Town: Yes there is ....
April 24, 2013
If you went to the Exodus to Jazz gig with Joe Locke, you know what a treat it was. Joe really had several heart-to-heart talks with his ROC peeps. One of them is to the right... more later, I hope.
Although there is not much in the way of jazz in this year's inductees (OK, I'm not from around here from back in the day, so please correct me if I'm wrong...), the Rochester Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is this week on the 28th.
Additionally, the WGMC Jazz 90.1 Online Auction continues hrough May 3rd. Give'em your support. Every little bit helps.
Here's what live jazz gigs I found in and around Rochester over the next 7 days, plus some things coming up in the near future:
Thursday, April 25, 2013
- Jon Seiger All-Stars Trio @ Market Cafe at Wegmans on Calkins Road, 5:30 pm
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa Duo Project @ Monroe's Restaurant, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncones Italian Restaurant, 6:00 pm
- Spotlight on Faculty: More Jazz It Up! @ Hochstein School of Music Performance Hall, 7:00 pm (highlight video from last year)
- Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble @ Wilmot Recital Hall, Nazareth College, 7:30 pm
- Nitefall @ The Beale New Orleans Grille and Bar (South Ave., Rochester), 7:30
- Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- The Joe Santora Trio with Cabo Frio's Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:30 pm
Friday, April 26, 2013
- Bobby DiBaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 6:30 pm
- Last Friday Heritage Jazz Series: The Jazz Vocalist @ Baobab Cultural Center, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers @ Charlie Browns, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- The Midnight City @ Bistro 135, 8:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Litttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Bop Arts presents Joel Harrison with Steve Greene & Dave Arenius @ The Bop Shop, 9:00 pm
- Prime Time Funk: 17 Years & Counting @ Taylor's, 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 27, 2013
- Vanessa Mangione Quartet @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
- El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Honor Flight Rochester Benefit Concert @ Callahan Theater, Nazareth College Arts Center, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers @ Charlie Browns, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- AudioInflux @ Richmonds Tavern (Rochester), 9:00 pm
Sunday, April 28, 2013
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Gospel Jazz Brunch @ Hyatt Hotel Rochester, 10:30 am
- Rochester Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:00 pm
Monday, April 29, 2013
- Kyle Vock Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
- Todd Anderson and Vibe Lounge Present "Monday Night Live" with the Jimmie Highsmith Experience @ Vibe Lounge, 302 N. Goodman St (Village Gate), Rochester, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
- Jack Allen @ Big Band Dance Spring Series, Charlotte Beach, Roger Robach Community Center, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
- Roses & Revolutions (you may know them as Tinted Image) @ 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
- JazzSpacesIthaca presents Anat Cohen @ The Carriage House, Ithaca, Thursday, May 2nd, 8:00 pm
- Gretchen Parlato @ Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, Saturday, May 4th, 7:00 pm (coming to XRIJF in June)
- Art Loves Jazz (Benefit for WGMC Jazz 90.1) @ Artisan Works, Thursday, May 23rd, 6:30-9:30 pm (tickets)
- Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver @ Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave., Rochester, 10:30 pm
- Tessa Souter @ Lovin Cup, Saturday, June 8th, 9:00 pm
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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 websites 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!
Coming home again, Rochester-area native 
The Saturday April 6th Jazz Night at Montage presented three dynamic groups. The show opened with Doug Stone’s new quintet. The group was formed as a vehicle to perform Doug's compositions, which ranged from modern straight-ahead swing to group improvisation. The group was propelled by a hard driving rhythm section and strong solos from a front line of Dave Chisholm on trumpet and Doug Stone on tenor.
The songs were played without interruption with brief interludes between songs. The melody was carried by the alto/soprano saxophone with the guitars as accompaniment. There weren't solos in the jazz sense and most retained fragments of the melody. The group was a big hit with the audience. At Montage some people referred to the music as atmospheric but I think of it more as moody, melody driven and propelled by a gentle but insistent swing. You should hear the group and come up with your own description. After the set I learned it consisted of about a dozen songs. While I recognized about half the melodies the only song I could name was "The Tennessee Waltz" an early 1950's hit by Patti Page. That should tell you something. [You can hear some sample sounds from Normal People on 
Last up was Colossus, a big band that made its public debut last December at the Bug Jar. The music can be heard at the 
Starting this Sunday, Tom Kohn, 
For those of us like yours truly who try to be explorers in the world of music, the jazz and other music presented by Tom Kohn and Bop Arts is creative and challenging, in a good way, providing a refreshing alternative to more commercially "safe" sounds in jazz and other genres. I asked Tom Kohn "What drives you to present the types of jazz you present?" His response is telling and knowing the wide range of music that Tom listens to and raves about, made perfect sense to me:
As I hope you all know, Tom and the Bop Shop left their longtime home at the Village Gate and moved to a new space at 1460 Monroe Ave in Rochester. I asked Kohn "what has changed since your move to the Monroe Street store?" Kohn noted that "in store concerts are more difficult to orchestrate in the store," which is why he has turned to the Lovin’ Cup for some of the shows, but he does "miss the Atrium and the courtyard." And what else is currently in the works? Tom notes that so far he's working on bringing the Barry Altcshul Trio, Larry Oaks of ROVA, Respect Sextet, and Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and I'm sure much more.