Thursday, March 21, 2019

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Hanna PK @ The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm

Friday, March 22, 2019

• Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino Ristorante (Water Street), 6:30 pm
• Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Argyle Grill (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Hanna PK & Tony Hiler @ Lemoncello (E. Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Student Non-Degree Recital: Jamal Kemp, jazz trumpet and Jordan Lerner, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Howard Hanson Hall, 9:00 pm
• Fundraiser for Spencerport High School with Chet Catallo and the Cats with special guests Nelson Rangell and John Viavattine, Sr. @  Timothy Patrick's (Penfield),  10:00 pm (more info and tickets)

Saturday, March 23, 2019

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 Brewing Anniversary Party (Pittsford), 2:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Jazz Trio (Fundraiser/Birthday for Aaron Frazier for City Court Judge ) @ McGinnity's Party House, 534 W. Ridge Rd, 6:00 pm
• Student Degree Recital: Geraldo Marshall, jazz trumpet @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 7:00 pm
• The Annie Wells Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Embark Craft Cider Works (Pultneyville), 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
• Student Degree Recital: Andrew Tachine, jazz drums @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 9:00 pm
• The Klick @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint (Henrietta), 9:00 pm

Sunday, March 24, 2019

• Bill Slater Solo Piano @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 11:30 am
• Marco Amadio @ Pane Vino Ristorante (Water Street), 5:00 pm
• Kidd Kyle & The Big Deal @ The Daily Refresher, 5:00 pm
• Brockport Big Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm

Monday, March 25, 2019

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Grove Street Jazz Project presented by Rochester Music Hall of Fame in association with the Eastman School of Music @ RMHF, 25 Gibbs St., 7:00 pm
• The Rita Collective @ The Little Theatre Cafe,  7:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents The Nathan Kay Quintet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe,  7:00pm

Miss the Blues and Other Genres on WGMC? Here is a little something for you....

• Steve Grills & the Roadmasters @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, Friday, March 22nd, 9:30 pm
• Selwyn Birchwood Band @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, Tuesday, March 26th, 8:00 pm (doors at 4:00 pm)

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

• Pat Metheny Side Eye @ Babeville Buffalo, 341 Delaware Ave (Buffalo), Sunday, March 31st, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Kenny Barron and Dave Holland @ The Smith Center for the Arts (Geneva), Saturday, April 6th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Lao Tizer Band featuring Eric Marienthal and Chieli Minucci with Paradigm Shift @ Anthology, Thursday, April 4th, doors at 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Aaron Diehl @ Beston Hall in the Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center, Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave., Saturday, April 6th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents Mark McGrain Noroc Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, April 7th, 8:00 pm
• Billy Harper with the Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kilbourn Hall, Friday, April 12, 7:30 pm
• Boney James Honestly Tour @ Performing Arts Center at Buffalo State University, Sunday, April 14th, 8:00pm (more info & tickets)
• Cornell Concert Series presents Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding, and Leo Genovese @ Cornell University, Bailey Hall, Monday, Apr 15th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Doc Severinsen with the Sonic Era Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jeff Tyzik @ Greece Central Performing Arts Center, Wednesday, April 17th, 7:30 pm (more info and tickets)
• Honeoye Central School is hosting The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra @ Honeoye Central School auditorium, 8528 Main Street, Honeoye, Thursday, April 25th, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records and Bop Arts present: In The Sea (Tristan Honsinger, Nicolas Caloia, Josh Zubot) @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, May 9th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents The Brian Krock Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, May 19th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Pat Labarbera Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, Wednesday, May 29th, 8:00 pm

We've compiled these gig and event 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 where available in the post for more information on the gig or tickets where needed. 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 anything 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.