The "jazz" in June starts to bud ... and the snow continues to fall
February 05, 2014
With the blizzard raging outside it may be hard, but believe it or not, it is already time for the the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival to beghin announcing the headliners for the Big House (Eastman Theatre), which began yesterday with the announcement of the first two: Earth, Wind & Fire, and the return of Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers with Edie Brickell. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10:00 am (more info here), if you're so inclined (yeah, I know it's not jazz, but it helps pay for the actual jazz that is all over the XRIJF so quit yer complainin....). The Club Pass acts will be announced in March some time, but you can expect these headliners to keep coming out over the next month....
Well here's the live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
- The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
- The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm (profile by Frank DeBlase in City)
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays with the Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazilian Steak, Village Gate, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncone's, 6:00 pm
- Sonny Brown Band @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm
- Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 7:00 pm (preview)
- Dynamics @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa in duos with Michael McNeill and Jon Nelson @ PAUSA Art House, 19 Wadsworth St (Buffalo), 8:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given
Friday, February 7, 2014
- Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177, 4:30 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- The Eleventh Annual Evening of Jazz with Jon Faddis @ Hilton High School, Merton Williams Multipurpose Room, 200 School Lane, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
- Rockwood Ferry Trio @ Bernunzio's Uptown Music (East End), 7:00 pm
- 44th Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts with New York Voices founder Darmon Meader meeting the "Penfield New York Voices" @ Penfield High School Auditorium, 25 High School Drive (Penfield), 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
- Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Alfredo Rodriguez @ Cornell Concert Series, Barnes Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 8:00 pm
- Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 7:00 pm (preview)
- The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
- Sofrito Latin Jazz Quartet with Dariuzs Terefenko @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given
Saturday, February 8, 2014
- The White Hots @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Roses & Revolutions @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello (E. Rochester), 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
- 44th Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts with New York Voices founder Darmon Meader meeting the "Penfield New York Voices" @ Penfield High School Auditorium, 25 High School Drive (Penfield), 7:30 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Lemoncello, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 7:00 pm (Press Opening, continuing through Feb. 23rd)
- The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
- Wills McKenna Quartet @ Boulder Coffee Co. (Alexander St.), 8:00 pm
- Soul on Tap @ Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 10:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given
Sunday, February 9, 2014
- Dave Mancini & Friends @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place, Brighton, 7:00 pm
- Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Bop Arts presents the Barry Altschul Trio with Jon Irabagon & Joe Fonda @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 2014
- Gabe Condon Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Uptown Groove @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
- Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Jazz 90.1 Meet the Artist Concert Series with Eldar Djangirov Trio @ Athena Performing Arts Center (Greece), 7:00 pm (tickets on sale on Jazz 90.1 site)
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
- The Rita Collective @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
- Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 8:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- Bop Arts presents the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, February 14th, 9:00pm
- Vic Juris @ Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café Series, Friday, February 14th, 7:00 & 10:00 pm
- "The Sanctuary" Music of The Jimmie Highsmith Experience w/Tjari featuring Fatima and Wycliffe Gordon (Fundraiser for Baobab) @ The Baobab Cultural Center, Friday, February 21st, 7 and 8:45 pm (limited tickets here)
- Exodus to Jazz presents Monk: The Play (Laurence Holder & Rome Neal) @ RAPA Theatre, 727 E. Main Street, Rochester, Friday, February 21st, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Eric Reed Trio @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, February 22nd, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop & The Lovin’ Cup present Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio @ Lovin Cup, Sunday, March 2nd, 7:00 pm
- Bop Arts presents Michael Musillami Trio @ The Bop Shop, Friday, March 7th, 9:00 pm
- Bop Arts presents the Steve Swell Trio @ The Bop Shop, Sunday, March 9th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Arts presents Brandon Terzic Xalam Project @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, March 16th, 8:00 pm
- Jim Pugh @ Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café Series, Friday, March 21st, 10:00 pm
- Fourth Annual Jazz For Justice (Foundation of the Monroe County Bar Association) @ Harro East Ballroom, Friday, March 21st, 5:30 pm
- Jazz 90.1 Meet the Artist Concert Series with Bonerama @ Olympia High School Auditorium, Wednesday March 26th, 7:00 pm
- Jimmie Greene @ Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café Series, Friday, April 11th, 10:00 pm
- Delfeayo Marsalis @ Honeoye Central School, Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 pm
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. 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!
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