Jazz@Rochester is a sponsor for the Exodus to Jazz series of concerts, so I encourage you to come out for one or both of the shows this weekend. We want to make sure that Jose DaCosta can continue to bring Rochester the great artists that we've come to expect from ETJ.  

Can you believe that the first Eastman concert at the XRIJF with Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell sold out in @ 7 seconds minutes? If your jazz fest will be bereft without hearing this "Wild & Crazy Guy" strumming the banjo, then you'll be happy to hear that our friends at XRIJF are, of course, going to present another show. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10:00 am.  More information here.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
• Jon Seiger and the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans, Calkins Road in Henrietta, 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays with the Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazilian Steak, Village Gate, Rochester, 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
• Eastman Jazz Lab Band featuring Clay Jenkins, Jeff Campbell, and Rich Thompson @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 8:00 pm
• Soul Express @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Bar Louie, 98 Greece Ridge Center Dr., 8:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Friday, February 21, 2014

• Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177, 4:30 pm
• Special Blend @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Two for the Road @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
• Nitefall @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• "The Sanctuary" Music of The Jimmie Highsmith Experience w/Tjari featuring Fatima and Wycliffe Gordon (Fundraiser for Baobab) @ The Baobab Cultural Center, 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, 8:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• 3rd Friday Jazz Night: March Edition with Doug Stone Quartet and special guest vocalist Meghan Koch @ Spectrum Creative Arts, 3300 Monroe Ave. (Pittsford), 7:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
• Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 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 22, 2014

• Gabe Condon Duo with Mike DiMartino @ Wegmans East Ave, 6:00 pm
• Roses & Revolutions @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• Just Jazz @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
• Ryan Carey @ La Casa, 93 Alexander St. (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Beau Ryan @ 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
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Eric Reed Trio @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, 8:00 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
• Smooth Talkers @ Johnny's Irish Pub (Rochester), 8:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Sunday, February 23, 2014

• Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 8:00 pm
• Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm

Monday, February 24, 2014

• Gabe Condon Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Uptown Groove  @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

• Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes (plus a Bourbon & Whiskey tasting) @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

• Kyle Vock Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

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

• Bop Shop & The Lovin’ Cup present Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio @ Lovin Cup, Sunday, March 2nd, 7:00 pm
• Groove Juice Swing presents the Fourth Annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball with the Boilermaker Jazz Band @ Harmony House, Thursday, March 6th, 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
• Chris Botti and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), Saturday, March 15th at 8:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Brandon Terzic Xalam Project @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, March 16th, 8:00 pm 
• Pat Metheny Unity Group @ Mainstage, Center for the Arts, University of Buffalo, Wednesday, March 19th, 7:30 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
• Ambrose Akinmusire @ Art of Jazz Series, Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, March 23rd, 3:00 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Meet the Artist Concert Series with Bonerama @ Olympia High School Auditorium, Wednesday March 26th, 7:00 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Meet the Artist Concert Series with Lou Donaldson Quartet @ at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 pm
• Jimmie Greene @ Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Café Series, Friday, April 11th, 10:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Friday, April 11th, 8:00 pm
• Delfeayo Marsalis @ Honeoye Central School, Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 pm
• Roby Lakatos Ensemble @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Thursday, April 24th, 8:00 pm
• Cécil McLorin Salvant @ Art of Jazz Series, Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo), Saturday, April 26th, 8:00 pm
• Laurenzi/Ernst/Green (yes, that would be Katie Ernst...) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, May 9th, 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!