Jazz Around Town: Hope you don't hear turkeys when you go out for live jazz
November 27, 2013
Please note that anything listed for Thursday although they were in my sources may be suspect given the holiday (jazz artists have families too!), so I suggest you call the venue first.
Here are the live jazz gigs I found in and about Rochester, NY, over the next 7 days, oh and hope you and yours are having a great Thanksgiving and Hanukkah!
Thursday, November 28, 2013
- Jazz Thursdays featuring The David Detweiler Trio @ The Food Bar at Wegmans (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
- Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncone's, 6:00 pm
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- John & Eric @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given
Friday, November 29, 2013
- Black Friday/Record Store Day Celebration @ The Bop Shop, 9:00 am to ? (also see below)
- Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177, 4:30 pm
- Soul On Tap with Rob Gioia Experience @ Johnny's Irish Pub, 5:00 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 6:30 pm
- Two for the Road @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- The White Hots @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Bop Shop Black Friday Celebration continues with the Asylum Street Spankers @ Lovin Cup, 8:00 pm
- Russell Fielder Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm
- Brad Batz Trio @ Pomodoro's Wine Bar & Grill (University), 8:00 pm
- Funknut @ Dinosaur BBQ (Downtown), 10:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given
Saturday, November 30, 2013
- Lap Giraffe @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- "Hatucation" Annual Headz Up Hats Fall Fashion Preview Party with Paradigm Shift @ The German House, 6:00 pm
- Oliver Haynes Jazz Trio @ Victoire Belgian Beer, 6:30 pm
- Roses & Revolutions @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Dave Mancini & Friends @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 E. Main St, Rochester, 8:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Wine Bar & Grill (University), 8:00 pm
- Dave Chisholm @ Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given
Sunday, December 1, 2013
- Bill Slater Solo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, brunch
- 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
- Doing the [Positive] Thing presents the 13th Annual World AIDS Day Benefit Concert to benefit the MOCHA Center with Jimmie Highsmith Jr., Thomas Warfield and others @ Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. (Downtown), 7:00 pm
Monday, December 2, 2013
- Kyle Vock Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Cool Club Quintet @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Norman Tibbils @ Lemoncello, 6:30 pm
- Penfield Rotary Big Band Swing Dance @ Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd. (Penfield), 7:30 pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
- The White Hots @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
- Smugtown Stompers with Carol Mulligan, Traditional Dixieland Jazz @ McGraws Irish Pub, 7:30pm
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- 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)
- Bop Arts presents Michael McNeill Trio with Ken Filiano and Phil Haynes @ The Bop Shop, Tuesday January 21st, 8:00 pm
- ECM Recording Artist Tim Berne & Snakeoil @ Art of Jazz at the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, Sunday, January 26th, 3:00 pm
- Bop Arts presents the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Lovin Cup, Wednesday Febuary 5th, 8:30pm
- Bop Arts presents the Barry Altschul Trio @ Lovin Cup, Sunday February 9th, 7:00 pm
- Jazz 90.1 Meet the Artist Concert Series with Eldar Djangirov Trio @ Athena Performing Arts Center (Greece), Tuesday, February 11th, 7:00 pm (tickets on sale on Jazz 90.1 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!
I'm getting this out early today due to another commitment. Beantown was fun, but no jazz was heard (not that there wasn't any to hear, just no time in my schedule to hear it). Sorry to cut this short, but gotta go...!
Heading out to Boston on business for a few days, but have some time in the airport to bang this out for you and let you know about jazz in Rochester. Won't have much time this time around to find some jazz in Beantown, but who knows....?