Every Wednesday, every week, you'll find  your next seven days of jazz in and around Rochester right here on JazzRochester. Sign up for our email list to get your jazz goodness every week (plus, whatever else I publish from time to time).  

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, November 1, 2018

• The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm (assuming that the schedule hasn't changed, but they're calendar hadn't been updated for November as of publication)
• Exodus to Jazz presents Karrin Allyson with opener Herb Smith Freedom Trio @ Anthology, Thursday, Doors at 6:00 (tickets and more information)
• The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Fairport High School Jazz Ensemble with special guest The Bill Tiberio Band @ Minerva Deland Auditorium, 140 Hulburt Rd. (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora with Curtis Kendrick @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield),  7:30 pm
• Huntertones @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm

Friday, November 2, 2018

• Jazz 90.1  (final day of the Fall 2018 pledge drive) Stop, Sip and Pledge Event @  Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia H.S.), 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Lake Drum Brewing (Geneva), 4:30 pm
• Steve Gates Quartet with Al Biles @ Boulder Café and Lounge, 100 Alexander St., 7:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's Restaurant, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Stephane Wrembel @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm

Saturday, November 3, 2018

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 Brewing (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Beef & Brew (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Jazz Quartet @ Rio Tomatlan Mexican Cantina (Canandaigua), 6:00 pm
• Annie Wells Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 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 p
• Stephane Wrembel @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm

Sunday, November 4, 2018

• Bill Slater @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 11:30 am
• Paradigm Shift @ Knapp Winery & Vineyard Restaurant, 2770 Ernsberger Rd (Romulus), 1:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio @ Brighton Memorial Library Sunday Serenades, 2300 Elmwood Ave. (Brighton), 2:00 pm
• Jon Seiger and the All-Stars Jazz Jam @ Funk 'N Waffles Rochester, 3:00 pm (live jazz jam... bring your horn, or voice, and sit in with the trio)
• Paradigm Shift @ Linden Street Social Slub, 12 Linden St (Geneva ), 7:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Buffalo Jazz Octet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm

Monday, November 5, 2018

• The White Hots @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Student Degree Recital: Aidan O'Connor, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 7:00 pm (see link for who's playing)
• Homeless Jazz Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Ike Sturm Quartet with Brahim @ Small World Books, 425 North St (Rochester), 8:00 pm

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Hanna PK & Tony Hiler Duo @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

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

• Hanna and the Blue Hearts Swing Dance @ Old Hemlock School, Little Lakes Community Center, 4705 Main St. (Hemlock), Friday, November 2nd, 7:30 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, Saturday, November 3rd, 9:00 pm
• Hanna PK & Aleks Disljenkovic Duo @ Titus Tavern, 690 Titus Ave (Irondequoit), Tuesday, November 6th, 7:00 pm
• Kendall Community Band benefit supporting the Kendall Food Cupboard @ Kendall Jr. Sr. High School Auditorium, Thursday, November 8th, 7:00 pm

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

• Bop Shop Records presents The Rita Collective with special guest Melissa Gardiner @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, November 8th, 8:00 pm
• Quintopus: 9 Year Anniversary Shabingus @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, November 10th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts Inc. present the Joe Policastro Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Monday, November 12th, 8:00 pm
• Phoebe Legere @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, Thursday, November 15th, 9:00 pm
• The Sullivan Fortner Trio @ Art of Jazz at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Saturday, November 17th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present No Fast Food (Dave Liebman, Drew Gress & Phil Haynes @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, November 24th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present Barry Altschul and 3dom Factor featuring Joe Fonda and Jon Irabagon @ Bop Shop Records, Monday, November 26th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present Marilyn Lerner, Lou Grassi & Ken Filiano @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, December 1st, 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 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.