OK, it's still really cold out there.  But we're starting to at least think about Spring now (and Summer...). 

The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has teased us with three more announcements for Eastman Theatre shows: Janelle Monae on June 20th, Fourplay with Bob James on June 24th, and Michael McDonald on June 25th. Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday) with a code you can get on the XRIJF site and go on regular sale on Friday.  We'll know about the 100s of jazz shows in the Club Pass venues on March 18th so watch here and elsewhere for that.

For those of you who get these via email, check out my previous post on the new email service I started using this week!

Now for the next seven days of live jazz in Rochester:

Thursday, February 27, 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
• Virtual Trio @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm
• Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 7:00 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Phat Cats @ 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, February 28, 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
• Anthony Giannavola @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
• Last Friday Jazz Heritage Series with Dr. Carl Atkins and Culture Clash @ Baobab Cultural Center, 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 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, March 1, 2014

• Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 4:00 & 8:00 pm
• Scott Wright Duo @ Wegmans East Ave, 6:00 pm
• Kristopher Sullivan Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Two for the Road @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ 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
• Jessy Carolina & the Hot Mess with the Charlie Mitchell Group @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Sunday, March 2, 2014

• Me & Ella @ @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 3450 Winton Place (Brighton), 8:00 pm
• Michael Vadala Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Bop Shop & The Lovin’ Cup present Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
• Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm

Monday, March 3, 2014

• Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

• Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Bob Hanley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant, 5:30 pm
• Mark Bader at Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

• The Rita Collective @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

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

• 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
• Rachelle Ferrell @ The Tralf (Buffalo), Saturday, March 22nd, 8:00 & 10:00 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!