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Jazz 1 way imageI'm here, in Chicago for my 30th Reunion at the University of Chicago and hanging with some friends You are there with the live jazz in Rochester. I'll be writing the next one from home. 

We're starting to get to the drought before the storm of XRIJF jazz. I've removed some from whom I haven't heard in awhile and that are no longer being listed elsewhere (let me know if I need to put them back). Here are the live gigs I found in and around Rochester over the next 7 days:

Thursday, June 6, 2013

  • John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Deborah Branch @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Brighton on East, 6:30 pm
  • Sonny Brown Band @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 7:00 pm
  • International Society of Bassists Convention Concert:  Diana Gannett performs new works; Chuck Israels, bassist with the Bill Evans Trio, pays tribute to a master of bebop with “Oscar Pettiford Octet and Beyond” @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8:00 pm
  • Norhteast Funk (N.E.F.) @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:30 pm

Friday, June 7, 2013

  • Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
  • The Music of Ferrante & Furioso @ Yummy Garden Hot Pot (Brighton), 5:30 pm
  • The Westview Project @ The Mendon House (Mendon), 6:00 pm
  • Cousin Vinny @ Manetti's Restaurant 726 South Main Street (Canandaigua), 6:00 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 7:00 pm
  • Amanda Montone Duo @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
  • International Society of Bassists Concert:  Orchestral and chamber music bassist Szymon Marciniak and Grammy-winning Dave Holland @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8:00 pm
  • GRR Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • Michael Formanek Quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver @ Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave., Rochester, 10:30 pm

Saturday, June 8, 2013

  • The Music of Ferrante & Furioso @ Yummy Garden Hot Pot (Brighton), 5:30 pm
  • Frank's Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
  • White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 6:30 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion & Jazz Lounge (Webster), 6:30 pm
  • Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
  • Groove Juice Swing presents Stompology Swing Dances with The Low Down Sires (Asheville, NC), 8:30 pm
  • International Society of Bassists Concert: Joel Quarrington, new principal bassist of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Victor Wooten @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8:00 pm
  • Tessa Souter with John Nyerges Trio @ Lovin Cup, Saturday, June 8th, 9:00 pm
  • Annie Wells @ Litttle Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm

Sunday, June 9, 2013

  • Groove Juice Swing presents Stompology Swing Dances with The Low Down Sires (Asheville, NC), 7:30 pm
  • Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, call for info

Monday, June 10, 2013

  • Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Charlie Mitchell Group @ Flipside Bar & Grill (Rochester), 8:00 pm

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

  • Andy Calabrese @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Russell Fielder trio @ 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

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 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!

This post was originally published on JazzRochester.

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