So it's Park Avenue Festival in my neck of the ROC and there are several others in the city and in Buffalo this coming weekend.  There is some jazz (not much), but that's not too surprising.  If I missed any at Park Ave, let me know as I wasn't familiar with all of the bands. 

Well, here's the live jazz in and around the ROC for the next seven days:

Thursday, July 31, 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
• Jeff Benatar Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 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

Friday, August 1, 2014

• Bobbie DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Laura Dubin @ Amore Restaurant, Wegmans East Avenue, 6:30 pm
• Summer Concert Series with 78 RPM Band @ Carpentar Park 22 North Main St. (Pittsford), 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 6:30 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm

Saturday, August 2, 2014

• Paradigm Shift @ Park Avenue Festival (Somerton Stage), 2:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ A.B.O.V.E African American Festival, Highland Park Bowl, 5:00 pm
• Roses & Revolutions @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa/Mike Frederick Duo @ Victoire, 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm 

Sunday, August 3, 2014

• Laura Dubin @ Park Avenue Festival (Oxford Stage), 12:30 pm
• Lap Giraffe @ Park Avenue Festival (Oxford Stage), 1:45 pm
• Pine Hill Jazz Reunion with Saltman Knowles, Mixon Quartet, Niki Haris and Dr. Lonnie Smith @ Martin Luther King Park (Buffalo), 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
• Rochester Contemporary School of Music Concert @ Lovin Cup, 6:00 pm

Monday, August 4, 2014

• Jeff Benatar Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

• Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

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

• Pine Hill Jazz Reunion with The Jazz Example, Evolution, Kenny Woo, The Unity Band, MochaSoule & The Nickel City Ballers @ Martin Luther King Park (Buffalo), Sunday, August 10th, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
• Chris Botti @ Concert at the Lake (Benefit for the Hugs Foundation) @ Private Residence on Lake Ontario, Sunday August 10, 4:30 pm (contact Kim Palumbo at 585.244.1000 or [email protected] for more information and tickets)
• Paradigm Shift (and others) @ Ferrario Southern Tier Jazz Festival to benefit Economic Opportunity Program @ Thorne Street Park (Horseheads), Saturday, August 16, 2:00-7:00 pm
• Clarissa Street Reunion Jazz Stage with: David Spinner & Co., PT's Infusion, Top Notch, Lawrence Doucette, Few Bad Apples and Paradigm Shift w/Melissa Gardiner @ Clarissa Street (Rochester), Saturday, August 16th, 9:00 am to 11:00 pm (link on WDKX)
• Jazz Greats on the Vineyard Stage with Euge Groove @ Glenora Wine Cellars (Dundee, Lake Seneca),  Sunday, August 17th, 2:00 pm (tickets)
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream, featuring Esperanza Spalding @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Saturday, August 23rd, 8:00 pm
• Billy Cobham @ Tralf Music Hall (Buffalo), Sunday, August 30th, 8:00 pm
• Fine Tastings, an evening of indulgence and live jazz (to benefit Al Sigl Community) @  Locust Hill Country Club, Wednesday, September 17th, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
• Onondaga Community College Arts Across Campus Legends of Jazz Series presents Chick Corea & The Vigil @ OCC Storer Auditorium (Syracuse area), Friday, September 19th, 4:30 & 7:00 pm (tickets)
• WGMC Jazz 90.1 Evening of Wine, Jazz & Art @ Artisan Works (Rochester), Thursday, September 25th, 6:30-9:30 pm (tickets go on sale August 1)

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. 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!  Please share to your favorite network by using the buttons at the bottom of this post. 

So, if you haven't noticed, there's not a lot going on, jazzwise in the ROC. Where is everybody...?  Let me know if I've missed something. 

Here's the live jazz in and around the ROC for the next seven days:

Thursday, July 24, 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

Friday, July 25, 2014

• Screening of Finding Carlton: Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India @ Tritone Jazz Camp at Nazareth College's Wilmot Music Hall, 10:30 am
• Paradigm Shift @ Ontario Barn Vineyards (Ontario, NY), 5:00 pm
• Rivers Run Summer Concert Series Featuring Jazznik @ River Run Senior Living (Henrietta), 5:00 pm
• Champagne & the Swoon Daddies @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Greg Townson @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Hooligan's Eastside Grill 809 Ridge Rd. (Webster), 6:30 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm

Saturday, July 26, 2014

• An evening of World Jazz with the Rita Collective @ Zugibe Vineyard 4248 East Lake Rd. (Geneva), 5:00 pm
• Frank's Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa/Mike Frederick Duo @ Victoire, 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm 
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 8:00 pm

Sunday, July 27, 2014

• Mike Pappert @ Lemoncello, 5:00 pm

Monday, July 28, 2014

• Alphonso Williams @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes  @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Summer@Eastman with Eastman Summer Trombone Institute Faculty Jazz Night @ Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

• AM Radio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

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

• Pine Hill Jazz Reunion with Saltman Knowles, Mixon Quartet, Niki Haris and Dr. Lonnie Smith @ Martin Luther King Park (Buffalo), Sunday, August 3rd, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
• Pine Hill Jazz Reunion with The Jazz Example, Evolution, Kenny Woo, The Unity Band, MochaSoule & The Nickel City Ballers @ Martin Luther King Park (Buffalo), Sunday, August 10th, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
• Chris Botti @ Concert at the Lake (Benefit for the Hugs Foundation) @ Private Residence on Lake Ontario, Sunday August 10, 4:30 pm (contact Kim Palumbo at 585.244.1000 or [email protected] for more information and tickets)
• Paradigm Shift (and others) @ Southern Tier Jazz Festival to benefit Economic Opportunity Program @ Thorne Street Park (Horseheads), Saturday, August 16, 2:00-7:00 pm
• Jazz Greats on the Vineyard Stage with Euge Groove @ Glenora Wine Cellars (Dundee, Lake Seneca),  Sunday, August 17th, 2:00 pm (tickets)
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream, featuring Esperanza Spalding @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Saturday, August 23rd, 8:00 pm
• Billy Cobham @ Tralf Music Hall (Buffalo), Sunday, August 30th, 8:00 pm
• Fine Tastings, an evening of indulgence and live jazz (to benefit Al Sigl Community) @  Locust Hill Country Club, Wednesday, September 17th, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
• Onondaga Community College Arts Across Campus Legends of Jazz Series presents Chick Corea & The Vigil @ OCC Storer Auditorium (Syracuse area), Friday, September 19th, 4:30 & 7:00 pm (tickets)
• WGMC Jazz 90.1 Evening of Wine, Jazz & Art @ Artisan Works (Rochester), Thursday, September 25th, 6:30-9:30 pm (tickets go on sale August 1)

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. 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!  Please share to your favorite network by using the buttons at the bottom of this post. 

Recently, while looking around at the WGMC Jazz 90.1 website, I ran across a video produced by local Rochester filmmaker Dave Esposito, who has recently released a documentary showcasing Jazz90.1. Called “School for Jazz: The Jazz 90.1 Story,” the video celebrates the station’s 40th anniversary. Esposito and Agricola Media spent nearly four months shooting the project in an effort to showcase Jazz90.1’s history, and important place in the Rochester and international jazz scene. The video takes viewers on a tour and shows the history of Jazz90.1.  Here's the video... give it a look:

Jazz 90.1  is one of the few remaining 24/7/365 jazz stations (well, nearly 24/7/365, with a little polka, Italian, blues and other music interests thrown in) in the U.S. and unlike most commercial stations, still based on live (mostly volunteer) disc jockeys, who provide tastes of a wide variety of jazz and other music. Like this blog, Jazz 90.1 promotes live jazz and blues from artists across the Rochester area and is an important part of the local jazz community.  As I live near Cobbs Hill and suffer from interference with their signal, I have to get my jazz radio over the interwebs, so even if you don't live in Rochester or are out of town, you can stream one of their DJ's shows live at any time.

As Jazz 90.1 gets no public funding, the station is always in need of support. I'm a member and I hope you are, too.  If not, why not throw some cash their way?  They need other stuff too.  

I've given up on doing a post wrapping up the XRIJF for 2014. Not like you've been banging on my virtual doors asking for one ... so I'm taking the hint.

Moving on ... here's the live jazz in and around the ROC for the next seven days. It's still a bit on the light side and I'd like to hear about some of the gigs going on at outdoor festivals, etc (or let me know if something is no longer going on):

Thursday, July 17, 2014

• Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Party in the Park, Martin Luther King Park (Rochester), 5:00-10:00 pm
• 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
• Bobby DiBaudo 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

Friday, July 18, 2014

• The Eric Divito Group @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 6:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Friday Night Concerts at the Gazebo, Veterans Park (Webster),  7:00 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
• Hannah Walpole @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm

Saturday, July 19, 2014

• Webster Jazz Fest with Webster Schroeder Alumni Jazz Ensemble, Bill Tiberio Band, Amanda Ashley Trio, Mambo Kings and Prime Time Funk @ Webster Village, 4:45 to 10:30 pm 
• Balboa Workshop with Groove Juice Swing @ Tango Cafe Dance Studio (3d Floor Ballroom), 389 Gregory St. (Rochester), 10:00 am-5:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa/Mike Frederick Duo @ Victoire, 7:00 pm
• July Groove Juice Special Balboa Swing Dance @ Tango Cafe Dance Studio, 8:00 pm
• Gas House Gorillas @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 9:30 pm

Sunday, July 20, 2014

• Rose Hill Concerts: Cool Club with Lipker Sisters @ Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY 96A (Geneva), 5:00 pm

Monday, July 21, 2014

• Jim Nugent Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Flower City Jazz Society presents The JazzHappens Band @ Glendoveers (Rochester), 6:30 pm
• Doug Stone Group @ Rochester Public Library (Monroe Branch), 6:30 pm

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

• The Rita Collective @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tritone Jazz Camp Night @ Lovin Cup, 8:00 pm

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

• Chris Botti @ Concert at the Lake (Benefit for the Hugs Foundation) @ Private Residence on Lake Ontario, Sunday August 10, 4:30 pm (contact Kim Palumbo at 585.244.1000 or [email protected] for more information and tickets)
• Paradigm Shift (and others) @ Southern Tier Jazz Festival to benefit Economic Opportunity Program @ Thorne Street Park (Horseheads), Saturday, August 16, 2:00-7:00 pm
• Jazz Greats on the Vineyard Stage with Euge Groove @ Glenora Wine Cellars (Dundee, Lake Seneca),  Sunday, August 17th, 2:00 pm (tickets) 
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream, featuring Esperanza Spalding @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Saturday, August 23rd, 8:00 pm
• Onondaga Community College Arts Across Campus Legends of Jazz Series presents Chick Corea & The Vigil @ OCC Storer Auditorium (Syracuse area), Friday, September 19th, 4:30 & 7:00 pm (tickets)
• WGMC Jazz 90.1 Evening of Wine, Jazz & Art @ Artisan Works (Rochester), Thursday, September 25th, 6:30-9:30 pm (tickets go on sale August 1)

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. 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!  Please share to your favorite network by using the buttons at the bottom of this post. 

I'm still struggling with writing about the 2014 XRIJF, busy with work and otherwise, so another weekly listings post has come up before I got it posted. While by the time I finally get it posted the XRIJF will be but a faint memory for most, this blog is as much a personal chronicle for me in my live in jazz in Rochester and I want to record it anyway.  

But for the time being here's the live jazz in and around the ROC for the next seven days. It's still quite light and I'd like to hear about some of the gigs going on at :

Thursday, July 10, 2014

• Summer@Eastman: Summer Jazz Studies, Small Ensembles @ Kilbourn Hall, 3:00 pm
• 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 @ Hedges Restaurant, 6:30 pm
• Summer@Eastman: Summer Jazz Studies Faculty Concert: Dariusz Terefenko with Alexa Tarantino @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Friday, July 11, 2014

• Summer@Eastman: Summer Jazz Studies: Large Ensembles @ Kilbourn Hall, 3:00 pm
• Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa/Mike Frederick Duo @ Victoire (East End, Rochester), 7:00 pm
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm
• Hannah Walpole @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm

Saturday, July 12, 2014

• Judah Sealy @ Corn Hill Arts Festival (The Labatts Blue Light Gazebo Stage), 10:20 am
• Ann Mitchell Jazz @ Corn Hill Arts Festival (27 Atkinson St, Avery Mall), 11:00 am
• Laura Dubin @ Corn Hill Arts Festival (27 Atkinson St, Avery Mall), 12:40 pm
• Vince Ercolamento, John Nyerges Duo @ Redtail Ridge  Winery, 846 NY Rt. 14 (Penn Yan), 1:00 pm
• Roses & Revolutions @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's (University Ave.), 7:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Cafe Sol, 4503 NY Route 64 (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Cousin Vinny @ Salvatore's Pizzeria & Pub (Webster), 8:00 pm

Sunday, July 13, 2014

• Laura Dubin @ Corn Hill Arts Festival (27 Atkinson St, Avery Mall), 10:45 am
• Nostalgic Reunion @ Sodus Bay Lighthouse, 7606 N. Ontario St. (Sodus Point), 2:00 pm

Monday, July 14, 2014

• Alphonso Williams @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

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

• Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Party in the Park, Martin Luther King Park (Rochester), Thursday, July 17th, 5:00 pm
• Webster Jazz Fest with Webster Schroeder Alumni Jazz Ensemble, Bill Tiberio Band, Amanda Ashley Trio, Mambo Kings and Prime Time Funk @ , Saturday, July 19th, 4:45 to 10:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift (and others) @ Southern Tier Jazz Festival to benefit Economic Opportunity Program @ Thorne Street Park (Horseheads), Saturday, August 16, 2:00-7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream, featuring Esperanza Spalding @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Saturday, August 23rd, 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. 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!

You might have expected a wrap up post here for the recently departed Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival before the first of the typical Wednesday listings post was published?  Nope, still recovering from nine days of music, food and ....  plus I had a different take on this year's festival (you may have noticed in these pages) and the blog and I am still ruminating on that before "wrapping it up."  

OK, here's the live jazz in and around the ROC for the next seven days (check before you go on anything on Friday and over the weekend, given that it is a holday and all):

Thursday, July 3, 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
• Paradigm Shift @ Bar Louie (98 Greece Ridge Center Dr (Greece), 6:00 pm
• Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays with the Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazilian Steak, Village Gate, Rochester, 6:00 pm
• Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncone's Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman with Clay Jenkins @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Friday, July 4, 2014

• Summer@Eastman with American Saxophone Academy Participants Concert @ Eastman School of Music, Hatch Recital Hall, 3:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 6:30 pm 
• The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 8:00 pm

Saturday, July 5, 2014

• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm

Sunday, July 6, 2014

• Summer@Eastman with Eastman Summer Saxophone Institute: Faculty Concert @ Hatch Recital Hall, 3:00 pm

Monday, July 7, 2014

• Henry Kearse @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Summer @ Eastman with Bob Sneider @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

• Mark Bader @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Summer@Eastman with Eastman Summer Saxophone Institute Masterclass @ Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• Summer@Eastman Jazz Studies Faculty Concert with Rich Thompson @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman Jazz Studies Faculty Concert with Paul Hofmann playing the music of Bud Powell @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

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

• Paradigm Shift (and others) @ Southern Tier Jazz Festival to benefit Economic Opportunity Program @ Thorne Street Park (Horseheads), Saturday, August 16, 2:00-7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream, featuring Esperanza Spalding @ Hochstein Performance Hall, Saturday, August 23rd, 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. 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!