I know how it is when there's all this lovey-dovey stuff going on and you're a bit short on the romance front (in the past of course, honey...) so feel free to go out to these live jazz flying solo.  Here's the live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days.  Happy Valentines Day on Friday and, if you're into that sort of thing, President's Day on Monday!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Serge & Friends with Steve Melcher @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent 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
• Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 7:00 pm
• Upward Groove, MVT and Lap Giraffe @ Lovin Cup, 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, February 14, 2014

• Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177, 4:30 pm
• Willy O'Riley @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
• The Swooners featuring Special Guest @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
• Gian Carlo Cervone Trio @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
• Ben Waara @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• Vic Juris @ Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café Series, Sproul Auditorium, 7:00 & 10:00 pm
• Groove Juice Swing presents the 4th Annual Sweetheart Swing Dance @ Visual Studies Workshop, 7:00 pm
• Miche Fambro: Concert of Love @ Bernunzio's Uptown Music, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• 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
• Bop Arts presents the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, February 14th, 9:00pm 
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Saturday, February 15, 2014

• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Roses & Revolutions @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
• The White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
• Jim Lane @ Lemoncello, 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
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
• Chocolate & Jazz with Paradigm Shift (fundraiser for Rochester A.B.O.V.E) @ Clarissa Room, 293 Clarissa St., Rochester, 9:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Sunday, February 16, 2014

• Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm

Monday, February 17, 2014

• Alphonso Williams @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Uptown Groove  @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Flower City Jazz Society presents Black Diamond Express @ Glendoveers, 2328 Old Browncroft Blvd (Rochester), 6:30 pm

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

• Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

• Champagne & The Swoon Daddies @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 8:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future

• "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!