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As always, let me know if any gigs below are no longer happening, if I got something wrong wrong, or if you have heard of something that's not in these listings so I can add it.  The next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester are below....

Thursday, July 27, 2017

• The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 5:30 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 5:30 pm
• Oliver Haynes @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Jazz at Joe Bean with Danny Ziemann Trio @ Joe Bean Coffee Bar & Roastery, 8:00 pm
• Salsa Night with Essence of Rhythm @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• FlashBamPow @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
• CMC Jazz Fest @ Historic Colored Music Club and other venues (Buffalo)

Friday, July 28, 2017

• Summer@Eastman: MS Instrumental Jazz @ Kilbourn Hall, 3:30 pm
• Kara Fink @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 5:30 pm
• Harold Pannell and Deborah Sorensen @ Farmer's Creekside Inn (LeRoy), 6:00 pm
• Lance Hoffman Quartet @ Harry G's New York Deli & Cafe (Rochester), 6:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa and Chris Potter @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• The Dixieland Band @ Clover Center for the Arts & Spirituality, 6:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Jazz Quartet @ La Casa Mexican Restaurant (Alexander St.), 6:30 pm
• Frank's Rat Pack @ Johnny's Pub & Grill, 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 7:30 pm
• CMC Jazz Fest @ Historic Colored Music Club and other venues (Buffalo)
• Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival @ Clinton Square (Syracuse)

Saturday, July 29, 2017

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
• Deb Sorensen @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 5:30 pm
• Lance Hoffman Quartet @ Harry G's New York Deli & Cafe (Rochester), 6:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• Special Blend @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 7:30 pm
• CMC Jazz Fest @ Historic Colored Music Club and other venues (Buffalo)
• Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival @ Clinton Square (Syracuse)

Sunday, July 30, 2017 

• Vanessa Rubin and Freddie Hendrix Quintet, plus others at the Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival @Buffalo Museum of Science (Buffalo)
• Bill Slater @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 11:00 am
• Panloco and Mambo Kings @ Center Stage at Center Park (Perinton), 6:00 pm

Monday, July 31, 2017

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

• Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Central Library of Monroe County & Rochester, Dorris Carlson Reading Garden, 12:00 pm
• Grove Place Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman: Trombone Institute Jazz Night @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 5:30 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 5:30 pm
• Jazz House with Austin Giorgio @ Brass Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Eastside Swingtet @ Ferris Hills, 7:00 pm

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

• Park Avenue Festival @ Park Ave. (Rochester) (music schedule)
• 27th Annual Pine Grill Jazz Reunion with Akiko Tsuruga Quartet, Ronnie Foster Trio and others @ MLK Park (Buffalo), Sunday, August 6th & Sunday, August 13th
• Bop Shop Records presents the Buffalo Jazz Octet @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, August 24th, 8:00 pm
• Northwest Jazz Festival @ Lewiston, Saturday-Sunday, August 25 & 26th
• Bop Arts and Bop Shop Records present Erik Lawrence @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, August 27th, 8:00 pm

 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 start times are listed, so visit or call the venue for more details (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.