Thursday, October 1, 2015

• Jon Seiger & the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans (Calkins Road), 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays with The Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazilian Steak (Village Gate), 6:00 pm
• Seth Sealfon Duo @ Sticky Lips (Henrietta), 6:30 pm
• The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Lovin Cup present The Charlie Hunter Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (call for time)

Friday, October 2, 2015

• Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177 Lounge, 4:30 pm
• Hannah Klau @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave., Pittsford), 6:30 pm
• David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Seth Sealfon Duo @ Argyle Grill at Eagle Vale (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd. (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet @ Stuart Steiner Theatre, Genesee Community College, One College Road, (Batavia), 7:30 pm
• Jazz Funk Soul (Jeff Lorber, Everett Harp & Chuck Loeb) @ Buffalo State Performing Arts Center, Friday, 8:00 pm 
• Mike Allen @ Vino Lounge (Webster), 8:00 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (call for time)

Saturday, October 3, 2015

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 (Pittsford), 3:00 pm
• Shared Genes @ Lento (Village Gate), 7:30 pm
• Seth Sealfon Duo @ Salvatore's Pizza (Webster), 7:30 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd. (Penfield), 7:30 pm 
• Sofrito @ Havana Cabana (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, October 4, 2015

• Dave Detweiler Group @ Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 3:00 pm
• Jack DeJohnette's Made in Chicago @ Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 8:00 pm

Monday, October 5, 2015

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

• The Grove Place Jazz Project (Eastman jazz students, check website for who's playing) @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street (Downtown), 7:00pm
• Alan Murphy Trio @  Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

• Uptown Groove @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Special Counsel Quintet at VSLP's Art of Lawyering Silent Auction and Reception (proceeds to benefit Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc) @ Village Gate, 5:30-8:30  
• Jazz and Dancing with various bands @ Roback Community Center, 180 Beach Avenue (Charlotte Beach), 6:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

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

• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present The TMT Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, October 8th, 8:30 pm 
• Jazz90.1’s Evening of Wine, Jazz and Art @ Thursday, October 8th, 6:30 to 9:30 pm (tickets now on sale here)
• Ikebe Shakedown with Angela Sheik @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Friday, October 9th, 9:00 pm  
• Nancy Kelly (with Dino Losito, Bob Sneider & Mike Melito) @ Jazz at Immanuel, at the Immanuel Baptist Church, Park Ave., Friday, October 16th, 7:00 pm  
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present RDM (Rosen-Daniel-Marcus), @ Bop Shop Records, Monday, October 19th, 8:30pm
• "Pepper Adams in Rochester, 1935-1982" (Lecture by Gary Carner) @ Rochester Institute of Technology, Wednesday, October 21st, 3:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present Michael Bates Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, October 31st, 9:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present The Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen @ Lovin Cup, Thursday, November 5th, 8:30 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present Frode Gjerstad Trio + Steve Swell @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, December 1st, 8:30 pm

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 ....