Jazz Around Town: Live Rochester jazz for your listening pleasure ....
October 30, 2013
Highlight of the week is that guitarist Gene Bertoncini is appearing in several gigs around town this week. Otherwise there is the usual assortment of live jazz in Rochester. Adding a reminder that the Jazz90.1 fall membership campaign is now underway, with a goal of $50,000 to support their 24/7 jazz, blues and other music you can't get anywhere else in the ROC either via your radio or streaming.
So, here are the live jazz gigs I found in and about Rochester, NY, over the next 7 days.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
- Jazz Thursdays featuring The David Detweiler Trio @ The Food Bar at Wegmans (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncone's, 6:00 pm
- The Phat Kats @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
- Genny and Jazz weekly late-night jam session @ Richmond's, 11:00 pm
Friday, November 1, 2013
- Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio @ Wegmans (Chili), 5:00 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- The Smugtown Stompers with Mike Pepper @ McGraw's Irish Pub (E. Rochester), 6:00 pm
- Two for the Road @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- Oliver Haynes Jazz Trio @ Victoire Belgian Beer, 6:30 pm
- Gian Carlo Cervone Trio @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale (Fairport), 7:00 pm
- Big Blue House @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- The Midnight City @ TC Rileys (Henrietta), no time given
Saturday, November 2, 2013
- ECMS Master class with guest Gene Bertoncini @ Eastman School of Music, ESM 404, 2:00 pm
- Gap Mangione @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Oliver Haynes Jazz Trio @ Victoire Belgian Beer, 6:30 pm
- Night Trane @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 7:00 pm
- Fall Into Jazz with Paradigm Shift @ Benefit, Knights of Columbus Madonna Council, 755 Erie Ave. (North Tonawanda), 7:00 pm
- The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
- Mike Pappert @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Cousin Vinny @ Salvatore's Pizzeria & Pub (Webster), 8:00 pm
- Fred Hersch Trio @ 2013–2014 Hunt Real Estate Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 3, 2013
- Bill Slater Solo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, brunch
- Nazareth College Jazz Combo (Paul Smoker, Dir.) @ Nazareth College Jazz Combo, 3:00 pm
- Clarissa's Jam Night with Terrance Bruce (a nod to the Jenks & Jones Jam Sessions on Genesee St,) @ Club Clarissas, Corn Hill, 7:00 pm
- The Joy of Jazz featuring Clay Jenkins, Gene Bertonicini & Jeff Campbell @ St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 2000 Highland Ave. (Rochester), 7:30 pm
Monday, November 4, 2013
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Clay Jenkins, Gene Bertoncini, and Ike Sturm @ Bernunzio's Uptown Music, Rochester, 7:00 pm
- Cool Club Quintet @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
- Inner Loop @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Penfield Rotary Big Band Swing Dance @ Penfield Community Center, 7:30 pm
- Faculty Artist Series with Clay Jenkins @ Eastman School of Music, Hatch Recital Hall, 8:00 pm (City Profile)
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
- Roses & Revolutions @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- "Just Too Damn Many Records" Sale @ The Bop Shop, November 1-16
- An Evening of Wine and Jazz 2013 Benefit for Jazz 90.1 @ The Waterside Room of Pier 45, Thursday, November 7, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm (tickets went on sale on October 7th)
- Institute for Creative Music 2013 Upstate NY Residency (Workshops and IfCM Collective performances) @ Various venues in Rochester and WNY, November 10-16 (more later)
- 10³²K with Kevin Ray, Frank Lacy and Andrew Drury @ The Bop Shop, Sunday, November 17th, 7:00 pm
- Wayne Shorter @ University At Buffalo Center For The Arts, Buffalo, Thursday, November 22nd, 7:30 pm
- RIJF & Eastman School of Music Present an Afternoon with Natalie Cole @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Sunday, December 15, 4:00 pm (Tickets went on sale on the RIJF site)
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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!
There's some great things coming this week and next over at Eastman if you're into that kind of jazz, plus a rare local appearance of the Mambo Kings at a great venue (just down the street as it happens...). 
Well, the heat is on in our apartment. I'm getting out the sweaters and such. It's that time of year again. However, with the winter people head indoors and there seems to be an uptick in the music around time. Plus, there are a few new items to check out in the Heads Up section. 
While Congress fritters away the rest of our economy, we can still get out to hear some live music....