Thursday, May 18, 2023

• Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher, Eric Heveron-Smith, and Isaiah Griffin Trio @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Jazz 90.1 presents the Brockport Big Band Live @ Jazz90.1 (online), 7:00 pm

Friday, May 19, 2023

• The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Occasional Saints @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• Devin Gray @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Saturday, May 20, 2023

• Ben Miller Trio @ Astor on Main (Hyatt Regency Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Michael Sidoti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Craig Snyder Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• Gian Carlo Cervone Organ Trio with Tony Hiler and Theo Curtin @ The Spirit Room (Downtown), 8:00 pm

Sunday, May 21, 2023

• Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• ECMS Honors Recital: Peter Foley, jazz bass @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:00 pm

Monday, May 22, 2023

• Jazz 90.1 presents Kodak Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Kidd Kyle Jazz Band @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm

Looking ahead in May

• 25th: Gene Rogalski/Bill Tiberio Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Mark Devokaitis + Drew Serafini @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 25th: ECMS Springfest: New Horizons Green Jazz and Jazz Ensemble Concert @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 6:30 pm
• 25th: Andy Calabrese Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Mel Henderson and Friends @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Mel Henderson Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. presents Jimmie plays Al Jarreau @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 28th: An Evening with Bill Tiberio Band & Sofrito @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 5:30 pm
• 28th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 30th: ECMS Springfest: Night of Jazz I @ EMS, Kilbourn Hall, 5:30 pm
• 31st: ECMS Springfest: Night of Jazz II @ EMS, Kilbourn Hall, 6:00 pm
• 31st: Paradigm Shift @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 31st: Laura Dubin Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm

Looking ahead in  June

• 1st: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1st: Jazz Happy Hour with Janelle Bradshaw Trio with Annie Bachman @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 2nd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 2nd: Bob Sneider Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 3rd: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• 3rd: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Collins Miller Quartet @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 3rd & 4th: Fairport Canal Days (Fairport) (more info later)
• 4th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 4th: Kirk Knuffke and Michael Bisio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 7th: Brad Batz Group @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 8th: Jazz Happy Hour with Kate Ferguson-Schmidl and David Kuykendall @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:00 pm
• 8th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: Mel Henderson and Joe Chiappone @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 9th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 9th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Music on the Lawn, ABC Streets Neighborhood Assoc., 43-45 Calumet St., 6:30 pm
• 9th: The Djangoners @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 9th: Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Jim Debergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Bob Holz and Vision Forward @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 11th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 11th: Poetry and Jazz, featuring poet Tokeya Graham @ The Little Theater Cafe, 5:30 pm
• 12th: Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring The Bob Sneider Trio @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 12th: Mel Henderson @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 13th: Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring The Daryl Parker Quartet @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 13th: Barry Altschul and 3dom Factor @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 14th: The Gate Swingers Big Band @ George Eastman House Garden Vibes, 6:00 pm
• 14th: Margaret Explosion  @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 15th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Paradigm Shift @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Sons of Monk Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 16th: The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Mike Sidoti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Maxwell Robbins @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Hanna PK @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Rich Thompson Trio Generations @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Mel Henderson @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Hochstein at High Falls with Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Kyle Vock. @ Granite Mills Park in High Falls, 12:10 pm
• 22nd: Jazz Happy Hour with Michael Gonzalez Duo @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Dave Wright Band @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Anne Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• 28th: The Golden Sea Duo with Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 29th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Jazz Happy Hour with Swordfish Duo with Eric Heveron-Smith @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 30th: The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm

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