Thursday, April 7, 2016

• Jon Seiger & the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans (Calkins Road), 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Laura Dubin Jazz Duo @ Tavern 135 (E. Rochester), 6:00 pm
• Honeoye Central School Special Musical Tribute to Mic Gillette, featuring the trumpet of Al Chez with the Honeoye Junior & Senior High Jazz Ensembles and the Greek Jazz Band @ Honeoye Central School District, 8528 Main St. (Honeoye), 7:00 pm (tickets online)
• Standard Jazz Quartet @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 7:30 pm
• Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill, call for time

Friday, April 8, 2016

• Paradigm Shift @ Tapas, 5:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Jazz Quartet @ La Casa Restaurant, 6:30 pm
• Bobby Dibuado @ Tavern 135 (E. Rochester), 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., 7:30 pm
• Dave Detweiler Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Eastman Jazz Ensemble & the New Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 8:00 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill, call for time

Saturday, April 9, 2016

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 (Pittsford), 3:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place (Pittsford), 6:00 pm
• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:30 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm 
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Lamplighter Restaurant (Greece), 6:30 pm
• Danny Ziemann and Friends @ Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave. (Rochester), 7:30 pm
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Bob Sneider Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Non-Degree Recital: Nathan Kay (jazz trumpet) & Stephen Morris (jazz drum) @ ESM, Howard Hanson Hall, 9:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Jazz Quartet @ Havana Cabana, 9:00 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, April 10, 2016

• Student Degree Recital: Joel Boettger (jazz saxophone) @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 3:30 pm
• Student Degree Recital: Aaron Eckert (jazz trombone) @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:00 pm
• Jim Snidero with Bob Sneider, Clay Jenkins, Rich Thompson and Jeff Campbell @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm (reservations recommended)
• John Palocy and Gary Cummings @ Lemoncello, call for time

Monday, April 11, 2016

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

• The Grove Place Jazz Project (Eastman jazz students, check website for who's playing) @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street (Downtown), 7:00pm

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Institute for Creative Music with Alexa Tarantino, John Nyerges, Danny Ziemann and Chris Teal @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Nazareth College Jazz Combo @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm

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

• The Rita Collective CD Release Celebration @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, April 17th, 7:30 pm
• A Tribute to Joe Romano with Pat Labarbera, Joe Magnarelli, Andy Calabrese, Fred Stone & Mike Melito @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Sunday, April 17th, 7:00 pm (tickets go on sale April 1 at the Cup and TicketWeb)
• The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman @ Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall at Buffalo State, Friday, April 22nd at 8:00 pm
• Rochester Music Hall of Fame “Class of 2016” Induction Ceremony @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Sunday, April 24th, 7:00 pm (honoring Alfred "Pee Wee" Willis and Joe Locke among others this year... more later) 
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Expansions--The Dave Liebman Group @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Sunday, May 1st, 7:00 pm
• Snarky Puppy @ The Landmark Theatre (Syracuse), Thursday, May 5th, 7:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Twin Talk (Katie Ernst) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, May 6th, 9:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Harvey Sorgen Band @ Bop Shop Records, Wednesday, May 11th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Michael McNeil’s resAUnance @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, May 24th, 8:30 pm
• Pat Bianchi Organ Trio featuring Carmen Intorre and Bob Sneider @ Pythodd Jazz Room, Tuesday, May 24th, 8:00 pm 
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Rob Garcia 4  (with Noah Preminger, John Stetch and Masa Kamaguchi) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, June 10th, 8:30 pm
• Robert Glasper Trio with Paradigm Shift & Amanda Ashley @ Lyric Theatre, Friday, June 17th, 7:30 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents The Out Louds (featuring Mary Halvorson, Ben Goldberg and Tomas Fujiwara) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, June 20th, 8:30 pm
• Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival in Downtown Rochester, June 24th to July 2nd

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 ....