New Year imageBy the end of this post we'll be in 2014… geez where has the time gone! Taking a bit of time out of my Christmas Day to bring you the live jazz gigs I found in and about Rochester, NY, over the next 7 days (given it's the holidays, I would call first as this time of year it's hard to be sure my sources are accurate when they're not direct):  

Thursday, December 26, 2013

  • The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
  • The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
  • John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Ryan from El Rojo Jazz @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
  • Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays featuring The Charles Mitchell Group @ Espada Brazilian Steak, Village Gate, 6:00 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Roncone's, 6:00 pm
  • Chet Catallo & The Cats 7th Annual Holiday Concert @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint (Henrietta), 7:00 pm
  • Virtual Trio @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 7:00 pm
  • The D'Jangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
  • Mark Cassara @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:00 pm
  • Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Friday, December 27, 2013

  • Matthew Sieber Ford Trio @ Tapas 177, 4:30 pm
  • The David Detweiler Trio @ The Next Door Bar & Grill (Pittsford), 5:00 pm
  • Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Two for the Road @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale (Fairport), 7:00 pm
  • Dave Berger @ Victoire, 7:00 pm
  • Mansfield Trio @ The Beale (Webster), 7:00 pm
  • Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
  • James Draught @ Lemoncello, 8:00 pm
  • Lovin' Art with the Teagan Taylor Trio (and art of Rob Jensen) @ Lovin Cup, 9:00 pm
  • Lap Giraffe @ Temple Bar & Grille, no time given
  • Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Saturday, December 28, 2013

  • Bob Sneider Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
  • Just Jazz @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 6:30 pm
  • Dave Berger @ Victoire, 7:00 pm
  • Amanda Montone Jazz Duo @ Lemoncello, 7:00 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm added image
  • Smugtown Stompers @ McGraw's Irish Pub (East Rochester), 7:30 pm
  • Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
  • Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
  • Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), no time given

Sunday, December 29, 2013

  • Bill Slater Solo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, brunch 
  • Dave Mancini & Friends @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 7:00 pm added image

Monday, December 30, 2013

  • Kyle Vock Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm

New Years Eve

  • White Hots @ Pultneyville Grill (Pultneyville), 4:00 pm
  • Andy Calabrese Trio @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
  • Bill Slater Solo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
  • Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion (Webster), 6:30 pm
  • Sony Brown Band @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm
  • Mel Henderson-Greg Walchela Duo @ Oak Hill Country Club, 7:00 pm added image
  • Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 8:30 pm
  • The Swooners featuring Champagne @ Bistro 135, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, January 1, 2014! Happy New Year!

  • No jazz for you! 

Heads Up … Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events in the Future

If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post to let us know how it went (see the Comment link at the bottom). I want to hear from you! Please share the post with your friends who love jazz.

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 websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Please forgive 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 "Contact Us" button above). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post to let us know how it went. I want to hear from you!

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