Here we go with another set of listings for live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days. Leave a comment if you get out to see some of these!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
- Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:30 pm
- Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Mike Allen AKOS’ Avatars @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Trio East @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Alana Cahoon @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm
Friday, September 10, 2010
- Bobby Dibaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Kevin McCarthy @ TC Riley’s Park Point, 6:00 pm
- The Boilermaker Jazz Band @ Tango Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Jim Nugent @ Pane Vino, 8:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
- Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Mark Cassara Band @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 11, 2010
- Mark Cassara @ TC Riley’s Park Point, 6:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine’s Asian Fusion and Jazz Lounge, 7:30 pm
- Fred Stone Progressive Jazz Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, September 12, 2010
- Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
- Greece Jazz Band @ Greece Town Hall, 2:00 pm
- Troup Street Jazz Jam Session @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:30 pm
- Rick Holland Little Big Band @ Lovin’ Cup, 7:00 pm
- Maria Schneider Orchestra @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Ithaca, 8:00 pm
Monday, September 13, 2010
- Crescent City Connection @ Tango Cafe, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
- Mark Viavattine Quartet @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
- Kurt Johnson Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- AMP @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro’s Grill & Wine Bar, 8:00 pm
Heads Up … Look for these Jazz Gigs in the Future
- Bossa Nova in Portuguese Ensemble @ SUNY Brockport, September 16, 7:30 pm
- Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010 Benefit for Jazz 90.1 @ Pier 45 at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte, September 16, 6:30 pm
- Bill Tiberio Band CD release concert @ Immanuel Baptist Church, Park Ave., Rochester, 7:00 pm

- Sean Jefferson and the Dreamworks Quartet CD Release Concert (with Seamus Blake, Chris Ziemba) @ The Jazz Stage at the Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, September 18, 7:30 pm

- 30th Smooth Jazz Birthday Bash for School of the Arts with Jimmie Highsmith Jr., two-time Grammy nominee Joseph Wooten, RPO’s Herb Smith and Guitarist Deepak Thettu, with the award-winning SOTA Jazz Band @ SOTA, September 24, 7:00 pm
- Bop Arts presents Nu Band @ Bop Shop Atrium,in the Village Gate, September 24, 8:00 pm

- “Strings & Things” with Acoustic Eidolon Duo, Benefit for Music After Skool program of Loop Ministries @ Lutheran Reformation Church of Rochester, September 26, 4:00 pm
- John Bailey Quartet @ Grill at Strathallan, October 1 & 2, 8:30 pm
We’ve compiled these listings from information obtained from the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester.The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Only start times are listed, visit or call the venue for more details (the sites for many are in the right panel). Please forgive me for any discrepancies with reality and feel free to let me know what the problem is, and I’ll get the corrections up on the site as soon as possible (click on the “Send an email to Jazz@Rochester” link). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post about how t went. I want to hear from you!

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