Rochester is full of talented jazz musicians and groups. In fact, I had links to so many of them, I had to move them to their own page. Some are currently in Rochester, others have moved on but have remainng Rochester ties so I have left them on the list.
So, here are just some of them for you to check out their sites, find out more about them, or even hear their music:
- Artisan Jazz Trio
- Bob Bennett
- Rod Blumenau
- Boots Tosti
- Ben Britton
- Cabo Frio
- Mark Cassara
- Gian Carlo Cervone
- Dave Chisolm
- Gabe Condon
- Fred Costello
- Adrian DiMatteo
- Laura Dubin
- Eastside Swingtet
- Vince Ercolamento
- EZM Trio
- Paul Farrell (PaulofCreation)
- Nick Finzer
- Madeline Forster
- Four on the Floor Jazz
- Jake Glasgow
- Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra
- Steve Greene
- Jon Greeno
- Hanna PK
- Hard Logic
- Mel Henderson
- Jimmie Highsmith Jr.
- Paul Hofmann/MHR Records
- Rick Holland
- Jazz Compass
- Sean Jefferson
- Clay Jenkins
- Jenna and the Hops
- Mike Kaupa
- Nancy Kelly
- Taylor Kelly
- Curtis Kendrick
- Mike Kornrich
- Joe Kozlowski
- Kristin Shiner McGuire
- Mambo Kings
- Gap Mangione
- Margaret Explosion
- Mike Melito
- Metro Vibe (Adam Bradley)
- Ann Mitchell
- The Moho Collective
- Music Makers Band
- Naomi Nakanishi
- Nate Rawls Band
- Erik Nielsen
- Nostalgic Reunion Jazz Ensemble
- Jim Nugent
- John Nyerges
- Jennifer O'Leary (Miss Jay)
- Harold Pannell
- Paradigm Shift
- Tom Pesciotta
- Quintopus
- The Rita Collective
- Dave Rivello
- Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
- Russell Scarbrough
- Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes
- Enoch Smith Jr.
- Smugtown Stompers
- Bob Sneider
- Craig Snyder Group
- Karl Stabnau
- Aaron Staebell
- Douglas Stone
- The Swooners
- Syndicate Jazz Band & Jazz Composers Syndicate
- Chris Teal
- Dariusz Terefenko
- Rich Thompson
- Bill Tiberio
- The Uptown Groove
- Mark Viavattine
- John Viviani
- Kyle Vock
- Greg Wachala
- The Westview Project
- Mary Wojciechowski
- Gerry Youngman
If you're a local jazz artist or group and would like to add a link to your online presence, send me an email. If someone is missing from the list, let me know the same way.