Who wants to hear some ... Live jazz in Rochester, August 15-21
August 14, 2019
Every Wednesday, every week, you'll find the next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester right here on JazzRochester. Sign up for our email list to get your local jazz goodness every week (plus, whatever else I publish from time to time). Share us with your friends and family who love live jazz. Check us out on social media (links at the top of the column to the right). Whatever floats your boat....
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 to the post. As always, let me know if any gigs below are not happening or if I got something wrong. It's also a good idea to check the site before you head out.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
- The Swooners @ The Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel, 5:30 pm
- Jazz90.1 Concerts on the Lawn: 78 RPM Band @ Olympia High School, 1139 Maiden Ln (Greece), 6:30 pm
- Donny Frauenhofer @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
Friday, August 16, 2019
- Seth Sealfon @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
- Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Genesee Village Park (Geneseo), 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 17, 2019
- Lucas Santana Jazztet @ Clarissa Street Reunion, Malcom McDowell Jazz Stage, Corn Hill, 12 noon
- Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Band @ Clarissa Street Reunion, Malcom McDowell Jazz Stage, Corn Hill, 12:45 pm
- As One @ Clarissa Street Reunion, Malcom McDowell Jazz Stage, Corn Hill, 3:45 pm
- Carlton Wilcox @ Clarissa Street Reunion, Malcom McDowell Jazz Stage, Corn Hill, 5:00 pm
- Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
- Cinnamon @ Clarissa Street Reunion, Malcom McDowell Jazz Stage, Corn Hill, 6:30 pm
- Hanna PK Trio @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm
- The Midoestes @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Rochester), 7:00 pm
- Andy Calabrese & Chet Catallo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ The Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 18, 2019
- Euge Groove @ Jazz Greats at Glenora Wine Cellars, 2:00 pm (more info and tickets)
- Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Urban Contemporary Jazz Trio @ Willmont Wine Club, 180 St Paul St. (Rochester), 3:00 pm
Monday, August 19, 2019
- Flower City Jazz Society presents The Jazz Happens Band @ Radisson Hotel, 175 Jefferson Rd. (Henrietta), 6:30 pm
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
- Jazz Session Series with the Gray Quartet @ The Spirit Room, 139 State Street (Downtown), 7:30 pm
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
- Ott & Davis Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
- Uptown Groove @ 80W, 7:00 pm
- Concerts by the Shore: Brass Taxi @ Ontario Beach Park, 4799 Lake Ave (Rochester), 7:00 pm
Miss the Blues and Other Genres on WGMC? Here is a little something for you....
- Steve Grills @ Clarissa Street Reunion, R&B and Blues Stage, Corn Hill, Saturday, August 17th, 12 noon
- Joe Beard @ Clarissa Street Reunion, R&B and Blues Stage, Corn Hill, Saturday, August 17th, 1:45 pm
- Rocking Robin @ Clarissa Street Reunion, R&B and Blues Stage, Corn Hill, Saturday, August 17th, 3:00 pm
- Jamall Youngblood and Soul Of The City @ Clarissa Street Reunion, R&B and Blues Stage, Corn Hill, Saturday, August 17th, 4:30 pm
- Mitty Moore @ Clarissa Street Reunion, R&B and Blues Stage, Corn Hill, Saturday, August 17th, 6:30 pm
- A host of gospel groups @ Clarissa Street Reunion, Gospel Stage, Corn Hill, Saturday, August 17th, 12:15 pm to 8:00 pm
- Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ Hook and Spoon, Sunday, August 18th, 2:00 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events Coming Soon
- Pat Metheny Side Eye @ The Smith Opera House (Geneva), Thursday, August 29th, 8:00 pm (more info and tickets)
- John Medeski's Mad Skillet @ Three Heads Brewing, Thursday, September 12th, 8:00 pm (Facebook event)
- Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science @ Cornell Concert Series: Bailey Hall (Ithaca), Friday, September 13th, 8:00 pm (tickets)
- Bop Shop Records presents the Sorgen/Bisio/Lawrence Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, September 21st, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop Records presents Steve Greene: A Retrospective @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, September 28th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop Records presents Karuna: Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph Duet @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, October 1st, 8:00 pm
- Jon Batiste @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Saturday, October 5th, 8:00 pm (tickets)
- Bop Shop Records presents Lucian Ban & Alex Harding Dark Blue @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, October 8th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop Records presents The Velvet Gentlemen @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, October 12th, 8:00 pm
- Bop Shop Records presents Thomas Heberer, Michael Bates, Terrence McManus, and Jeff Davis @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, October 19th, 8:00 pm
- Mwenso & The Shakes @ Callahan Theater, Arts Center, Nazareth College (Pittsford), Thursday, October 24th, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Wednesday, October 30, 7:30 pm (tickets)
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.
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