After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through the rest of June and now into July. Please note that the regular listings posts I do on Wednesdays will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of June. I'll have other coverage of the RIJF before and throughout the festival.

Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

Fairport's Canal Days is coming soon on June 2-4. Spread out over the village of Fairport, Tim Forster and the others responsible for the music at FCD usually serve up a healthy helping of jazz from local musicians and often describe it as the "jazz festival before the jazz festival."  If we get good weather, this is a great place to hang and hear some great music and stretch those RIJF muscles a bit (it's only 3 weeks away!). So, here's the jazz that will be presented during FCD:

There is other music at Fairport Canal Days, so check out the lineup when you hit the festival to catch other great local musicians. I'm hoping to get out one of the two days, so look for me in a JazzRochester t-shirt (I'm taking orders if you're interested). 

After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through the rest of May and June. Please note that the regular listings posts I do on Wednesdays will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of June. I'll have other coverage of the RIJF before and throughout the festival.

Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

Yes, the post title is a blatant attempt at grabbing some of that PGA attention on the interwebs.... On the jazz front, the Jazz Journalists Association has announced its JJA Jazz Awards.  Congratulations go to Charles Lloyd (Lifetime Achievement in Jazz), Ashley Kahn (Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism), Terri Lyne Carrington (Musician of the Year, Record of the Year for New Standards, Vol. 1), Samara Joy (Up and Coming Musician of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year), Lauren Deutsch, Aidan Levy, Willard Jenkins, Bob Perkins and all the recipients of Awards in 49 categories of excellence in music and music journalism, voted by professional members of the JJA (as well as the finalists and the voters themselves). See the complete list of winners at JJAJazzAwards.org

After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through the rest of May and June. Please note that the regular listings posts I do on Wednesdays will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of June. 

Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

Things are picking up a bit in the listings, but I'd like to see more gigs from closer the Rochester area ... It is JazzROCHESTER after all. Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through May and into June. Please note that the regular listings posts I do on Wednesdays will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of June. My RIJF coverage should start soon. 

Although Facebook keeps reminding me that cold is not out of the ordinary, even this late, I'm getting a bit tired of it.  Tonight I'm publishing a little late as I was at an "influencer" event at the new jazz venue in Rochester, Astor on Main.  Good food, craft cocktails, new friends and some live jazz guitar by El Rojo Jazz. Most of my new friends were food folks. Looking forward to more at this venue. 

After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through May and into June. Please note that the June posts will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of the month. Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester.

Last week, the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival released its app for iPhone and Android smartphones, which is now available here. The RIJF app allows users to access festival information anywhere, anytime, and is loaded with more features than ever to customize and enhance the user's festival experience. The app's features include:

• The entire line-up and 2023 Festival schedule.
• Browse the schedule by When, Where and Type of show (Free, Club Pass, Headliners, etc.).
• Browse by artists, read about them, visit their websites and listen to tracks.
• Create and plan your own personal schedule, set reminders, view venues on the map, and get travel times. You can share this with your friends).
• Buy tickets, and see FAQs.
• Stay in touch with the latest news and alerts and important info on getting around the festival.
• Connect with the Festival's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram accounts to keep up with the latest posts.
• Sign up for official festival alerts and email news for important, timely messages about artist changes, cancellations and other issues.
• Never miss a show. Set up notifications so you get alerted about the upcoming events in your schedule, including an estimate on how long it will take to get there.
• Find out during the festival what others are recommending you get out and hear.
• Share your favorites with others.

The app is sponsored this year by Harris Beach LLC.