Is it Spring yet? Heat up with some jazz while you wait . . . .
March 26, 2014
I'm a member of Jazz 90.1 ... are you? While many have pledged, they have about $20K to go in their drive this time. Give them a few ducats and keep the jazz flowing (and the polka ... you gotta love polka!).... and now for the jazz in and around ROC for the next seven days:
Thursday, March 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
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello @ 6:00 pm
- John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncone's Italian Restaurant, 6:00 pm
- Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays with the Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazilian Steak, Village Gate, Rochester, 6:00 pm
- The Bradley Brothers @ The Lower Mill (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm
- Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
Friday, March 28, 2014
- Anne Mitchell Jazz Trio @ Wegmans Market Cafe (Chili Avenue, Rochester), 5:00 pm
- Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Michael Vadala Jazz Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Williamson), 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
- Annie Wells @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
Saturday, March 29, 2014
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant, 6:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 7:00 pm
- Jim Nugent Trio @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 7:00 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
- Gabe Condon Duo @ Wegman's East Ave. Amore Restaurant, no time given
Sunday, March 30, 2014
- Rebecca Washington @ Energy on East, 3:00 pm
- Nazareth College Jazz Combo @ Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall (Pittsford), 3:00 pm
- "Touch of Brass” a Sacred Jazz Ensemble @ Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 3:00 pm
- Michael Vadala Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant, 5:30 pm
- Rick Holland Little Big Band with Lindsay Holland @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm
- U of R Jazz Combos Concert @ Lower Strong Auditorium, University of Rochester River Campus, 7:00 pm
Monday, March 31, 2014
- Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
- Roses & Revolutions @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
- Roses & Revolutions @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- The Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 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
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future
- ROC the Arts fundraiser for Rochester Arts Advocates Scholarship & Grant Fund @ ArtisanWorks, Sunday, April 6th, 2:00 to 5:00 pm
- Clarence Hines with the Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kilbourn Hall, Thursday, April 10th, 8:00 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
- RIT Performing Artists Concert series presents Blues Got You: From the Mississippi Delta to Tin Pan Alley with Rod Blumenau, Herb Smith, Debbie Kendrick, Peter Chwazik, Paul Mastriani, and Danny Ziemann @ RIT, Ingle Auditorium in the Student Alumni Union, Friday, April 11th, 8:00 pm
- Groove Juice Swing presents the Perseverance Jazz Band @ Harro East, Friday, April 11th, 8:00 (Dance Lesson at 7:00 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 (see her before the XRIJF!)
- Stephen Crump's Rosetta Trio @ The Bop Shop, Thursday, May 1st, 8:30 pm
- Laurenzi/Ernst/Green (yes, that would be bassist Katie Ernst...) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, May 9th, 8:00 pm
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Helen Sung Quintet Release Concert for "Anthem for a New Day" CD, Friday, May 16th, 8:00 pm
- Danny Fox Trio @ The Bop Shop, Sunday, May 18th, 8:30 pm
- Jimmy Bennington's Colour & Sound @ The Bop Shop, Friday, May 23rd, 9:00 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!
This post was originally published on JazzRochester.
I cannot believe it is already that time again, but this morning I was again sitting in the balcony of Eastman School of Music's beautiful Hatch Hall for this year's press conference announcing the full lineup of Club Pass and outdoor music for this year's Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, which will run from June 20th through the 28th. After a round of short speeches by XRIJF producer Marc Iacona who thanked the sponsors, followed by a smattering of sponsor representatives and assorted politicians and representatives of politicians, music director John Nugent hit the stage announced the year's lineup. 
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