It is really cold out there and of little comfort that it is worse in the Midwest.  Please try to stay warm and keep all your fingers.  If you're going out anyway, until the cold abates, it is probably a good idea to call the venue before you go out. As if they knew it was coming, it's a little light the coming seven days anyway....

Every Wednesday, every week, you'll find the next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester right here on JazzRochester. Sign up for our email list to get your local jazz goodness every week (plus, whatever else I publish from time to time).  Check us out on social media (links at the top of the column to the right). Whatever floats your boat....

Start here, but if you hear about something that I haven't added below, please drop me a line (use the Contact Us link above),  give me the deets and I'll add it. As always, let me know if any gigs below are not happening or if I got something wrong. Sh*t happens and I sometimes get it wrong. 

Thursday, January 31, 2019

• The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Drew Diekmann @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Hot Club of Cowtown @ Auburn Public Theatre, 8 Exchange St  (Auburn), 8:00 pm (tickets)

Friday, February 1, 2019

• Steve Gates Quartet @ Boulder Coffee, 100 Alexander St, 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm (no calendar yet, but this is a regular gig)

Saturday, February 2, 2019

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 Brewing (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Special Blend @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm (no calendar yet, but this is a regular gig)
• Paradigm Shift @ Linden Street Social Club, 12 Linden St (Geneva), 8:00 pm
• Buffalo Brass Machine @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 9:00 pm

Sunday, February 3, 2019

• Hanna PK & Aleks Disljenkovic @  Brown Hound Restaurantm Memorial Art Gallery, 11:00 am
• Solo Piano @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 11:30 am (no calendar yet, but this is a regular gig)
• Bop Shop Records and Bop Arts present Joe Fiedler’s Open Sesame—Playing Sesame Street Classics @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm

Monday, February 4, 2019

• Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 7:00 pm (see link for who's playing)

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm (no calendar yet, but this is a regular gig)
• Higher Ground @ 80W, 7 Lawrence St (Rochester), 7:00 pm

Miss the Blues and Other Genres on WGMC? Here is a little something for you....

• Tyler Westcott & Folkfaces @ The Little Theatre Cafe, Thursday, January 31st, 7:00 pm 
• The Brothers Blue with Sarah Eide @ The Little Theatre Cafe, Friday, February 1st, 8:00 pm
• Steve Grills & The Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, Friday, February 2nd, 8:00 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Mardi Gras Party and Fundraiser with Steve Grills and the Roadmasters & Hanna and The Blue Hearts @ Barnard Restaurant and Party House, 360 Maiden Lane (Rochester), Saturday, March 9th, 7:00 pm (more info and tickets at Jazz 90.1 website or by calling 585-966 5299)

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events Coming Soon

• Jazz Violinist Christian Howes @ 49th Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts, Penfield High School Auditorium, 25 High School Drive (Penfield, Friday, Feb. 8th and Saturday, Feb 9th, 7:3o pm (tickets available here or at the high school)
• Hilton School District Jazz Department and Hilton Music Boosters present the Marcus Roberts Trio @ 16th Annual Hilton Evening of Jazz, Merton Williams Middle School, Friday, February 8th, 7:00 pm (more info)
• Frank Vignola’s Hot Jazz Guitar Trio @ Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 5 McLallen St(Trumansburg), Saturday, February 9th, 8:00 pm
• Kurt Elling @ Fallsview Casino Resort, 6380 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Can, Thursday, February 14th, 8:30 pm (info and tickets)
• Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival @ Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario Canada, Friday, February 15th to Sunday, February 17th
• Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox @ Smith Center for the Arts, 82 Seneca St (Geneva), Wednesday, February 20th, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bob James Trio featuring Billy Kilson and Michael Palazzolo @ Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State (Buffalo), Friday, February 22nd, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents Mostly Other People Do the Killing @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, February 23rd, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records and Bop Arts present The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, February 24th, 8:00 pm
• Cornell Concert Series presents John Scofield's Combo 66 with Gerald Clayton, Vicente Archer, and Bill Stewart @ Cornell University, Bailey Hall, Monday, Apr 15th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records and Bop Arts present The Philippe Lemm Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, March 14th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Mark McGrain Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, April 7th, 8:00 pm
• Cornell Concert Series presents Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding, and Leo Genovese @ Cornell University, Bailey Hall, Monday, Apr 15th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

We've compiled these listings from information obtained from our own knowledge of the jazz scene in and around Rochester, the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one-stop place to find all your live jazz in and around Rochester. Click on the links (underlined words or phrases) where available in the post for more information on the gig. Only music start times are listed, so visit or call the venue for more details about when the doors open, etc. (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Check back as I will add any gigs I hear about after publication (look for the graphic next to the listing). Lastly, please forgive me where these listings prove to be wrong, I rely on you, the venues and the artists to let me know when we've got bad information, so don't hesitate to let us know about such departures from reality by clicking on the Contact Us link above.