The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival begins on Friday! I've been publishing my picks for the festival, but you be you and get out there to hear what you want to hear . . . . 

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of June and into July.  These (and those published on Wednesday next week) are gigs outside the RIJF "footprint."  I will be writing a post focusing on the local jazz musicians and bands who will be appearing at this year's festival before the end of the week.

As you can see, as the buzz starts for the RIJF starts to kick into gear, there is a lot less out there in the coming week. This is not unusual.  Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus those I know about through the rest of June (I'll start on July when we get to June...). 

Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances by local jazz musicians in these listings post. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups, but we will have the usual Wednesday post detailing the gigs outside the festival for those who won't be appearing at the festival itself. 

Yes, it is the calm before the storm (of RIJF) so the pickins are fewer, but there is still some jazz out there for the next couple of weeks.  Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus those I know about through the rest of June (I'll start on July when we get to June...). Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances by local jazz musicians in these listings post. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups, but will otherwise detail the gigs outside the festival for those who won't be appearing.

Fairport's Canal Days is coming soon on June 3-5. 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 you 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 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 on Saturday, so look for me in a JazzRochester t-shirt (I'm taking orders if you're interested). 

The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival has released its app for the 2022 Festival, which you can find out more about the app and download it for iOS and Android here. It's a great way to get your itinerary in order before the fest, which I'm starting to do (more on that later...). 

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus those I know about through the rest of June (I'll start on July when we get to June...). Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances by local jazz musicians in these listings post. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups, but will otherwise detail the gigs outside the festival for those who won't be appearing.

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus thoseI know about through the last few days of May and into June. Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know has been cancelled or changed (we're pushing Tuesdays and Wednesdays obviously...). 

Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances by local jazz musicians in these listings post. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups, but will otherwise detail the gigs outside the festival for those who won't be appearing.

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus thoseI know about through the rest of May and into June. Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know has been cancelled or changed. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances in these listings. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups. 

It's kinda light out there, I'm afraid.... Still too early for it to be a pre-RIJF slump. Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus a bunch I know about through the rest of May and into June. Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances in these listings. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups. 

Well, there are many ways, but coming here is a good idea... Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus a bunch I know about through the rest of May. I'm still considering how I will do these listings in June due to the RIJF and as things change pandemic-wise, but for now anticipate I will start adding June gigs next week, assuming I find some.  

Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus a bunch I know about through the rest of April and into May.  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

As announced recently by the Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Ann and Marc Iacona Foundation will be presenting An Evening with jazz vocalist Veronica Swift on Saturday, May 14th at 7:30 p.m. at the Theater at Innovation Square in Rochester located at 131 Chestnut St., downtown (you my remember it as the Xerox Auditorium). Tickets are $40 to $60 plus $4 service fee and are on sale online now.

Veronica Swift has emerged as rising star on the international jazz scene. The daughter of a jazz pianist and a jazz vocalist, Ms. Swift has been singing jazz for much of her life, recording her first album at the ripe old age of nine. Since winning second place at the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition, she moved to New York City and has performed or toured with a number of jazz stars, including Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, Benny Green, Michael Feinstein and Emmet Cohen. Swift has released two albums on Mack Avenue, including this year's This Bitter Earth, which she will be performing selections from at this concert along with a wide range of other songs. As Will Friedwald wrote in an March 2021 article about Swift's new CD in the Wall Street Journal,  she "has a miraculous voice, musical ability and technique, as well as an innate gift for entertaining a crowd." She is also known for her mastery of vocalese and scat, and as Friedwald noted "might be the best scat singer since Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Tormé." According to the announcement of the concert, Swift remarked recently, “These shows at the Theater at Innovation Square are not only a comeback after a year long hiatus of no gigs, but it is a rebirth…. The songs I’ve picked for this show encompass some of This Bitter Earth’s message, but also we have included new songs that mix classical with rock and roll and funk as well as jazz. I now know, my purpose as an artist is to break down these genre barriers and fully immerse the audience in what to me is just simply: music.”

Marc Iacona is the producer and executive director of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, at which Swift performed in 2017 and 2019. His family foundation is donating hundreds of tickets to this concert to the doctors and nurses and other health care heroes at Rochester Regional Health. "Ann and I have supported Rochester Regional Health in many ways over the years," said Marc Iacona. "At this concert, we wanted to do something special to say thanks to the dedicated health care workers there who have worked so tirelessly to help patients who have depended on them over the past two years during this difficult pandemic."  

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus a bunch I know about through April and into May.  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus a bunch I know about through April and into May.  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

A little light this week...  but I call your attention to the April 1st gig with Randy Brecker and Ada Roditi at Hilton High School and Tony Levin's Stick Men both Friday and Saturday at Lovin Cup.   Otherwise, find below listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through April and into May.  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. Although things continue to open up (for now...), I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

As you can see things are starting to pick up jazz-wise.  I'm sure there is more than what I know about.  So, below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through April.  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. Although things continue to open up (for now...), I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

You'd think after 15 years of writing these on Wednesdays it would be ingrained, but somehow I managed to completely forget to put the post together yesterday evening. At least I remembered by Thursday morning! Below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of  March and into April.  Still kind of light over the next week ....

Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well so check back here, but I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

So, guess what?  After a long hiatus, it looks like we're going to have Jazz in June downtown again. Next week,  I'm heading over to the Theater at Innovation Square for the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival presser on the line up for the 2022 RIJF in downtown Rochester, June 17-25.  I'll try to start my pre-festival coverage soon thereafter. Until then, below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of  March and into April.  Still kind of light over the next week ....

Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well so check back here, but I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

I'll leave it to you of when, but I'm going out tonight (so after various meetings today, I'm pounding out this post, pardon if there are some small errors).  Below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of  March.  There are some large gaps this week as I didn't hear about many new gigs.  I'll start adding some April gigs soon when I have some more.  

Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well so check back here, but I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of February and throughout March.  I'll probably start adding some April gigs next week (don't want to get too far ahead...).   

Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well so check back here, but I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of February and into March. I call your attention to the listing in March for RIJF's presenting of Jazz Fest favorite Catherine Russell, Stephane Wrembel's gigs at the Lovin Cup in Henrietta, and the Black History Month concert at 75 Stutson Street on Saturday.  

Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well so check back here, but I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

You choose, but we're seeing the availability of live jazz out there starting to grow.  Below are listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of February and into March. Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well so check back here, but I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

I don't know if that's what everyone else is calling our palindromic date today, but there it is.  Below listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of February and into March. While things are loosening up, I still suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel").  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well. 

As we continue to recalculate our risks during the current surge of COVID, below are a limited number of live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through February and a few I've heard about in March.  While the curve is heading back down, it's still pretty high. If you go out, be safe and check with the venue about protocols. I also suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel").  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well. 

As we continue to recalculate our risks during the current surge of COVID, below are a limited number of live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of January and into February.  While the curve is heading back down, it's still pretty high. If you go out, be safe and check with the venue about protocols. I also suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel").  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well. 

For what its worth as we all recalculate our risks during the current surge of COVID, below are the limited number of live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of January and into February.  Let's hope this surge passes soon. If you go out, be safe and check with the venue about protocols. I also suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel").  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I'll try to note cancellations as well. 

Welcome to live jazz in Rochester for 2022! For what its worth as we all recalculate our risks, below are the limited number of live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December, January and into February. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel").  Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled.

Just so you know that I didn't miss it entirely, I must have had too much to drink before doing last week's post (or perhaps just exhausted from my vacation exertions... ha!) as I totally messed up the dates on the listings after January 1. Not a good sign that no one else noticed and let me know of my error....

I'm glad to see the backside of 2021 and looking forward to the possibility that we'll return to some semblance of normal after the current surge of COVID.  I'm afraid it's still very light out there live jazz-wise.  That is, of course, likely the result of the holidays, but it's also people playing it safe. Can't blame 'em.  

Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December, January and into February. I suggest you call venues before heading out (many of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel").  Let me know about anything I may have missed (especially New Years Eve events that are open to the public), or those that you know have been cancelled.

Great album if you haven't heard it.  I'm afraid it's very light out there.  That's of course mostly the result of the holiday, but I'm also seeing cancellations starting to pop up and fewer listings coming in from musicians and venues as everyone begins to tighten down the hatches for our next bout with the coronavirus.  Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December and into January. I suggest you call venues before heading out (many of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season full of family and great times (and possibly some jazz)!

Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December and into January. As we get closer to the holidays and since the recent mask mandate and other pandemic developments, I suggest you call venues before heading out. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

It's getting cold out there.... Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December and into January.

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

With a surge and the variant news, I'm seeing a clear trend and it ain't good. However, despite there is still some live jazz out there... but if you go, be safe!   Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December and into January.

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

After you put down that turkey leg and stop chewing, perhaps we can interest you in some live jazz?  Let your friends who love live jazz know that they can get the most comprehensive and (I hope) accurate live jazz  gig listings right here (plus some selected blues).  Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December and into January.

 HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Let your friends who love live jazz know that they can get the most comprehensive and (I hope) accurate live jazz  gig listings right here (plus some selected blues).  Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of November and into December.

 HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Let your friends who love jazz know that they can get the most comprehensive and (I hope) accurate live jazz (and some selected blues) gig listings right around here.  Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of November and into December.

 HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Chilly? Read on to find some hot live jazz (and some selected blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of November and into December.

 HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Read on to find live jazz (and some selected blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of October and into November/December.  It's getting a bit lighter this week, but maybe some more will be added after publishing so check back?  Remember to support your local jazz radio at Jazz 90.1.... 

 HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Read on to find live jazz (and some selected blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of October and into November/December. Some notable additions include Pat Metheny's Side Eye project at the Kodak Theater on November 18th and the Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Theater at Innovation Square on December 17th.

 HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Read on to find live jazz (and some selected blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through October/November.  HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Struggling, but there are still some the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through October/November. Additionally, as you will see going forward, I'm adding selected blues gigs as I was in the past for those who watched the WGMC Jazz 90.1 Club Calendar (which is now JazzRochester).  While these will not be comprehensive, I'll try to add those I'm sent. You'll see "(Blues)" after the listing.

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

While 3 days are apparently without any, you can still find some the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through October/November. Additionally, as you will see going forward, I'm adding selected blues gigs as I was in the past.  While these will not be comprehensive, I'll try to add those I'm sent. You'll see "(Blues)" after the listing.

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here. 

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through September/October.  I'll continue my optimistic view and list those live jazz gigs that we've heard about; however, with everything going on pandemic-wise things may change day by day, so check here or contact the venue before you go. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here.

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through September/October.  I'll continue my optimistic view and list those live jazz gigs that we've heard about; however, with everything going on pandemic-wise things may change day by day, so check here or contact the venue before you go. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here.

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through September/October.  I'll continue my optimistic view and list those live jazz gigs that we've heard about; however, with everything going on pandemic-wise things may change day by day, so check here or contact the venue before you go. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here.

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus  those I know about through the last few days left in August and into September/October.  I'll continue my optimistic view and list those live jazz gigs that we've heard about; however, with everything going on pandemic-wise things may change day by day, so check here  or contact the venue before you go. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here.

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus  those I know about through the last few days left in August and into September/October.  I'll continue my optimistic view and list those live jazz gigs that we've heard about; however, with everything going on pandemic-wise things may change day by day, so check here  or contact the venue before you go. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz around ROC that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here.

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus  those I know about through the rest of August and into September/October. Despite the dwindling listings that are clearly evident below (see last week's post), I'll continue my optimism and list those live jazz gigs that we've heard about; however, with everything going on pandemic-wise things may change day by day, so check here (I'll strike out if I hear something is cancelled) or contact the venue before you go. 

HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venues that want to get on my list for them should click here.

I'm continuing my optimism and listing those live jazz gigs that we've heard about, but with everything going on pandemic-wise, things may change day by day, so check here (I'll strike out if I hear something is cancelled) or contact the venue before you go. 

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus  those I know about through the rest of August and into September (I'm going to hold off on October a bit). HELP ME! If you hear about live jazz that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venue that want to get on my list for them should click here.

I'm going to take an optimistic view and list those live jazz gigs that we've had and some I've heard about recently, but we're all worried about where things are heading given the Delta variant of COVID and increasing cases here in Monroe County, and I have a feeling that things will change day by day, so check here (I'll strike out if I hear something is cancelled) or directly with the venue before you go. 

Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester (those I know about, at least...the pickings are still a bit light) for the next seven days, plus a whole bunch that I know about through the rest of August and into September. HELP ME!  If you hear about live jazz that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venue that want to get on my list for them should click here.

Yes, you can find it if you look for it.  Below are the live jazz gigs in and around Rochester (those I know about, at least) for the next seven days, plus a whole bunch that I know about through the rest of July, August and into September. I will try to update as things change so check back and check with the venue before you go. HELP ME!  If you hear about live jazz that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise). If you're a jazz musician and haven't signed up for my local jazz musician's email list, click here. Venue and want to get on my list, then click here.

The listings remain a bit spotty and we're all watching and worrying as the Delta variant of COVID-19 may threaten the progress we've made toward a relatively normal life. Still mostly out of the city, but if you're able and willing to drive you will find below the live jazz gigs (those I know about, at least) for the next seven days, plus a whole bunch that I know about through the rest of July, August and into September. I will try to update as things change so check back and check with the venue before you go. If you hear about live jazz that I haven't added below or something I have listed has changed, please drop me a line (using the Contact Us link above or otherwise).