Thursday, March 1, 2018

• The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 5:30 pm
• Karl Stabnau Sextet @ Hyatt Downtown, 6:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 6:00 pm
• Em K Jazz @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford),  7:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Cottage Hotel (Mendon), 8:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Jazz Quartet @ Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 8:00 pm
• EZM Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm

Friday, March 2, 2018

• Greg Wachala @ Lake Drum Brewing (Geneva), 4:30 pm
• Herb Smith Freedom Trio Live CD Recording @ The Penthouse at One East Avenue, Doors 7:00 pm (tickets) NOTE: Due to weather forecast for Friday, this event has been postponed to Friday, March 9th!
• Vince and Joe Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford),  7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charlie Brown's, 7:30 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• Hanna and the Blue Hearts Duo @ The Little Theatre, 8:00 pm
• NY State Band Directors Association presents the Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra @ Convention Center at the Holiday Inn Liverpool (Syracuse), 8:00 pm   

Saturday, March 3, 2018

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Beef N' Brew (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• Deborah Sorensen @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 6:00 pm
• Student Non-Degree Recital: Austin Yee, jazz trumpet, and Ian Carle, jazz drum @ ESM, Howard Hanson Hall, 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charlie Brown's, 7:30 pm
• The Moho Collective @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 8:00 pm

Sunday, March 4, 2018

• Bill Slater @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 11:00 am
• Student Non-Degree Recital: Jordan Lerner, jazz saxophone, and Matt Bent, jazz percussion @ ESM, Eastman Commons, Ciminelli Lounge, 1:30 pm

Monday, March 5, 2018

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 5:30 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events Coming Soon

• Laura Dubin "Rhapsody" CD Release Concert @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, March 11th, 7:00 pm
• Billy Childs Quartet @ Art of Jazz at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, March 18th, 3:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Arts presents the Joseph Daly Tuba Trio withWarren Smith and Scott Robinson @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, March 18th, 8:00 pm
• Marian McPartland Centennial Celebration: A Night of Jazz Honoring one of the Great Pioneers, including The Monty Alexander Trio and a piano duo with Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Friday, March 23, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop presents Loren Stillman Quartet featuring Gary Versace @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday March 27th, 8:00 pm
• The Lovin’ Cup & Bop Shop Records present Charlie Hunter Trio featuring Silvana Estrada @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Thursday, March 29th, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet @ The Penthouse at One East Avenue, Saturday, March 31st, 7:00 pm
• Rod Blumenau and the Upstate Dixieland Jass Band @ RIT’s Ingle Auditorium, Friday April 6th, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents the Aaron Irwin Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, April 7th, 8:00 pm
• The Rippingtons feat. Russ Freeman, @ Kodak Center for the Arts, Thursday, April 12th, 7:30 pm (tickets) 
• An Evening of Creative Music Making with The Rita Collective and special guest RPO violinist, Perrin Yang @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Sunday April 15th, 7:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Helen Sung Trio @ The Penthouse at One East Avenue, Saturday, April 21st, 7:00 pm
• Melissa Aldana Quartet @ Art of Jazz at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Saturday, April 21st, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents: Something Holy--Alex Harding and Lucian Ban @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, April 21st, 8:00 pm

For Visitors from WGMC Jazz 90.1 Looking for Blues, Roots and Other Music

• Cool Blues for the Homeless Festival @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 2:00 to 9:00 pm
• Taylor & Zydeco Trouble @ Harmony House, Saturday, March 10th, 7:15 pm
• Bear with us and check back as this portion will grow, including listings for the week and beyond.

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 and around Rochester. Click on the links (underlined words or phrases) where available in the post for more information on the gig.  Only music start times are listed, so visit or call the venue for more details about when the doors open, etc. (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Check back as I will add any gigs I hear about after publication (look for the   graphic next to the listing). Lastly, please forgive me where these listings prove to be wrong, I rely on you, the venues and the artists to let me know when we've got bad information, so don't hesitate to let us know about such departures from reality by clicking on the Contact Us link above.