As you get ready for Turkey Day ... Live jazz in ROC, November 15-21
November 14, 2018
Every Wednesday, every week, you'll find your next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester right here on JazzRochester. Sign up for our email list to get your jazz goodness every week (plus, whatever else I publish from time to time). Check us out on social media. Whatever floats your boat....
Start here, but if you hear about something that I haven't added below, please drop me a line (use the Contact Us link above), give me the deets and I'll add it. As always, let me know if any gigs below are not happening or if I got something wrong. Sh*t happens and I sometimes get it wrong.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
- The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco's Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Laura Dubin DuoThe Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Hanna PK @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
- Phoebe Legere @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 9:00 pm
Friday, November 16, 2018
- Greg Wachala @ Lake Drum Brewing (Geneva), 4:30 pm
- Deborah Sorensen @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 6:00 pm
- Uptown Groove Acoustic Jazz Duo @ Canandaigua Culinary Center, 6:00 pm
- Friday Jazz at Immanuel with the Bill Tiberio Band @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave., 7:00 pm
- Chris Potter Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
- Hanna PK @ Sambuca Bar & Grill, (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- Student Non-Degree Recital: Dana Wendel, jazz drums, and Jamal Damien Kemp, jazz trumpet @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- The Moho Collective @ Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave (NOTA), 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 17, 2018
- Al Biles & GenJam @ Rochester Maker Faire (Rochester Convention Center), 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Al swears it's an 8-hour gig... with lots of breaks)
- Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 Brewing (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
- Greg Wachala @ Beef & Brew (Geneva), 6:00 pm
- Scott Kwiatek @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
- Student Non-Degree Recital: Rafael Enciso Oddy, jazz bass and Drew Voghel, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Howard Hanson Hall, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Embark Craft Cider Works, 6895 Lake Ave (Williamson), 7:00 pm
- Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
- Special Blend @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- The Sullivan Fortner Trio @ Art of Jazz at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), 8:00 pm
- Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio @ Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 5 McLallen St. (Trumansburg), 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 18, 2018
- CNY Jazz Cabaret Season opener with Peter and Will Anderson @ Sheraton Syracuse University, 4:00 pm
- Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Greece Baptist Church, 7:00 pm
- The Faculty Artist Series presents Charles Pillow (with Bob Sneider, Dariusz Terefenko, Rich Thompson and featuring the Lilac Quartet) @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
Monday, November 19, 2018
- The Flower City Jazz Society presents the Blumenau-Beck Upstate Dixieland Jass Band @ Radisson Hotel, 175 Jefferson Rd. (Henrietta), 6:30 pm
- Annie Wells Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 7:00 pm (see link for who's playing)
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
- Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Miss the Blues and Other Genres on WGMC? Here is a little something for you....
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Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events Coming Soon
- Bop Shop Records presents The Dave Rivello Ensemble (celebrating 25 years of music) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, November 23rd, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present No Fast Food (Dave Liebman, Drew Gress & Phil Haynes @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, November 24th, 8:00 pm
- Danilo Pérez with Eastman Jazz Ensemble (Bill Dobbins, Dir.) @ Kilbourn Hall, Thursday, November 29th, 7:30 pm
- Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present Barry Altschul and 3dom Factor featuring Joe Fonda and Jon Irabagon @ Bop Shop Records, Monday, November 26th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present Marilyn Lerner, Lou Grassi & Ken Filiano @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, December 1st, 8:00 pm
- A Winter Caper with Eastman Lab Band, vocalists Madeline Forster, Zahyia Rolle, and Blake Pattengale, and the Groove Juice Swing Dancers @ Arbor at the Port, Saturday, December 1st, 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
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.
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