Before the week covered below ends, the 15th Annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will be history. It looks like it has been fun for those of you who were able to go.  I will continue to watch for special things done by others that I can share here, on Twitter, YouTube and on Facebook (click on the icons in the right in the middle column to check them out).  Also, if you're a Twitter user, you may want to follow my Twitter list for 2016 XRIJF artists. You will not find many listings for the jazz fest here. For that, hit the logo in the middle panel.  

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, June 30, 2016

• Jazz Starts Here with Hannah Walpole @ Monroe County Central Library, 12:00 pm
• Hochstein at High Falls: Mambo Kings @ Granite Mills Park 82 Browns Race. (Downtown), 12:10 pm
• Jon Seiger & the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans (Calkins Road), 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Victor), 5:30 pm
• Uptown Groove Jazz Duo @ The Rabbit Room (Honeoye Falls), 6:30 pm
• Shared Genes Solo @ Vino Bistro and Lounge (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ Bernunzio's Uptown Music (East Ave.), 7:00 pm
• Gazebo Concert Series: Starlight Orchestra @ Kennelly Park 1 Fairport Village Landing (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• Mark Viavattine Duo @ Tavern 58 at Gibbs, 8:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street (Rochester), 10:00 pm (open jazz jam, 11:00-12:30 am)
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill, call for time

Friday, July 1, 2016

• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Frank's Rat Pack @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street (Rochester), 10:00 pm (open jazz jam, 11:00-12:30 am)
• The Joe Santora Trio @ Michael's Valley Grill, call for time

Saturday, July 2, 2016

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 (PIttsford), 2:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ T.C. Hooligans, 6:30 pm 
• Paradigm Shift @ Black Sheep, 280 Exchange Blvd (Rochester), 7:00 pm  
• Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• John Palocy Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm
• Grove Street Jazz Project @ Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street (Rochester), 10:00 pm (open jazz jam, 11:00-12:30 am)
• 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, July 3, 2016

• Bill Slater @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 11:00 am
• The Swooners @ Marge's Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. (Rochester), 4:00 pm
• Uptown Groove @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Mark Viavattine Trio @ Pythodd Jazz Room, 8:00 pm\

Monday, July 4, 2016

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Uptown Groove Acoustic Jazz Duo @ Via Girasol Wine Bar (Pittsford), 6:30
• Maria Gillard Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman: Summer Jazz Studies Faculty Concert with Clay Jenkins Jazz Combo @ Miller Center Sproull Atrium (Max at Eastman), 7:30 pm

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

• 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 ....