Bringing you seven days of jazz every week. Get out and listen to some and support the music. Special Note: Two chances to get out and support some great music programs for the kids this weekend—School of the Arts on Saturday and Music After Skool at Loop Ministries on Sunday!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

  • Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:30 pm
  • Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
  • Russell Fielder & Company @ Beale Street Cafe, 7:00 pm
  • Quintopus CD Release Show @ Lovin’ Cup, 7:00 pm
  • Trio East @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • Alana Cahoon @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:00 pm

Friday, September 24, 2010

  • Sofrito @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Mark Cassera @ T.C. Rileys Park Point, 6:00 pm
  • Artisan Jazz Trio @ Lilian’s Resaurant, 2200 Penfield Rd., 6:30
  • 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, 7:00 pm
  • Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
  • Bop Arts presents Nu Band @ Bop Shop Atrium,in the Village Gate, 8:00 pm
  • Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:00 pm
  • The New Energy Jazz Orchestra @ Ingle Auditorium, Rochester Institute of Technology, 8:00 pm
  • The Moho Collective @ Boulder Coffee Company, 8:00 pm
  • The Westview Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
  • Bill Dobbins Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm

Saturday, September 25, 2010

  • Maggie Mullen Quartet @ T.C. Rileys Park Point, 6:00 pm
  • Robert Chevrier @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 7:00 pm
  • Greg Wachala Quartet @ Monty’s Korner, 7:00 pm
  • Frank’s Rat Pack @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes “Acoustic Alchemy/Tommy Emmanuel Music Review” @ Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 7:30 pm
  • Fred Stone Progressive Jazz Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
  • Bob Sneider Quartet @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
  • Fred Costello & Company @ Murph’s Pub, 705 Titus Ave, Rochester, 9:00 pm
  • East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, September 26, 2010

  • Bill Slater @ The Lodge at Woodcliff, 11:30 am
  • Footnote @ Naples Grape Festival, Naples, 1:00 pm
  • Artisan Jazz Trio @ Pittsford Community Library, 2:00 pm
  • “Strings & Things” with Acoustic Eidolon Duo, Benefit for Music After Skool program of Loop Ministries @ Lutheran Reformation Church of Rochester, 4:00 pm
  • Troup Street Jazz Jam Session @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:30 pm

Monday, September 27, 2010

  • The Jimmy Highsmith Experience @ Mamooche Bistro, 7:00 pm
  • White Hots @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • Crescent City Connection @ Tango Cafe, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  • John Britton Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  • Mark Viavattine Quartet @ 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

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 it went. I want to hear from you!

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