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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, February 14, 2019

• Miche Fambro, Serge & Friends @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 5:00 pm
• The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Acrylic January @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Annie Wells Band @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• Kurt Elling @ Fallsview Casino Resort, 6380 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Can, 8:30 pm (info and tickets)

Friday, February 15, 2019

• Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival @ Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario Canada (see link for schedule)
• Greg Wachala @ Lake Drum Brewing (Geneva), 4:30 pm
• Valentine’s Day Special Viva Romanza with vocalist George DeMott @ Concerts on Park, Immanuel Baptist Church (Park Ave.), 7:00 pm
• Plymouth Brass Quintet Jive for Five @ Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Banjo Juice Jazz Band @ Three Heads Brewing, 8:00 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 
• Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm

Saturday, February 16, 2019

• Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival @ Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario Canada (see link for schedule)
• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 Brewing (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
• Andy Calabrese & Chet Catallo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Water Side Wine Bar (Phelps), 7:00 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 

Sunday, February 17, 2019

• John Gabriel Solo Piano @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 11:30 am
• Jazz Faculty Assortment with Steve Greene, Paul McArdle, Brad Batz, Kristen Shiner McGuire & Kyle Vock @ Nazareth College, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3:00 pm

Monday, February 18, 2019

• Flower City Jazz Society presents The Black Diamond Express @ Radisson Hotel (Airport), 175 Jefferson Rd. (Henrietta), 6:30 pm

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 7:00 pm (see link for who's playing)
• Eastman Jazz Lab Band & Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm (no calendar yet, but this is a regular gig)
• Bob Sneider Trio @ 80W, 7 Lawrence St (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox @ Smith Center for the Arts, 82 Seneca St (Geneva), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

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

• Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ Club 86 (Geneva), Thursday, February 14th, 6:30 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Dinosaur Bar B Que, Saturday, February 16th, 10:00 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

• Bob James Trio featuring Billy Kilson and Michael Palazzolo @ Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State (Buffalo), Friday, February 22nd, 8:00 pm (more info & 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
• RIT Performing Arts Concert Series presents Harlem Renaissance: A Centennial Celebration with Herb Smith, Rod Blumenau & Michael Lasser, Friday, March 1st, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Cornell Concert Series presents John Scofield's Combo 66 with Gerald Clayton, Vicente Archer, and Bill Stewart @ Cornell University, Bailey Hall, Friday, March 8th, 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
• Pat Metheny Side Eye @ Babeville Buffalo, 341 Delaware Ave (Buffalo), Sunday, March 31st, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Kenny Barron and Dave Holland @ The Smith Center for the Arts (Geneva), Saturday, April 6th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Lao Tizer Band featuring Eric Marienthal and Chieli Minucci @ Anthology, Thursday, April 4th, Doors at 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents Mark McGrain Noroc 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)
• Honeoye Central School is hosting The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra @ Honeoye Central School auditorium, 8528 Main Street, Honeoye, Thursday, April 25th, 7:00 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.