Thursday, May 7, 2015

• Jon Seiger & the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans (Calkins Road), 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Fiamma, 1308 Buffalo Rd. (Gates), 6:00 pm
• The Uptown Groove Trio @ The Daily Refresher, 6:00 pm
• Bossa Nova Jazz featuring Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazillian Steak, 6:00 pm
• Sonny Brown @ Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm 
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Barbato's Italian/American Restaurant, 807 Ridge Rd (Webster), 6:30 pm
• D'Jangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (call for time)

Friday, May 8, 2015

• Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177 Lounge, 4:30 pm
• Ann Mitchell @ Wegmans Market Cafe (Chili Ave), 5:00 pm
• Uptown Groove @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Laura Dubin @ Wegman's Amore Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 7:00 pm
• David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Friday Jazz at Emanuel with Paradigm Shift & special guest Melissa Gardner @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Doug Stone/Jeff Campbell Duo @ Victoire (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Gian Carlo Cervone Trio @ The Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 7:00 pm
• RIT Performing Artists Concert Series presents Jazz for All Seasons with the Rod Blumenau Quintet @ RIT Ingle Auditorium, 8:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (call for time)

Saturday, May 9, 2015

• Studio Class Recital/Masterclass by Jeff Campbell @ ESM, Howard Hanson Hall, 10:00 am
• Hannah Klau @ Prime Steakhouse (Webster), 6:45 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Doug Stone/Jeff Campbell Duo @ Victoire (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Midnight City Duo @ Lemoncello, 7:30 pm
• Instant Composers Pool Orchestra @ Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), 8:00 pm
• Sofrito @ Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St (Rochester), 10:00 pm
• Late Night Jazz Jam Session (hosted by Curtis Kendrick, Joe Santora, and Terrance Bruce) @ Michael's Valley Grill, 11:15 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (call for time, earlier than above)

Sunday, May 10, 2015

• No jazz for you?

Monday, May 11, 2015

• David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 6:00 pm

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

• The Grove Place Jazz Project  with the Matt Krol Trio @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street (Downtown), 7:00pm
• Trio East @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

• Casey MacFarlane/Seth Sealfon Trio @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

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

• Friday Jazz at Emanuel with Paradigm Shift & special guest Melissa Gardner @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave (Rochester), Friday, May 15th, 7:00 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Jazz Cruise with the Alexa Tarantino Trio @ The Colonial Belle, Monday, May 18th (tickets)
• Flower City Jazz Society presents Jon Seiger and the All-Stars with English stride pianist Neville Dickie @ Glendoveers, Monday, May 18th (check their website for details)
• Organissimo @ Flour City Station, Wednesday, May 27th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records and Bop Arts, Inc present the William Parker, Daniel Carter, Federico Ughi and Watson Jennison Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, May 31st, 8:30 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Jazz Cruise with the Smugtown Stompers @ The Colonial Belle, Monday, June 8th (tickets)
• XRIJF, June 19-27th (click on the logo in the panel to the right and you'll be magically transported to their site, where you can peruse the listings....).

We've compiled these listings from information obtained from our own knowledge of the jazz scene in and around Rochester, the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one-stop place to find all your live jazz in Rochester. Click on the links (underlined words or phrases) where available in the post for more information on the gig.  Only start times are listed, so visit or call the venue for more details (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel).  Check back as I will add any gigs I hear about. Look for the next to the listing. Lastly, please forgive any discrepancies with reality.  Let us know about such departures from reality if you can by clicking on the Contact Us button above ....