Well, I'm still out of town, but things are pretty good Jazz-wise in ROC.  Apologies to my email and feed subscribers for the glitch in the coding last week, which caused the feed not to fire and I didn't notice that the emails didn't go out until Sunday. Then, of course, when we fixed it, the feed fired and the Wednesday post went out on Sunday. Oh well....

After the "fold" (click the link if there is one for you) you will find the next seven days of live jazz in and around Rochester. As always, let me know if any regular gigs below are no longer happening or if you have heard of anything that's not in the listings. Check back later in the week for stragglers.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

• Jon Seiger & the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans (Calkins Road), 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Shared Genes Solo @ Vino Wine and Jazz Lounge (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Kendrick Scott Oracle @ UB Center For The Arts (Buffalo), 7:30 pm
• Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Groove Line Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Swing Dynasty with Hanna Walpole @ St. Thomas' Episcopal Church 2000 Highland Avenue (Rochester), 8:00 pm
• Dave Rivello Ensemble with special guests for celebation of 10 years at VRC! @ Village Rock Cafe (E. Rochester), 9:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Duo @ Tango Cafe, 9:30 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill, call for time

Friday, May 13, 2016

• Ann Mitchell Jazz @ Wegmans Market Cafe (Chili/Paul Plaza), 5:00 pm
• Jim Nugent @ Tavern 135 (E. Rochester), 6:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Herb Smith Freedom Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill, call for time

Saturday, May 14, 2016

• Chris Ott @ Tavern 135 (E. Rochester), 6:00 pm
• Seth Sealfon @ Prosecco Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Porterhouse (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's, 1675 Penfield Rd., 7:30 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Bob Sneider Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Nebula Bebop @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Trio @ Havana Cabana, 9:00 pm
• Late Night Jazz Jam Session (hosted by Curtis Kendrick, Joe Santora, and Terrance Bruce) @ Michael's Valley Grill, 11:15 pm
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill (call for time, earlier than above)

Sunday, May 15, 2016

• Paradigm Shift @ Lilac Festival, 10:30 am
• Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 11:00 am
• Eastman Jazz Students @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm

Monday, May 16, 2016

• Flower City Music Society presents Jon Seiger & The All Stars @ Radisson Hotel, 175 Jefferson Rd. (Henrietta), 6:30 pm
• Chapel Concert Series with Standard Time @ Fairport Baptist Homes, 4646 Nine Mile Point Rd (Penfield), 7:00 pm
• New Horizons Band Annual Spring Concert @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Tony Hiler Trio Jam Session @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Uptown Groove Latin Duo @ Havana Cabana, 7:00 pm
• Nazareth College Jazz @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm

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

• Peter & Will Anderson @ Downstairs Cabaret, 3450 Winton Place, Sunday, May 22nd, 7:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Michael McNeil’s resAUnance @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, May 24th, 8:30 pm
• Pat Bianchi Organ Trio featuring Carmen Intorre and Bob Sneider @ Pythodd Jazz Room, Tuesday, May 24th, 8:00 pm 
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents Rob Garcia 4  (with Noah Preminger, John Stetch and Masa Kamaguchi) @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, June 10th, 8:30 pm
• Robert Glasper Trio with Paradigm Shift @ Lyric Theatre, Friday, June 17th, 7:30 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts presents The Out Louds (featuring Mary Halvorson, Ben Goldberg and Tomas Fujiwara) @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, June 19th, 8:30 pm
• Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival in Downtown Rochester, June 24th to July 2nd

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 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. Look for the  next to the listing. Lastly, please forgive any discrepancies with reality.  Let us know about such departures from reality if you can by clicking on the Contact Us button above ....